We've had our Soul EV for nearly 6 months. We live in a rural area and regularly get 4.7 miles/KwH - i.e. a full-battery range of 300 miles - sometimes we get more. Its a great car to drive and we love the looks. Its also very practical - with the back seats down there is bags of space. The false floor is great since it gives us a flat loading platform as well as under-floor space for a spare wheel (we ordered that as an extra) and all the charging cables. The re-generative breaking is wonderful, we hardly need to use the brake pedal.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

This is great to hear 👍

@salimmehta8467

4 жыл бұрын

I got mine 1 month ago, loving it!

@sagargadre

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience. What do you think you do that gives you 4.7 miles per kW? Do you use adaptive cruise control more often?

Love the look of the New Kia Soul EV, I own and love the previous model Kia Soul EV, it has a 30kwh battery and range of around 110 miles, I have owned a lot of different cars, but this is something special. Thumbs up, and subscribed.

Spot-on with the Yeti comment.I bought one 9 months ago after 11 years with a Mini Cooper Clubman.It outperforms the cooper every way.The Soul has always had solid look to the rear.It has real style.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Clearly lots of Yeti fans out there 👍

Hi, I love the Kia Soul, opps e Soul. I had a Kia Soul Tempest 1.6crdi a few years ago and loved it. I’m seriously considering one of these when my lease ends in six months time. Greetings from Cumbria in the U.K. stay safe and well everyone.

Looks like a fun, practical little city car. Cheers for the great review Pete ! Matt from Australia 🇦🇺

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt 👍

I have it for the last 5 months and I love this car. ❤️

Great that you're coming upto date.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Always like to bring a mix of cars the the channel 👍

I love these cars too. I bought one about a year ago in Canada.

My very favorite EV. Owned one for 4 years and we totally loved it. The new longer range model would be a real thrill.

Great review Pete. Love my Kia Soul EV got it last year. Charge at home all the time, range is very good. I have only used public charger once. Getting 380 to 400 Km.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

That will be the same for 90% of owners. Rarely needing to go to public charging 👍

Great to see you reviewing a more obtainable car, i drive a Kia Sportage myself and I'm very happy with it 😊

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

I try to bring a mix 👍

Love the Kia Soul EV (Canada version), took delivery in June 2020, and now have 4k KM, an absolute blast! Great Review!

@PetrolPed

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff 👍

@rickysandhu3918

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeff how fast does it charge with level 2 at home.

@jeffpvictoria

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickysandhu3918 hi Ricky, the level 2 from 0 to 100% is about 9 hours, but understand it not like a petrol car where you fill up at 1/4 tank or so…. You manage your energy level around the 80% mark, usually going from 60 to 85%. We drive about 1000km a month and can charge for 3 to 4 hours a week to cover that distance… we do mostly city driving and it has fantastic regeneration with braking. As update we just exceeded 10,000km, and love it !

When I saw the Kia Soul EV when it was announced, I thought it ugly but... it’s grown on me and having seen one in the metal, I really like it now. Just wish I could afford one.

I live in Ontario Canada. I got the Kia Soul 2020 extended range on August 1st 2019. It is by far the best car I have ever owned. I do agree with you, I hated the wheels from the start. So I ordered mine with Stinger rims and lug nuts. I also added a bug deflector and window vents. My Soul is pearl white with black accent it really stands out from the crowd. I'm just hitting 30,000 km without one ounce of problems. As I tell anybody that asked me about my Soul, take one for a drive, there's a reason why it won Urban Car of the Year.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

This is great to hear Evan. Stinger rims sounds like the way to go 👏👏👏

Enjoyed watching the Video Review. I actually like the design and style

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie 👍

Really enjoyed this review. I have just bought a Kia Rio GT Line with 1.0 litre engine and turbo. I really love it. I had 3 VW Polo’s before and I thought they would take some beating but the Rio is better in lots of ways. I have been thinking about electric but have not taken the plunge yet. Maybe next time. I am retired now do don’t do a lot of miles in general but I do like a longish ride out if weather is nice. Maybe 100 miles or so usually.

This is a fab review. We love ours. Charging down south is a pain, but we live in Scotland where the government have put chargers everywhere. You only have to sign up to Chargeplace Scotland. At the moment the electricity provided is free.

