Thanks for the update and all you do. My wife and I lease a 2023 Niro EV, and I have nothing but good things to say about it. The slow DC charging isn’t really an issue for us. We’re retired and rarely have any need to use public charging. And when we do, we’re not in a hurry.
Yes! Similar with my 2015 Nissan Leaf S @ 158k miles on the odometer. 2022, I chose to swap the OEM 24 kWh battery pack (SOH 83%) with a 62 kWh Nissan battery pack @ 131k miles on the odometer. At that time I had a 30 mile commute each way, but ironically a year later I was laid off. I found my current job only 4 miles commute each way. I have much respect for the engineering from Nissan gave this design. It helps that I live in a mild climate in the greater Seattle area so this car does not need a radiator and coolant system.
Hi Kate, we bought a 2020 Niro EV after watching TE, Bjorn Nyland and Petrol Ped reviews on UA-cam. It's been our primary driver (other car is a Forester). We'll take a couple of 1300 mile trips a year in it. Never had a problem on the road. Slowish DCFC charging hasn't been problem. We usually stop for a meal and by the time we're done, it has enough charge to get us to our next planned stop. After about 30,000 miles, the battery SOH is still 100%.
My wife's last ICE car (a '14 equinox) was mechanically totalled due to a blown head gasket at 104k miles. My 2015 Soul EV is now around 110k and my daughter still uses it, it was the most reliable vehicle I've had. It did need a few interior items fixed under warranty, but was great after that. We replaced my wife's car with a used '17 Bolt w/new battery under the recall. She's enjoying it very much. My Soul got replaced by a '23 Niro EV which i have been loving, it doesn't dcfc as fast as an ioniq or ev6 but has been more than adequate with L2 charging for my daily 95 mile round trip commute to Seattle, every morning I get up to a warmed up car with a full "tank" of juice, couldn't ask for more.
Thanks for the review and the impressions. I like the analysis of the mostly unchanging platform and what that means for future parts availability. Fortunately I haven't needed any. I have a 2022 Kia Niro EV without half the mileage of yours and a 2023 Tesla Model Y. While the MY is our road trip vehicle because of charging, I really like the Kia around town and the area. We have take the Niro on one long road trip in the summer and the charging speeds was OK. The winter DCFC without battery preconditioning is rather a joke. I recently dropped it off at a 50 KW DCFC after a 40 mile run and it took almost 2 hours to go from 30-90%. Ouch. There is a "winter mode" that claims to warm up the battery but I've never seen the "battery conditioning" energy usage say anything other then 0 kWh. Outside of that significant shortcoming, it has been just as reliable as my 2016 Nissan LEAF. It's not sexy and it's even hard to tell it's an EV if you don't know what to look for. But it just works for its intended use case and it will likely remain in our family fleet for some time. As I share your sentiments on a certain CEO, I believe I'll look to Kia/Hyundai for our next trade up of the MY.
I was waiting to try and save up a bit more scratch before pulling the trigger on getting an EV, but my much beloved 2001 Kia Rio (one owner who was me!) was finally to the point where I couldn't justify putting any more money into it to keep it going. I now have a 2023 Bolt EV. I've had it less than a week and I kind of love it. I wanted to wait for something "just a bit better/nicer/cooler" and yeah, I'm now glad I couldn't.
I bought an EV as soon as I saw the tech was pretty good. I'm a chemist so I studied all that. And most importantly, when I had the funds to buy it. I wasn't gonna wait anymore. I wanted to join the EV party (not just watch it). I helped my husband get an R1T in 2023 when he got the funds, and he helped me get an Ioniq6 when I got the funds.
I traded my 2019 Niro for an EV6 a few months ago and kind of miss it. The slower DC fast charging in the winter (frequently 40kw in the cold, but sometimes was as slow as 20kw) was a deal breaker for me. Otherwise, I would have held onto the Niro and drove it until it died. I definitely miss how easy it was to park with its tight turning radius. The EV6 is awful in that regard.
I enjoyed this post! I have a 2016 eGolf and have loved it but have lately been getting the urge to “upgrade.” Your review has convinced me to relax and “enjoy the ride” unless I *need* to upgrade.
