Kia News: Kia Soul EV get 243 Mile Range Rating

[Drew Dowdell]

The EPA has released the estimated range rating for the 2020 Kia Soul EV and the results look good.  With its 64 kWh battery, the Kia Soul EV should be able to travel 243 miles on a single charge.  That's down 15 miles from the more aerodynamic Hyundai Kona EV with the same battery and up 4 miles from the slightly larger and heavier Kia Niro EV.  It also manages to beat the Bolt EV with its 60 kWh battery and the Nissan Leaf E+ with its 62 kWh battery.  Most importantly, it handily beats the 111 mile range the 2019 Kia Soul Electric was capable of.

The Soul EV is capable of using DC fast charging to get to 80% charge in as little as an hour.  Level 2 charging from empty will take 9 hours, while charging on a standard household plug will take 59 hours from zero.  Buyers of the Kia Soul EV will want a Level 2 charger at their house. 

The Soul EV packs an electric motor rated for 201 HP and 291 lb-ft of torque, a substantial upgrade from the prior model's 109/210 respectively. 

While we don't have pricing yet, we do know that the Soul EV will be a limited release model, selling mostly to drivers in California. 

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[A Horse With No Name]

15 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

The EPA has released the estimated range rating for the 2020 Kia Soul EV and the results look good.  With its 64 kWh battery, the Kia Soul EV should be able to travel 243 miles on a single charge.  That's down 15 miles from the more aerodynamic Hyundai Kona EV with the same battery and up 4 miles from the slightly larger and heavier Kia Niro EV.  It also manages to beat the Bolt EV with its 60 kWh battery and the Nissan Leaf E+ with its 62 kWh battery.  Most importantly, it handily beats the 111 mile range the 2019 Kia Soul Electric was capable of.

The Soul EV is capable of using DC fast charging to get to 80% charge in as little as an hour.  Level 2 charging from empty will take 9 hours, while charging on a standard household plug will take 59 hours from zero.  Buyers of the Kia Soul EV will want a Level 2 charger at their house. 

The Soul EV packs an electric motor rated for 201 HP and 291 lb-ft of torque, a substantial upgrade from the prior model's 109/210 respectively. 

While we don't have pricing yet, we do know that the Soul EV will be a limited release model, selling mostly to drivers in California. 

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2020 KIA SOUL KEEPS THE FUNK

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This would be compelling as a CPO vehicle.

[Drew Dowdell]

Just now, A Horse With No Name said:

This would be compelling as a CPO vehicle.

Hard to find unless you live on the west coast.

[G. David Felt]

This is awesome and I actually expect this to sell well for them. I see plenty of the ICE version on the roads, I expect people will scoop up the EV version especially here on the west coast.

[A Horse With No Name]

3 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Hard to find unless you live on the west coast.

They will sell more and more nationwide as time passes.

2 hours ago, dfelt said:

This is awesome and I actually expect this to sell well for them. I see plenty of the ICE version on the roads, I expect people will scoop up the EV version especially here on the west coast.

...and the funky green paint is awesome also.

[Potluck]

finally gets some good range. bad thing that only Californians can buy it

[Drew Dowdell]

True.. Kia should be selling these everywhere.

[balthazar]

Was it only limited to CA? Why? Maybe that explains the 2018 Kia Soul EV calendar year sales being a paltry 1,134.

Some of the issue very well may have been price. Gas Soul in 2018 was $16.5K and the EV version was $34K.

New circa 240 range puts it into the 'serious' EV tier; it should do better. Unless, of course, with the nearly doubled range, kia bumps the price up accordingly. The price disparity is too great as it is.

[Drew Dowdell]

Yea, it's a compliance car for now, limited to the west coast states.