I've got one and love it. I have also got 2 miniature schnauzers and love them as well!! Good review. With a home charger it works well for us.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear...about the Schnazuers 😜👍

Hey Pete, very good review as usual 👍😎😁🥂cheers mate

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Greg 👍

Of course I gave you a like! I have the identical car & love it more each day. Well built, great driving position & a range so big l don't even think about it anymore.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👏

Great video ped. You will get to 100k ped you deserve it mate 👍👍

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Thank You 🙏🏻

I went from a PT cruiser to a Soul max Red with black roof.... and a dream to drive on its 18" wheels... Love this bad boy...

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Cool 😎

100000 subscribers you deserve it keep up the good work

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Let’s hope so 👍

I'm feeling less depressed about the prospect of driving an electric car in the future thanks to your enthusiasm, thanks again for another excellent review. 🙂👍. Andrew KB.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

You should have a go it one. They can be great fun 👍

Mine has arrived, Jumped out of a golf 7.5 and I love the soul. So quick with 201hp and CV the range is fantastic. I can pretty much get anywhere in the country on one chance fantastic. Tesla stock in the portfolio but the soul ev willl do nicely.

I own a Kia Soul Crdi and I love it. When I’m ready to change it bearing in mind it’s only just done 11,000 barely run. I am definitely having a soul EV thanks Pete. 😍

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 👍

@fleyua7176

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 12,000kms in you sit higher and its comfy when your inside. The car is comfortable enough to make you lazy and not want to move 😜 nice choice!

The Kia Soul always had some SOUL and is a proper fun car, which lots of manufacturers have discounted. Nice Review.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael 👍

There’s also an auto regeneration setting which as you approach another vehicle it will apply various levels of regeneration for you.

Fantastic review!! So cool to see Kia getting better and better. We see normal gas powered Kia souls all over were I live

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Bud 👍

Awesome vlog❤

I loved this car when I tested it after renting one in gas since not available in electric yet. I purchased the 2020 XLine white pearl and I have friends who thought I was nuts. Once they also tried it they liked it too. The only electric car available in our island from Kia is the Niro. Hope we have the Soul EV soon too. Thanks for your review. Xoxo from Puerto Rico 👍🇵🇷

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

The EV version will be worth the wait 👍

I'm onto my second Yeti, 2.0 tdi DSG, I know how good it is. I'm listening to what you say intently.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Cool cars 👍

Yes, fair doo’s, an excellent review I hope that you achieve your 100k subscribers. Unfortunately I’m on my last car now because I am a pensioner a new car is out of the question, I love these electric cars and this one would certainly be on my list. Isn’t it windy, no it’s Friday now put the kettle on.

This channel is fast becoming Electro Ped but that’s no bad thing. There is an inevitability that soon you will only be able to buy an EV/Hybrid so we need to change our mindset and maybe have the “weekend” car with a v6, v8 or v12. I agree with you on the shambles that is our charging infrastructure, get that right and I’m sure loads more people would swap to EV’s. Great video Pete👍👍

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Stefan. Always try to bring variety 😜😂

I am so close to ordering one. I have driven it and really enjoyed the drive, kit and build quality. Yeah the looks are marmite and i would have an EV6 in a heartbeat, but i cant. Kia have really surprised me with this car, and the others i looked at too.

Looks a great car a have always liked the shape of them if I could I would

Excellent vid as always Pete. It's the future so we might as well embrace it now. Still want an AMG Mercedes 6.3 V8!!

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Me too 😂

I’d love to have a go in one of these and the new Honda E. I quite like the body design and having never driven an EV I’d be interested to see whether the charging network would put me off. Great video 👍

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Will try to get the Honda E soon 👍

Great review Pete as usual.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chas 👍

@chaskahlon6450

4 жыл бұрын

I would quite happily purchase that. It would be a great fit for my family needs.. you bring cars to the forefront that I would not have thought about or even considered. Thanks Pete 👍

Great review. This would make an ideal family daily for us. Blue with a black roof for me.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

Kia hasn't released the eSoul here in the US as of yet. I bought the gas version in June and it's loads of fun to drive. I'm with you, it's so ugly it's beautiful.

@GalaOrka

3 жыл бұрын

I am so jealous because I would like to buy Soul - amazing, funky car ❤, but there is only ev-version here in the UK (and the rest of Europe). I'm planning to buy an electric maybe in 10 years from now, but not before. So, not have many options left then buy used one. And to buy an older diesel model would be a terrible mistake, so will probably buy Petrol Soul 1.6 GDI CONNECT PLUS or similar if I find one.