Yay Kate!! Watching now. Very entertaining and informative. I own an Ioniq6 for a year. LOVE it. I got it for 38k in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At the time, the model 3 was 47k.
Thank you for the update. I was worried we wouldn't get one after Niki's update. What about the Kia Soul? What about M's Chevy Bolt? It might sound boring, but regular updates on the fleet are still very enjoyable to know if things are still good.
I got a 2023 Niro EV, which is where the second gen comes in. I plugged an OVMS module into it to monitor it. It only has 5k miles on it at this point, but it’s been super solid. It’s a great starter EV, IMO. My plan was to live with it and see how I get along with an EV and it actually sold me to only get EVs going forward. It doesn’t have the latest and greatest of anything. It doesn’t have the stereotypical performance of an EV. The only thing I regret with my Niro EV is I wish I went with the higher trim. I don’t drive a lot, as might be indicated by only crossing 5k miles after almost 2 years, so I charge it infrequently. But I charge it every 1 to 2 weeks during my cheap energy window at home. The second gen seems to be a pretty good upgrade from the first gen as it runs a lot of the egmp hardware. I am looking forward to the Kia EV3 when it comes to the US.
Diagnostic charges are an outright scam. Many years ago, I got told by the dealer that I would have to pay the diagnostic charges to get a very obvious problem fixed under warranty. I didn't have my own lift so I had the corner garage do it for less than the dealer wanted to diagnose it and never bought that brand again. The only case where I don't require car makers stand behind their work is on brakes which is where they should stand in front of their work.
2020Tesla m3 here. I got past the build quality, panel gaps. But the rattles bug me much more than I would have thought. Also, sucks that I had to replace the upper control arms, that’s a known bug. Maybe they’ll be a class action. But still love the car.
I once leased a Kia e-Niro for a week. It was fantastic. It had 280-300 miles actual range. It was comfortable. It was practical. It's Active Cruise Control and Lane Keeping between them were almost like having auto-pilot. The boot space was excellent. The visibility was great. The controls were instinctive. The ride was smooth. I can't say a lot about the Rapid charging because the range was so good that I never needed to use a Rapid network. I could happily leave it on a 7kw destination charger for a couple of hours while I was doing something else. And it was purely because it was free and convenient. Not essential. I didn't HAVE to charge the car. But as with my Nissan Leaf I get a free top up whenever it's available. It's a bonus of EV ownership for which there has never been an equivalent in ICE cars. My humble Leaf with it's small battery (24kwh) and lack of thermal management still has an average of just 2.8% degradation. That easily stretches to it's warranty date/distance limit. That means it will be over 10 years old by the time the battery is under 70% SOH. And it will still have range that is practical for every day use. And as I've never owned a car that I was intending to sell before it became a useless pile of rust I have no interest in depreciation or the sale and scrap values. So nor would I be if I had a five year-old Kia EV. At less than £15k for a Used model in the UK it's a bargain.
I rented a Kia Niro EV for a short weekend trip (100 miles each way) and it was absolutely great! The range was enough to get us out and back, and I charged it at a Target while doing some shopping, and barely waited on it. I probably wouldn't even mind it for road trips.
Glad to see an EV channel talk about long term reliability and let people know they can trust an EV. My business partner has a 2014 Model S still running well with the original battery.
I've got a 2019 small battery Niro with 90000km on it, which also shows 100% battery. The only problem is a mirror fold failure, really expensive to fix so I haven't. Fast charging is super slow, maybe 35kw but for my use I almost never do. It's a really good car. One of my coworkers has a BYD Atto 3, which is better but mine is good enough...
Yes, it was good gag but I saw it coming. BTW: As soon as I see an EV that fits what I want, I am buying it. I am not waiting for some new technology. I am just waiting for some EV maker to come to their senses and make the thing I want.
My 2016 Renault Zoe reached 100k km earlier this year, hasn’t missed a beat. Just had the usual, standard maintenance, tyres/brakes/fluids. Might be limited to 22kW AC charging, but that works just grand in Ireland thankfully.
Driving an EV seems like the clear choice in Ireland. Expensive fuel and engine taxes, can do nearly all likely drives on the island with 300 miles of range, and not too cold to make a heat pump work well.
