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Kia Niro EV

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    #2432
    social butterfly 2020
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭social butterfly 2020


    Thanks


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    #2433
    social butterfly 2020
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭social butterfly 2020


    Is there a USB charging port in the back of the SE e-niro


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    #2434
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,906 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    social butterfly 2020 wrote: »
    Is there a USB charging port in the back of the SE e-niro
    No but there is one in the arm rest


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    #2435
    icom
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭icom


    championc wrote: »
    Only about 400km done. Not a single cent paid on charging. Can't stop smiling ever time I drive it up the road. Love the Adaptive Cruise Control. It's fantastic.

    Would love to be able to set Auto Hold ON by default

    We're getting out of season now to be preheating seats etc. Mind you, since seats and the steering wheel heats so quickly, I really don't see the need to faf about with the app

    Have the FE since January. On frosty/snowy mornings I would pop outside, start the car, hit the heated seat button and literally 2 minutes later, the car would be completely defrosted and ready to drive. So nice jumping in and have the seat pre heated as well :)
    Still would be nice to have the UVO app, but can live without it for now.


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    #2436
    xboxdad
    Registered Users Posts: 899 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    icom wrote: »
    Have the FE since January. On frosty/snowy mornings I would pop outside, start the car, hit the heated seat button and literally 2 minutes later, the car would be completely defrosted and ready to drive. So nice jumping in and have the seat pre heated as well :)
    Still would be nice to have the UVO app, but can live without it for now.

    Can you lock the car afterwards and leave the seat heating on still?


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    #2437
    JPA
    Registered Users Posts: 13,761 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    icom wrote: »
    Have the FE since January. On frosty/snowy mornings I would pop outside, start the car, hit the heated seat button and literally 2 minutes later, the car would be completely defrosted and ready to drive. So nice jumping in and have the seat pre heated as well :)
    Still would be nice to have the UVO app, but can live without it for now.

    Can it not be set in car to preheat for a set time?


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    #2438
    icom
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭icom


    xboxdad wrote: »
    Can you lock the car afterwards and leave the seat heating on still?

    No, it won't lock when started from outside.

    But I live out in the sticks, so safe enough. Fingers crossed !


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    #2439
    icom
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭icom


    JPA wrote: »
    Can it not be set in car to preheat for a set time?

    Yeah, I don't bother with that as the car needs to be plugged into the charger.

    I have free charging at work, and have only used the home charger when on holiday.


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    #2440
    JPA
    Registered Users Posts: 13,761 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    icom wrote: »
    Yeah, I don't bother with that as the car needs to be plugged into the charger.

    I have free charging at work, and have only used the home charger when on holiday.

    But you can have it plugged in and not charging. Save you going out.


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    #2441
    xboxdad
    Registered Users Posts: 899 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    icom wrote: »
    No, it won't lock when started from outside.

    But I live out in the sticks, so safe enough. Fingers crossed !

    Yeah, I need to keep watching our car on cold mornings while heating up the leather seats / defrosting the windows for my wife. It sounds it's going to be the same with the e-Niro. Unless heating up the cabin to say 25'C makes the leather quite warm anyways.


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    #2442
    icom
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭icom


    xboxdad wrote: »
    Yeah, I need to keep watching our car on cold mornings while heating up the leather seats / defrosting the windows for my wife. It sounds it's going to be the same with the e-Niro. Unless heating up the cabin to say 25'C makes the leather quite warm anyways.

    If you get a SE with the app, you can do remote heating using the app and the car will still be locked.

    Same with the Nissan Leaf 40.


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    #2443
    icom
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭icom


    JPA wrote: »
    But you can have it plugged in and not charging. Save you going out.

    Helps wake me up on a winters morning :)


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    #2444
    xboxdad
    Registered Users Posts: 899 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    icom wrote: »
    If you get a SE with the app, you can do remote heating using the app and the car will still be locked.

    Same with the Nissan Leaf 40.

    Yes I understand that.
    What I'm not sure about is if heating the cabin to say 25'C will also result in 25'C warm seats. I've doubts about that.


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    #2445
    championc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,082 ✭✭✭championc


    UVO is a real gimmick, but I think it's more possibly for Kia's R&D Dept. I've no doubt that they are hoovering up all of our GPS data, our charging data, and copious amounts of diagnostic data


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    #2446
    social butterfly 2020
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭social butterfly 2020


    championc wrote: »
    UVO is a real gimmick, but I think it's more possibly for Kia's R&D Dept. I've no doubt that they are hoovering up all of our GPS data, our charging data, and copious amounts of diagnostic data

    Hey if it means a warm car on a winter's morning then I'm all for it.