I agree with you on the Yeti. I always wanted one. It just had a quirky look and apparently it's pretty good for off road tattooing too....

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

I heard that 👍

I love this quirky wee beast.

The front reminds me of the Mitsubishi outlander & the rear inspired by the 2007 Renault megane. It looks different but well designed in & out & I think it would an enjoyable car to drive. Brilliant review👍.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Good evening pal, liked the link lol. These electric vehicles have come a long way. I like this Kia, the roof colour sets it off. I wouldn’t say no. Again, Kia have really come a long way since the first Rio, especially in that god awful weird Gold/Mustard colour they did, yuk. I would be a Tesla man if we went electric tbh. Happy birthday for this coming week T. X

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

I’ll pass that on 👍

i liked the petrol kia soul and yes big fan of the skoda yeti practical and good style.

I love my 10 y old Kia Soul and i wish i can buy new one 😍😍😍

Another great review. Electric cars or even hybrids are such a different experience. They are here to stay ans will only get better, more affordable and chargers more prevalent in my view. I'm not sure I could own one, but I'd love to have a go in one, so make of that what you will. Over 70K. Wow! 100K by Christmas is my bet!

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

That would be amazing but I think early next year 👍

Smashing it lately

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Thank You 🙏🏻

love the car I will put it on my short list Im 71 yrs old 6 ft 3 if I can fit in it and wife fits in back will get one next year thank you .

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 👍

9:45, I’m pretty sure pressing the brake pedal engages regenerative braking before the friction brakes are applied. If I recall, 17% of range is due to regenerative braking whether using the brake, or one pedal driving.

@ronalddouglas7834

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it that taking one's foot off the accelerator in order to depress the brake, the regen braking is activated by that action, not the action of depressing the brake pedal. Anyway the friction and regen work together or you don't really need to touch the brake except in emergency.

Yes Pete i'm with you on the Skoda Yeti , Now that would have made a fantastic electric car 👍

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes 👍

Evening Pete, hold on to your hat mate. I love it, I like the look it reminds me of the little K car box vans you get in Japan. The interior seems well appointed, it goes well, but the price is high in my opinion. Now pop in a 1.6 litre turbo or supercharged lump and they'd have nailed it for me 🤣🤣🤣🤣, take care mate 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🏁

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

You had me going for a bit there 😂😂😂

Your point about the charging infrastructure is bang to my mind and for us oldies, me not you Peter, having to download apps is just too much hassle

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@blobstrom

4 жыл бұрын

Once you live with it, it is quite easy to plan your trips. I have a short range EV and I know certain trips will require me to 'top up' just the once so i can get home. Normally a 15-25 minute charge does it.. The main saving is cost, 200 miles for less than £5 is common for me. P.S. I'm very much the wrong side of 50 years old too

@MrAdopado

3 жыл бұрын

The reality is that so long as you have home charging you very very rarely even have to think about public chargers unless on a long trip... and that's where Tesla still scores of course.

@fleyua7176

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAdopado you can cross the US and Canada without using Tesla's supercharger. And many has done so.

@MrAdopado

3 жыл бұрын

@@fleyua7176 The UK has many chargers that are not Superchargers but we have a lot of issues with quite a few not working as they should, and with the having to sign up with lots of different charging companies so it's not as easy to do.

As a former Yeti owner I agree on the looks, this will certainly be on the short list when I change my car. I currently have an Ioniq electric and while I agree about the charging network it is getting better. I always try to use Instavolt chargers as they don't require any sort of app, just a contactless credit/debit card. Other than that get Shell recharge card/app and you have access to 165000 charging stations across Europe. It's still not as good as Tesla but at least it's just one card or app and one account.

Postman Ped I like it

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

My postman did 😂

I love quirky styling on car. This is no exception. Thanks for the review Pete. Also, I too don’t understand how charging networks didn’t get it right. We should be able to arrive to a charge point and pay with a debit card. No messing with apps. Quite appalling to be honest.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

I agree 👍

Great review. Honest. I think I am going to get one.

@PetrolPed

3 жыл бұрын

You should 👍

@janeohara8883

3 жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed I did. Had to go out of Toronto, where I live, to find one. In Canada, they only sell them in solid colors so we had our white one painted two tone red and white like they sell in Britain. Thanks for reviewing this car. So far, super happy with it.