Thanks for the update. We've had our 2023 Niro EV for a bit more than a year and a half and have had no significant problems. I don't regret getting it. I'm hoping for 20 years of service, but I guess I'd live with less.
You may want to think of a home made fix for it. You can't perfectly seal a plastic housing but you can make sure that the lowest point is where the tiny hole is. Car makers have been doing that on stuff for a long time and it works.
Good one! Materialism would try to persuade otherwise, but that’s bunk. The best version of ANY car never arrives for more than 6 months … then it’s superseded by the next ‘best’ thing. Like you said, when we buy what we NEED, and really use it, it’ll be great. Thanks, Kate!
Great thoughts and insights, thanks! Absolutely agree to the answer to "shall I buy now or wait for ....?" is "yes, now". If you can improve the situation, why wait? I spent two years analysing the then "current" situation in the EV market and whether it's the right time "now" - in 2016 I placed the order of our TMS 90D, which we still have (and probably will for some years more, despite the copmany's head goning creazy meanwhile and I highly recommend to not buy one of their models due to the worst ever service they provide). Since those analysis' the situation improved a lot! More range, more charging speed, more chargers available, ... no reason to wait doing the transition! Driving an EV is sooo satisfying! :)
Brava Kate! The basics - buy the car, new or used, that makes you happy: fun, safe, reliable, good value to you. You love your Niro, I love my Model Y, all good. Nicely done.
I've driven a rental Polestar 2 and rental Niro EV. I preferred the Niro. It made more sense to me, and was more spacious (I'm 6'2", 250lbs). My wife has a 2016 Kia Sedona (3.6L GDI) with almost 140k in it. We have largely only had to perform routine maintenance (oil changes, brakes, one battery replacement since we purchased it in 2018). Old Kia/Hyundai were pretty atrocious. Some newer models with the 4 cyl GDI engines are best avoided (or were as of a couple years ago). The Sedona has been good to us and our family so far.
Agreed. At the end of the day, a car is a tool. And with technology, there is always something new just around the corner. I got my Mustang Mach-E Rally because it looked like fun, and I actually have a need for a car that is designed to go on soft roads. 10K in and I am still enjoying the car. I knew that eventually there would be a version with a heat pump and V2H, but I also knew that there was always going to be more that I would like to have. I like the Niro as a smaller car, and it is definitely on my list of considerations when my wife is ready for a new car.
Our 2020 Kia Soul EV has about 65,000 miles 105,000kms never had any issue other than the 12volt battery at about month 15, it kept dying Kia tested it on the 5th time and said it was ok., so we replaced it with a good quality AGM battery, never had an issues since, only thing we have done is replace tires, even the wipper blades are in great shape! Love the car it is our local run about but we did do about 40,000miles road tripping from Vancouver to Calgary Edmonton and Edson AB. I new road tripper is a 2023 Tesla Model Y long Range AWD Fremont built, after April 2023 Tesla started bringing in the lesser Chinese model with the inferior LG batteries. We tow a tent trailer with our Y, great camping car till Elon took away accessory power to my rear 12 volt power outlet while not in the car, so need my Ecoflo to take over my fridge power, that bothers me.
Yes we lease hire the same car in London and we will probably get the same again or an ev3 if this is discontinued. Every owner loves them. Lots of space, torque, power; yes the front wheels can spin if you haven't warmed up the tyres, but we get great efficiency around town and long distance and the charging speed is perfectly adequate as you say. But your main point is absolutely correct the technology is ready; electric cars are done and dusted. This was one of the first ones to be good enough at everything but there are many others nowadays, lots of incremental improvements on the way, and we're already way past the "just like combustion car but better "stage.
I bought a 64kwh Kia e-Niro in 2020. Done 63,000 miles battery is 97.5% soh had 0 problems and have to say it’s fantastic! Just bought a Tesla model y long range as the boot is massive and hopefully it’s as good as the e-Niro that I still have!
Hi Kate. I have a 2020 Kia Niro EV with 30K miles, that has been great so far. What scanner do you recommend to get, for me to check the battery with the level of details you are showing in the video?