    Waiting for my grant to be approved. Should hopefully pick up my niro in the next week or 2.

    There was no movement on price, regardless of the current trading environment. Still large waiting lists.


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    #2447
    xboxdad
    Registered Users Posts: 899 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    social butterfly 2020 wrote: »
    Should hopefully pick up my niro in the next week or 2

    When did you order it, may I ask?


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    #2448
    championc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,082 ✭✭✭championc


    social butterfly 2020 wrote: »
    Still large waiting lists.

    What makes you say that ? Only 22 registered in March. I honestly think that it is now too expensive in Ireland and I think that you're basing your statement more on UK orders.


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    #2449
    social butterfly 2020
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭social butterfly 2020


    Was a cancellation. Walked into the garage and took it literally 3 weeks ago.

    xboxdad wrote: »
    When did you order it, may I ask?


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    #2450
    social butterfly 2020
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭social butterfly 2020


    Only 22 registered because there was none in the country to register in the first place.
    championc wrote: »
    What makes you say that ? Only 22 registered in March. I honestly think that it is now too expensive in Ireland and I think that you're basing your statement more on UK orders.


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    #2451
    xboxdad
    Registered Users Posts: 899 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    social butterfly 2020 wrote: »
    Was a cancellation. Walked into the garage and took it literally 3 weeks ago.


    Wow, how lucky! :)


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    #2452
    social butterfly 2020
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭social butterfly 2020


    xboxdad wrote: »
    Wow, how lucky! :)

    Went in for the phev came out with the full ev. Result.


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    #2453
    xboxdad
    Registered Users Posts: 899 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    social butterfly 2020 wrote: »
    Went in for the phev came out with the full ev. Result.

    Man.. Two of my neighbours and a friend got their catalytic converter stolen recently. One of them got it stolen twice... There's literally nothing dearer to sustain than a hybrid. Good choice!


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    #2454
    championc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,082 ✭✭✭championc


    social butterfly 2020 wrote: »
    Only 22 registered because there was none in the country to register in the first place.

    Because only 22 would have been ordered.

    While I know it's not fully representative, I think there's only one person on here waiting for an e-Niro and I haven't heard of anyone else on either the FB group or SpeakEV, of which both have Irish contributors.


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    #2455
    social butterfly 2020
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭social butterfly 2020


    championc wrote: »
    Because only 22 would have been ordered.

    While I know it's not fully representative, I think there's only one person on here waiting for an e-Niro and I haven't heard of anyone else on either the FB group or SpeakEV, of which both have Irish contributors.

    All I know is that I went to 5 kia garages to order one this year and none of them would commit to ordering me one. 6 to 9 months waiting time

    Went to kia kilcullen, kia liffey valley, kia celbridge, Gahans kia in cork and gowans. They all had the same story. 6months minimum waiting time


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    #2456
    championc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,082 ✭✭✭championc


    social butterfly 2020 wrote: »
    All I know is that I went to 5 kia garages to order one this year and none of them would commit to ordering me one. 6 to 9 months waiting time

    Went to kia kilcullen, kia liffey valley, kia celbridge, Gahans kia in cork and gowans. They all had the same story. 6months minimum waiting time

    It was certainly worth the milage I'm sure to nab one. I've said it on here before but it certainly sounds like dealers are doing everything possible to NOT sell them, and to push the PHEV's instead.

    I have to say, it's an awesome machine


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    #2457
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,906 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    social butterfly 2020 wrote: »
    All I know is that I went to 5 kia garages to order one this year and none of them would commit to ordering me one. 6 to 9 months waiting time

    Went to kia kilcullen, kia liffey valley, kia celbridge, Gahans kia in cork and gowans. They all had the same story. 6months minimum waiting time

    Where did you end up getting one?


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    #2458
    championc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,082 ✭✭✭championc


    Battery Care Advice
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCOhbmu4rSg


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    #2459
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,002 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    What is "the lifetime of the vehicle" in years/months?
    It is an expression often used but rarely specified it seems.
    I wonder if Hyundai does specify this?


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    #2460
    championc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,082 ✭✭✭championc


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    What is "the lifetime of the vehicle" in years/months?
    It is an expression often used but rarely specified it seems.
    I wonder if Hyundai does specify this?

    I think the "accepted" general timescale appears to be about 15 years


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    #2461
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users Posts: 12,246 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    championc wrote: »
    I think the "accepted" general timescale appears to be about 15 years

    Since when is that accepted?


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