I'm getting next year's model the updated Kia R Soul ! .

Good review and good car, like the looks too, def funky. Thought you were going to look at a Jag i-pace for yourself?

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

I love the iPace to drive. Sadly it doesn’t have the range I need. Waiting for the Model Y Tesla 👍

Hi Pete Hope you are all well mate Iv driven the Skoda yeti and found it very Comfortable which pleasantly surprised to me I think the front-end of this Kia Soul looks like a range Rover that has been shrunk in the wash can’t say I’m a big fan of the backend just doesn’t look right to me. But I do like Kia cars as my wife had a Kia Sportage which was lovely to drive Catch up soon mate 👍👍👍👍👍 Ps Was there a bloody big Bee 🐝 in the car with you lol lol 😝

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

LOL 😂

I applaud manufacturers who think outside the box and break the humdrum mould, but I guess that this approach is always at a risk of tanking. Personally I like to drive cars that are different from the run of the mill and quirky, hence I drive an i3, so I quite like the fresh exterior looks of the soul. I'm not a fan of the interior though, typical Kia, too much black plastic for my taste, I prefer a lighter interior colour as i feel it uplifts the interior ambiance, particularly if it incorporates a panoramic glass roof, they did have the sense though to incorporate a light colour headlining! On the plus side, Kia do provide tons of kit and toys together with their legendary 7 year warranty. I'm sure that it would be a very capable, useable urban car and would be a no-brainer for some if the price wasn't so high. Another enjoyable review, thank you Peter.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers David 👍

Haha, the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the front of the Kia Soul was: „I‘m your father.“ It reminds me of Darth Vader. The exterior design is somewhat astonishing for me. In a way it‘s kind of cool, ugly, quirky and ingenious at the same time. That‘s why I think there is a market for it, there will be customers who like the car a lot and buy it. But not many, you won‘t see the car on every corner. And that is great! I do agree that it is a very practical car, easy to drive and useful in rural areas in particular. But as you mentioned, the infrastructure still is poor - especially in Germany. There are far to few charging points. That’s why I decided to buy a car with a combustion engine once again. Coming back to the Kia Soul again, it’s a great thing that there are manufacturers who create something special, I’m fed up with cars looking all the same as is the case in the VW „imperium“. Thanks a lot for your video, Pete. I enjoyed it very much, 100000 subscribers won‘t be long!

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen. When I drive the eNiro to Hamburg I was shocked how poor German EV charging infrastructure was 😢

Bought one Yesterday! 🙂

The more I see this the new Kia Soul the more I want one. It also comes in a colour scheme to match my Giant - if colour coordination is a good thing. I just need to find some extra cash, think these will hold their value on the used market for a while

@PetrolPed

3 жыл бұрын

Great bike and car combo 👌

I have diesel Kia Soul and I love it, just wish they still made it. Not ready to go electric yet plus I really hate the rear styling of the new one.

Wait until you test a Polestar 2. I tested it this weekend and Google maps doesn't automatically add chargers but does tell you you won't make it, then gives you options of charge points along the route at the right intervals.

What a great quirky looking car,I think it looks pretty cool,I would definitely have one,hope there's room to put a mountain bike in the back with seats down 🤔,this soul ev and the mg zs ev are on my shortlist for next car in 3 years, I actually think the soul ev looks better but the mg zs ev is cheaper to buy , be a hard decision between the two , this soul ev has Great range and performance too and I think it looks good inside as well as outside,the seats look good quality too an everything looks well layed out and easy to find, great car , I just hope the charging network is better soon and we have ev charging stations like petrol stations with lots of separate charge points for maybe 20 or 30 EVs and cafe to grab a cuppa tea lol 👌👍

I love the looks, totally different, saying that my wife said, ' err, whats that?

Skoda Yeti - yes a car I really admire, a simple practical alternative to all the overblown SUVs.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Yep 👍

My car in thismoment 555 km by 100% loading. Really a supercar.

@fleyua7176

3 жыл бұрын

How did you get 555km? Man you are a eco monster! Did you use the super Eco mode? I'll usually just drive on plain old eco but drive at 130 sometimes. I'm not an eco friendly driver and have heat blasting here at 23 to 25C

I’ve always like the boxy looks of the Soul and Yeti. You’re spot on regarding the charging networks though.... Tesla’s network is far superior

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Yep 👍

True, great little car but when will you get a good quality audio equipment ? Good video !