I take my Hyundai Ioniq6 to lots of Cars and Coffees. Some folks are like: you showing of a Hyundai? I'm like yeah. Sometimes, I second guess why I go to Cars and Coffees in North Carolina showing my Hyundai but I'm starting to meet a few people and networking. The "regulars" I've met are Scion, Ford, Buick, and Corvette ICE owners. Anyway, Cars are just to be sexy as you say.
I have the exact same car, with almost the exact same mileage on it (although I bought it used earlier this year), and I also have the same thoughts. Yeah it's not the best or flashiest car but it does everything I need and I'm totally happy with it. Would I rather have an Ioniq 5 or an EV6 or something? Yeah probably. Do I have any reason to get one? Nah. My 2019 Niro does exactly what I need, and I don't have to feel like it's super precious.
Appreciate the detailed breakdown! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?
Did you get the reduction gear oil changed? Seems to be a design fault on this era of Niro (and Hyundai Kona - same drive train). Kia and Hyundai say it never needs changing, but my whole gearbox had been replaced under warranty at 89k miles just before I bought it earlier this year. Got the oil changed on the new box at 300 miles. Didn't look good - loads of suspended metallic particles. Seems to be a common experience searching online...
Does your Niro EV have a heat pump like our 2019 SX touring model in Vancouver Canada? We have 70,000kms and normally charge it to 80% with the 120V charger that came with the car and going into year 6 it appears to have 100% of its original battery capacity. When road tripping we normally use reliable BC Hydro 50kw FLO DC chargers and stop at 75%-80% because that’s when the charging speed starts to fall off. We also try to have lunch while charging on a road trip. Do you also normally just charge to 80? We find the Niro has much better handling in the city then either our family’s 2023 EV6 AWD or 2025 EV9 AWD! So far our maintenance has only been a low conductivity coolant flush/change at 60K (recall), cabin filter change, winter/summer tire rotations and windshield wiper blades. I believe it should require very little maintenance for many more years and we will keep it longer then our newer EV6.
Yep, it was equipped with what in the US was sold as the "winter package" which includes the heat pump and the rather feeble battery heater. It was one of the first US cars so it's had a few minor issues over the years but mostly it's been very good. ^Kate
I think I'm going to message Governor Newsom. Fiat did the battery warranty diagnostic expensive fee trick for my old 500e. shitey, but it was still a great car and a great deal. I wish people would consider Tesla and then buy something else musk free.
My 2019 E Nick AC leaked and dealer can not fix it after taken to them 4 times. KIA also can't give me a title after loan was paid off after 2 years. That is one way KIA can get peoples ever selling their own car.
Thanks for the update and all you do. My wife and I lease a 2023 Niro EV, and I have nothing but good things to say about it. The slow DC charging isn’t really an issue for us. We’re retired and rarely have any need to use public charging. And when we do, we’re not in a hurry.
Yes! Similar with my 2015 Nissan Leaf S @ 158k miles on the odometer. 2022, I chose to swap the OEM 24 kWh battery pack (SOH 83%) with a 62 kWh Nissan battery pack @ 131k miles on the odometer. At that time I had a 30 mile commute each way, but ironically a year later I was laid off. I found my current job only 4 miles commute each way. I have much respect for the engineering from Nissan gave this design. It helps that I live in a mild climate in the greater Seattle area so this car does not need a radiator and coolant system.
Great pragmatic review. I like the “don’t wait” comment. Just get an EV and keep on evolving.
Yup. I drive a 2016 Kia Soul EV, which we picked up in 2021. It works wonderfully. Less than 10k miles before it hits 100k.
When you buy a version you are eventually owning the past. Are you going to sell and buy the next best evolution ? Your purchase does not evolve .
Hi Kate, we bought a 2020 Niro EV after watching TE, Bjorn Nyland and Petrol Ped reviews on UA-cam. It's been our primary driver (other car is a Forester). We'll take a couple of 1300 mile trips a year in it. Never had a problem on the road. Slowish DCFC charging hasn't been problem. We usually stop for a meal and by the time we're done, it has enough charge to get us to our next planned stop. After about 30,000 miles, the battery SOH is still 100%.
