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Thank you! Your video helped me figure out how to fix my dead EV!

Take care with your privacy, re the full postal code. It’s not a large area. Ps, I am NOT a stalker.

On the run? More like run away

Do a review of the charging in Quebec. The ccs network is really strong there.

Hi. I am thinking of buying Kia ev. Let's say EV9 for a long road trip. It comes with CCS now. Should I wait until KIA vehicle which comes with NACS plug?

One day, if the vast majority have switched or been forced to switch to EV’s, the cost will continue to increase to the point that solar and alternative means of producing power will become more economical. That’s when they will find a way to tax the sun. They are not going to let some people enjoy “free” power while the rest have to pay through the nose.

Now there are 150kwh chargers from BC hydro

Hey thanks for sharing this. I've been searching for a compact jump starter able to possibly start my Bolt EV if it were to happen and this device looks good. Keep up the nice videos and the channel 👍

I noticed that after you changed your setting so as to charge at 16 amps at level 1, you plugged your EVSE into a regular NEMA 5-15 outlet. Shouldn't you have limited your amperage to a maximum of 12 amps maximum, which is 80% of 15 amps, so as to avoid overheating the wiring and ultimately tripping the 15-amp breaker? You can only safely charge at 16 amps with a level 1 EVSE using a NEMA 5-20 outlet only!

Wait till Taco Bell hits! Hope there are rest stops

I like per minute, unless the charger is glitching and derating

Damm that tesler is crazy efficient.

I ended up replacing the OEM battery and bought a replacement AGM battery from Canadian Tire with a full replacement warranty. The Kia battery is prorated and you'd get the same 'weaker' battery back and have to fuss with the dealer to get it claimed. On my 2022 EV6 GT-LINE 2 with the OEM Battery I used the lithium booster a few times and saved a tow. Well worth it to have one.

The car controls the charging speed not the charger station

Surely during the winter months you will benefit ??😮

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All electric vehicles totally electric vehicles have a problem with the 12 V battery

Tesla may have tech, but pretty much same as all EVs, 1 thing Tesla don’t have and that’s style, and they carnt even come up with a decent name for various cars, like wtf is “Modal 3” or “Modal Y” all about pmpl carnt even think of a decent modal name, plus the cars are plain and ugly

Nice video!

thanks great video - I have nissan leaf & adapter makes lots of sense!

It actually got cheaper per kWh when moving from time to consumption. Especially if you had a vehicle that was unable to cap the charger capacity. The problem is that DC fast charging in general is about as expensive as gas and it already doesn't include things like road taxes to cover road maintenance. The Electrify Canada near my house is a 350 and charges 60 cents per kWh. The electricity rate I pay at home is 12.5 cents per kWh. If you have a super efficient car and pull 6KM per kWh that means 10 cents per KM. A similar car getting 6L per 100km at $1.65 per liter you are paying 9.9 cents per km. My plugin hybrid gets more like 4.5L per 100km so it's far cheaper just to use gas over a public charger.

I don't know when this changed but Flo now let's you charge without signing up for an account. A lot of the other apps do too, and it's helpful when you're at the charging station already. Otherwise, I just sign up at home.

She brought up a good point about having more pictures for people whose first language isn't English! As for if I ever find myself downloading an app only after I get to a charger, password vaults (not just your browser!) can also vault your payment methods so that helps the autofill along.

usage based is best... otherwise you penalize the people with slower charging cars, and the people that can afford the faster charging cars are unfairly benefitting. bc hydro is usage based and starts a penalty charge 5 minutes after charging is finished to prompt people to clear out.

Only 3 minutes in and my prediction is the bill is going to be higher. For 2 reasons 1: everything costs more today than yesterday. 2: why would the bill ever go down when they are in control of your power? The more the sun generates the more they will profit off the scam they designed. The cost will never go down, y'all are living in a delusion fantasy.

When they built the bridge from PEI to the mainland, a trip across the bridge was the same price as the cost of taking the Ferry, with the DUMB rational that if that's what the Ferry cost, then people will be glad to pay that price to use the bridge instead. ( Regardless of what the cost should have been to say pay the bridge off in a certain amount of time ). Filling up a car with a tank of Gas is now between $80 - $120 for people with gasoline engines. I am predicting right now, that as the government loses its gas taxes and revenues when more and more people someday switch to electric, the cost of charging a car will get closer and closer to the cost of filling up a tank of gas, thus nullifying the great advantage of switching to electric.

Fair, balanced review. Inconsistencies in power output should have been enough to question the time-based model from the start. As others have commented and as you shared, it seems like a warranted and worthwhile investment on the consumer's part to help these providers increase their capacity to provide this service, which should be used primarily for convenience on long trips. Also glad to see your Soul EV pulling very close to what it's rated for- an underrated early offering imo. Thank you for your thoughtful reflections- many chase clout and clickbait, but you seek to educate, and I learned something today. Another well-earned subscriber who's excited for 1k. Keep it up.

how’s the Kia soul EV? Real world range any good? What year is yours?