My wife's last ICE car (a '14 equinox) was mechanically totalled due to a blown head gasket at 104k miles. My 2015 Soul EV is now around 110k and my daughter still uses it, it was the most reliable vehicle I've had. It did need a few interior items fixed under warranty, but was great after that.
We replaced my wife's car with a used '17 Bolt w/new battery under the recall. She's enjoying it very much. My Soul got replaced by a '23 Niro EV which i have been loving, it doesn't dcfc as fast as an ioniq or ev6 but has been more than adequate with L2 charging for my daily 95 mile round trip commute to Seattle, every morning I get up to a warmed up car with a full "tank" of juice, couldn't ask for more.
It was nice hanging out with you on a weekend day, Kate. Thanks for the company.
Thanks for the review and the impressions. I like the analysis of the mostly unchanging platform and what that means for future parts availability. Fortunately I haven't needed any.
I have a 2022 Kia Niro EV without half the mileage of yours and a 2023 Tesla Model Y. While the MY is our road trip vehicle because of charging, I really like the Kia around town and the area. We have take the Niro on one long road trip in the summer and the charging speeds was OK. The winter DCFC without battery preconditioning is rather a joke. I recently dropped it off at a 50 KW DCFC after a 40 mile run and it took almost 2 hours to go from 30-90%. Ouch. There is a "winter mode" that claims to warm up the battery but I've never seen the "battery conditioning" energy usage say anything other then 0 kWh.
Outside of that significant shortcoming, it has been just as reliable as my 2016 Nissan LEAF. It's not sexy and it's even hard to tell it's an EV if you don't know what to look for. But it just works for its intended use case and it will likely remain in our family fleet for some time. As I share your sentiments on a certain CEO, I believe I'll look to Kia/Hyundai for our next trade up of the MY.
I was waiting to try and save up a bit more scratch before pulling the trigger on getting an EV, but my much beloved 2001 Kia Rio (one owner who was me!) was finally to the point where I couldn't justify putting any more money into it to keep it going. I now have a 2023 Bolt EV. I've had it less than a week and I kind of love it. I wanted to wait for something "just a bit better/nicer/cooler" and yeah, I'm now glad I couldn't.
I bought an EV as soon as I saw the tech was pretty good. I'm a chemist so I studied all that. And most importantly, when I had the funds to buy it. I wasn't gonna wait anymore. I wanted to join the EV party (not just watch it). I helped my husband get an R1T in 2023 when he got the funds, and he helped me get an Ioniq6 when I got the funds.
I traded my 2019 Niro for an EV6 a few months ago and kind of miss it. The slower DC fast charging in the winter (frequently 40kw in the cold, but sometimes was as slow as 20kw) was a deal breaker for me.
Otherwise, I would have held onto the Niro and drove it until it died.
I definitely miss how easy it was to park with its tight turning radius. The EV6 is awful in that regard.
I enjoyed this post! I have a 2016 eGolf and have loved it but have lately been getting the urge to “upgrade.” Your review has convinced me to relax and “enjoy the ride” unless I *need* to upgrade.
It’s always better to enjoy the car you’vepaid off ;) - Nikki
Thank you.
Love my Nissan EV (first a LEAF and now a Ariya) for much the same reasons..
I love my Niro EV 2022 ❤
Yay Kate!! Watching now. Very entertaining and informative. I own an Ioniq6 for a year. LOVE it. I got it for 38k in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At the time, the model 3 was 47k.
Thank you for the update. I was worried we wouldn't get one after Niki's update. What about the Kia Soul? What about M's Chevy Bolt? It might sound boring, but regular updates on the fleet are still very enjoyable to know if things are still good.
I got a 2023 Niro EV, which is where the second gen comes in. I plugged an OVMS module into it to monitor it. It only has 5k miles on it at this point, but it’s been super solid. It’s a great starter EV, IMO. My plan was to live with it and see how I get along with an EV and it actually sold me to only get EVs going forward. It doesn’t have the latest and greatest of anything. It doesn’t have the stereotypical performance of an EV. The only thing I regret with my Niro EV is I wish I went with the higher trim. I don’t drive a lot, as might be indicated by only crossing 5k miles after almost 2 years, so I charge it infrequently. But I charge it every 1 to 2 weeks during my cheap energy window at home. The second gen seems to be a pretty good upgrade from the first gen as it runs a lot of the egmp hardware. I am looking forward to the Kia EV3 when it comes to the US.
Diagnostic charges are an outright scam. Many years ago, I got told by the dealer that I would have to pay the diagnostic charges to get a very obvious problem fixed under warranty. I didn't have my own lift so I had the corner garage do it for less than the dealer wanted to diagnose it and never bought that brand again. The only case where I don't require car makers stand behind their work is on brakes which is where they should stand in front of their work.
2020Tesla m3 here. I got past the build quality, panel gaps. But the rattles bug me much more than I would have thought. Also, sucks that I had to replace the upper control arms, that’s a known bug. Maybe they’ll be a class action. But still love the car.
I once leased a Kia e-Niro for a week. It was fantastic. It had 280-300 miles actual range. It was comfortable. It was practical. It's Active Cruise Control and Lane Keeping between them were almost like having auto-pilot. The boot space was excellent. The visibility was great. The controls were instinctive. The ride was smooth. I can't say a lot about the Rapid charging because the range was so good that I never needed to use a Rapid network. I could happily leave it on a 7kw destination charger for a couple of hours while I was doing something else. And it was purely because it was free and convenient. Not essential. I didn't HAVE to charge the car. But as with my Nissan Leaf I get a free top up whenever it's available. It's a bonus of EV ownership for which there has never been an equivalent in ICE cars. My humble Leaf with it's small battery (24kwh) and lack of thermal management still has an average of just 2.8% degradation. That easily stretches to it's warranty date/distance limit. That means it will be over 10 years old by the time the battery is under 70% SOH. And it will still have range that is practical for every day use. And as I've never owned a car that I was intending to sell before it became a useless pile of rust I have no interest in depreciation or the sale and scrap values. So nor would I be if I had a five year-old Kia EV. At less than £15k for a Used model in the UK it's a bargain.
I rented a Kia Niro EV for a short weekend trip (100 miles each way) and it was absolutely great! The range was enough to get us out and back, and I charged it at a Target while doing some shopping, and barely waited on it. I probably wouldn't even mind it for road trips.
Glad to see an EV channel talk about long term reliability and let people know they can trust an EV. My business partner has a 2014 Model S still running well with the original battery.
I've got a 2019 small battery Niro with 90000km on it, which also shows 100% battery. The only problem is a mirror fold failure, really expensive to fix so I haven't. Fast charging is super slow, maybe 35kw but for my use I almost never do. It's a really good car. One of my coworkers has a BYD Atto 3, which is better but mine is good enough...
The Cold Open was hilarious. Loved it.
Yes, it was good gag but I saw it coming.
BTW: As soon as I see an EV that fits what I want, I am buying it. I am not waiting for some new technology. I am just waiting for some EV maker to come to their senses and make the thing I want.
Im afraid Im to blame for the opening. I pitched it to Kate lol - Nikki
@@transportevolved You also get the credit for it.
Great job as always.
My 2016 Renault Zoe reached 100k km earlier this year, hasn’t missed a beat. Just had the usual, standard maintenance, tyres/brakes/fluids. Might be limited to 22kW AC charging, but that works just grand in Ireland thankfully.
Driving an EV seems like the clear choice in Ireland. Expensive fuel and engine taxes, can do nearly all likely drives on the island with 300 miles of range, and not too cold to make a heat pump work well.
Thanks for the update. We've had our 2023 Niro EV for a bit more than a year and a half and have had no significant problems. I don't regret getting it. I'm hoping for 20 years of service, but I guess I'd live with less.
Thanks again for a great video. And a good laugh that we all need right now.
Ps it was really funny to see you drive by my house 😊
My 2019 Niro went 82k miles without issue before I passed it to a young family member.great cars,
185... OK, you fooled me! Kate, I have the same rear camera issue on my Soul EV+. It comes and goes. Otherwise all is well. Keep Evolving!!!
You may want to think of a home made fix for it. You can't perfectly seal a plastic housing but you can make sure that the lowest point is where the tiny hole is. Car makers have been doing that on stuff for a long time and it works.