One other thought by time billing has a built in incentive for people to quit charging at 80% since the cost per kWh increased as charging slowed.

The way I look at DC fast chargers is that they are a convenience and I am ok paying a premium. 95% of my charging is at 7 cents per kWh.

Sold my Tesla after it broke down on the side of the road after only 5K miles and I found out with a quick search that this happens more often with new EV's than any new ICE cars. One of the extra pluses of selling my Tesla is that I laugh at the suckers every time I pass a public charger, and I am thank the Lord I know longer have to plug in every time I get home.

I was surprised that it cost more vs time charging. By the way, did you ever find out what happened with your ev brake failure you posted a video about?

They need to ban these stupid memberships for charging

The price you are paying for charging is so much cheaper than here in the UK. Our local public chargers are priced per kWh that you take and that costs £0.79 per kWh, about C$1.38.

Yes, per kWh billing is the only logical choice. That said, it looks like EC used the change to hide a massive price increase. Based on your two charging sessions, the price more than doubled. As a LEAF driver, I think the change will be good for me (especially on the third or fourth charge on a road trip, once the battery is toasty warm and the BMS is throttling the charging speed).

Electrify America is so fast. More expensive yes but it's so fast and the turnover is fast. I tried buying some shoes and apparel and was in a hurry because the. Charging was finished so fast. 28 dollars cdn? From Renton and back to South Van. Definitely the cheapest way to get there

They need to integrate good chargers with a place to grab something to eat , shop etc. Price for charging is still pretty cheap when compared to gassing up. Hopefully the government will push for more and better charging.

Where’s that charging station, red deer? Not that I’ll use it. I couldn’t get an account with EC to work on the app.

Wow the western provinces get all the newer charger tech. I have only seen 2 Electrify Canada stations around Ottawa (one in the east end, and one an hour away in Brockville) and both are the old stations. But I will say they’re the only ones who have any kind of shade/shelter. All the rest are the old Flo/Electric Circuit big blue boxes with barely legible calculator screens or level 2 chargers. My 2023 Soul EV can do up to 100kw/h but it never gets those speeds but realistically most of the aforementioned chargers we have top out at 50kw/h. But I hear you, my next car I’m making it a point to have MANUAL battery preconditioning. I want a button that I can control, not have to rely on some algorithm or forcing to use the in-car navigation system. And yes I hope these companies actually invest in Canada (not just the US infrastructure) but also invest in Central Canada because again all the videos I see show that Alberta and BC are years ahead on infrastructure than Ontario is. Quebec is ok but they’ve always been top notch with hydro.

Thanks for the video, always nice to see we are not alone. Had the same issue on Hyundai 2019, dried the car doors open for 2h after cleaning it and 12V died. Though, mine booted (I say booted cause it's a computer:-)) off my old Motomaster charger directly set at only 2A, and that works. I noticed the positive is attached to a 10A heat fuse, that would prevent charging at a decent pace while the battery is connected. Manual so recommend pulling it out for external charging. I did get the 5y old battery replaced, it's not lithium, 5y is a great life time for traditional batteries.

Agree that we need more reliable charging stations and if a price increase like this makes it so companies invest more, I’m ok with it.

I agree that kWh billing is more fair for the consumer and I like the model that Electrify Canada is doing with the membership and this lower charging cost. Some chargers are way too expensive like the Tesla Magic Dock in Calgary. I know they also offer a membership but it’s still more than Electrify Canada. Very good video thanks for discussing this topic.

Very good video. I think overall per kWh based billing is better; however, it does mean I pay more for charging sometimes. I charged my F-150 at a Shell station a few months ago (time-based) and I paid about half what it costs at a Tesla station (kWh based). So I was lucky there, but with the issues you had mentioned - plus slower stations - like BC hydro - I think the kWh billing is more reasonable. It is just the kHw pricing can be quite different. For the non-member Tesla chargers in Hope BC they are $0.62 per kWh while in Red Deer AB they are $0.90 per kWh. (The opposite of gas prices!)

What are your thoughts on the switch from a time based to a usage based charging model? Do you think the current rates are expensive? Let me know your thoughts down below.

It’s a solution to save the charger owners money - they don’t want to pay for the power upgrades to run a true DC fast charger - as soon as the 160 kW battery depletes it becomes a level two charger until that battery is filled again which can take a long time - It’s not a solution for the future probably why freewire is closing

It's to often where I show up to one of these and either the internal battery is already recharging itself and now can only deliver 8kw or I'll plug in and after a short charge it drops to 8kw. It's very frustrating using these and they are the only ones near my home.

Great test driving and I like you set the conditions from the start : +5 km/h on the speed limit.

Is everything lit, all night ?

I had my 2016 Kia Soul EV haul to a charging station tonight. The tow company had to hook up a battery pack to allow me to release the brakes and I was then able to drive onto and off the tow truck. I noticed that the car said there was 65 KM left in the high voltage battery. But everytime the tow truck driver disconnected the battery pack the car would die. Do I need to replace my 8 year old battery or will one of these jumpers work for me?