Good one! Materialism would try to persuade otherwise, but that’s bunk.
The best version of ANY car never arrives for more than 6 months … then it’s superseded by the next ‘best’ thing.
Like you said, when we buy what we NEED, and really use it, it’ll be great.
Thanks, Kate!
Great thoughts and insights, thanks!
Absolutely agree to the answer to "shall I buy now or wait for ....?" is "yes, now". If you can improve the situation, why wait?
I spent two years analysing the then "current" situation in the EV market and whether it's the right time "now" - in 2016 I placed the order of our TMS 90D, which we still have (and probably will for some years more, despite the copmany's head goning creazy meanwhile and I highly recommend to not buy one of their models due to the worst ever service they provide).
Since those analysis' the situation improved a lot! More range, more charging speed, more chargers available, ... no reason to wait doing the transition! Driving an EV is sooo satisfying! :)
Brava Kate! The basics - buy the car, new or used, that makes you happy: fun, safe, reliable, good value to you. You love your Niro, I love my Model Y, all good. Nicely done.
I've driven a rental Polestar 2 and rental Niro EV. I preferred the Niro. It made more sense to me, and was more spacious (I'm 6'2", 250lbs).
My wife has a 2016 Kia Sedona (3.6L GDI) with almost 140k in it. We have largely only had to perform routine maintenance (oil changes, brakes, one battery replacement since we purchased it in 2018).
Old Kia/Hyundai were pretty atrocious. Some newer models with the 4 cyl GDI engines are best avoided (or were as of a couple years ago). The Sedona has been good to us and our family so far.
Agreed. At the end of the day, a car is a tool. And with technology, there is always something new just around the corner. I got my Mustang Mach-E Rally because it looked like fun, and I actually have a need for a car that is designed to go on soft roads. 10K in and I am still enjoying the car. I knew that eventually there would be a version with a heat pump and V2H, but I also knew that there was always going to be more that I would like to have.
I like the Niro as a smaller car, and it is definitely on my list of considerations when my wife is ready for a new car.
Nice car,great video, kate. It's good to know e niro is still good at 60000. I totally agree with you.... thanks for putting this content together...
Our 2020 Kia Soul EV has about 65,000 miles 105,000kms never had any issue other than the 12volt battery at about month 15, it kept dying Kia tested it on the 5th time and said it was ok., so we replaced it with a good quality AGM battery, never had an issues since, only thing we have done is replace tires, even the wipper blades are in great shape! Love the car it is our local run about but we did do about 40,000miles road tripping from Vancouver to Calgary Edmonton and Edson AB. I new road tripper is a 2023 Tesla Model Y long Range AWD Fremont built, after April 2023 Tesla started bringing in the lesser Chinese model with the inferior LG batteries. We tow a tent trailer with our Y, great camping car till Elon took away accessory power to my rear 12 volt power outlet while not in the car, so need my Ecoflo to take over my fridge power, that bothers me.
Yes we lease hire the same car in London and we will probably get the same again or an ev3 if this is discontinued. Every owner loves them. Lots of space, torque, power; yes the front wheels can spin if you haven't warmed up the tyres, but we get great efficiency around town and long distance and the charging speed is perfectly adequate as you say. But your main point is absolutely correct the technology is ready; electric cars are done and dusted. This was one of the first ones to be good enough at everything but there are many others nowadays, lots of incremental improvements on the way, and we're already way past the "just like combustion car but better "stage.
I bought a 64kwh Kia e-Niro in 2020. Done 63,000 miles battery is 97.5% soh had 0 problems and have to say it’s fantastic! Just bought a Tesla model y long range as the boot is massive and hopefully it’s as good as the e-Niro that I still have!
Hi Kate. I have a 2020 Kia Niro EV with 30K miles, that has been great so far. What scanner do you recommend to get, for me to check the battery with the level of details you are showing in the video?
That was brilliant.
That dash gave me flashbacks to my 2015 soul ev
My 92 year old Mom calls my Ioniq6 a Kia because she can't say Hyundai. It's fine.
I take my Hyundai Ioniq6 to lots of Cars and Coffees. Some folks are like: you showing of a Hyundai? I'm like yeah. Sometimes, I second guess why I go to Cars and Coffees in North Carolina showing my Hyundai but I'm starting to meet a few people and networking. The "regulars" I've met are Scion, Ford, Buick, and Corvette ICE owners. Anyway, Cars are just to be sexy as you say.
I have the exact same car, with almost the exact same mileage on it (although I bought it used earlier this year), and I also have the same thoughts. Yeah it's not the best or flashiest car but it does everything I need and I'm totally happy with it. Would I rather have an Ioniq 5 or an EV6 or something? Yeah probably. Do I have any reason to get one? Nah. My 2019 Niro does exactly what I need, and I don't have to feel like it's super precious.
I like the name Raven. Our R1T is Girlfriend, and Ioniq6 is Jiselle.
mhtirogla... I see nothing wrong with that Kia. It serves the purpose well.
Appreciate the detailed breakdown! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?
Did you get the reduction gear oil changed? Seems to be a design fault on this era of Niro (and Hyundai Kona - same drive train). Kia and Hyundai say it never needs changing, but my whole gearbox had been replaced under warranty at 89k miles just before I bought it earlier this year. Got the oil changed on the new box at 300 miles. Didn't look good - loads of suspended metallic particles. Seems to be a common experience searching online...
I thought 2019 e-niro couldn't tow? Or maybe that is only over here in Sweden? We bought an e-niro -21 last winter, very happy with it.
I'd like to know your opinion of the refreshed 2023- 24 Niro EV. I'm interested because it is rated as having significantly more cargo space.
Hah! Great opening. Who wants to own a Tesla now??? Thanks for the update!
Kia finally did the big work on my car and replace basically the entire driveline
Still a good choice . . .
At least you didn’t get a Fisker.
Does your Niro EV have a heat pump like our 2019 SX touring model in Vancouver Canada? We have 70,000kms and normally charge it to 80% with the 120V charger that came with the car and going into year 6 it appears to have 100% of its original battery capacity. When road tripping we normally use reliable BC Hydro 50kw FLO DC chargers and stop at 75%-80% because that’s when the charging speed starts to fall off. We also try to have lunch while charging on a road trip. Do you also normally just charge to 80? We find the Niro has much better handling in the city then either our family’s 2023 EV6 AWD or 2025 EV9 AWD! So far our maintenance has only been a low conductivity coolant flush/change at 60K (recall), cabin filter change, winter/summer tire rotations and windshield wiper blades. I believe it should require very little maintenance for many more years and we will keep it longer then our newer EV6.
Yep, it was equipped with what in the US was sold as the "winter package" which includes the heat pump and the rather feeble battery heater.
It was one of the first US cars so it's had a few minor issues over the years but mostly it's been very good.
^Kate
@@transportevolvedkona us does not have in the us 😢
@@transportevolved do you normally charge to 80% and do not go below 20%?
I think I'm going to message Governor Newsom. Fiat did the battery warranty diagnostic expensive fee trick for my old 500e. shitey, but it was still a great car and a great deal.
I wish people would consider Tesla and then buy something else musk free.
Some people like the 500e. Some people hate the 500e. There are many cars that don't fund Elonia.
My 2019 E Nick AC leaked and dealer can not fix it after taken to them 4 times.
KIA also can't give me a title after loan was paid off after 2 years.
That is one way KIA can get peoples ever selling their own car.
My rule is this, if they built garbage cars as Ice, they will be garbage EVs . The only way I would get in a Tesla is if it hits me.
I use my cars till I feel bad Tring to trade it in , heck one car
I gave title to towtruck guy to haul it away to wherever
Therapy is cheaper and more effective than an expensive vehicle
Try learning to fly a light plane. Line ball
Not sure what you’re trying to say?
People often spend beyond their means on a vehicle to portray an image or impress
Please invest in a good quality microphone that is not so tinny and echo- e. Your content is great, but i just dont like to listen to it.
The Mic is most probably fine, it's more likely that the road noise removal from the audio has made Kate's voice unnatural.
Hi Wilber. Kate yes the same high quality mic as the rest of us. - Nikki