@PetrolPed

3 жыл бұрын

Watch this...audio sorted 👍 kzread.info/dash/bejne/aI6Ku6txgLqYh5M.html

3:10 I agree... I am going to replace my Yeti to e-Soul within next two hours. I can already tell I'm going to miss 4wd the most, it is still rather wintery conditions here.

Am I weird for liking the background melody whilst you was giving the spec?? Sounded cool through these Bose headphones. Right, that’s my strange admission moment over lol.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I love it

Neat little motor, as you say we just need to get the other manufacturers to suss out the charging network. I don't get why they can't all agree a standard so that you set up your account against your car and as you plug in, the car passes the details to the charging network so that they can bill your account. So you never have to do anything you just plug in anywhere and all the charge networks know how to bill you. I would have thought the likes of Visa and Mastercard would have been all over this!?

Thanks for a good review :)

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 👍

@iantrott9152

4 жыл бұрын

Petrol Ped - I’ve been using EV’s since 2014 and I’ve been trying to get the various charge companies to make sure that all charge point installations are full accessible to all customers, including disabled customers. I’m a wheelchair users and around 80% of the installations are really not wheelchair accessible. They should be by law but no one is enforcing the accessibility legislation sadly. Accessibility is also an issue for some wheelchair users at filling stations but there customers are able to ask for assistance when the filling stations are staffed. So it’s important for the future that all EV charge points are fully accessible to all customers :)

Had a test drive in one last week .... thought it was great But you didn’t mention the H.U.D. which is excellent

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, it is indeed 👍

I've had my e-Soul for a year now, and I've driven around 28000km in it. At the moment I get around 10km/kWh driving to work. It's a funky car, but boy... it's a pleasure to drive, even on long stretches :) Road noise is very low imo, driving on Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires.

@PetrolPed

Жыл бұрын

Nice 👌

My wife and I test drove one, we thought we’d like it having previously owned a diesel variant in cream with a very light cream upholstery and dash. Unfortunately we didn’t ! We found it a bit claustrophobic something another blogger thought too. We then tried the Nero, loved it ordered a 4+ electric which hopefully arrives in a couple of weeks time, early December.

@PetrolPed

3 жыл бұрын

The Niro is brilliant 👌

@wobby1516

3 жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed Thanks 🙏 love your excellent Vlogs.

I was hoping for a comment about how it takes the bends.

Nice car, looks are oke, the front is gorgious but the back is not my taste but the inside is super..overall KIA is getting a better/stronger manifacturer en their cars are looking better every year. Thumbs up for this car & video 👍👍

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bud 👍

Yeah, the looks are funky, I guess, and I wouldn't mind testing an E-car one of these days. (it might give me ideas about modding my diesel after all) But at £34,000, it's £32,000 over budget for me. Then again, and as you pointed out, the charging infrastructure and accessing it is somewhat pants in the UK.

Very good review thanks, yes it is very similar inside to the eNiro. For me I would choose the eNiro first, for size, the Soul second, and the Kona third. Yes the charging network is flawed, we need to break the motorway services stranglehold of Ecotricity, they have too few, and they are notoriously unreliable. If all services had a bank of 10 rapid chargers, that are maintained, life would be so much better. Parking fines for ICE vehicles in electric bays need to be eye watering, otherwise the investment in the bay is wasted. This is such an easy win for a green initiative.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea that sounds so simple. That’s why I can’t understand why it hasn’t been done 🤔

Did you mention the Sat Nav? Oh and I totally agree with the whole charging network, I have god knows how many apps on my phone with as many accounts and cards in my wallet. Where I live in Suffolk, nr Bury, the car park spaces are about big enough for a Smart Car and thats if the charger is working. Until the infrastructure is in place, people will not buy these cars. Mine is a PHEV Optima which is quite a big car, but stupid e-dedicated parking is ridiculous.

I love the look of this car and am really tempted to go for one, white with red roof. Just looks like nothing else out there.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

I like white cars with red roofs 😜👍

@stvutelvc

4 жыл бұрын

We have a blue / black Soul EV... fantastic!

I hear KIA are still undecided as to whether to call the sports version the R-Soul.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Genius 😂😂😂

@johngoodall7097

4 жыл бұрын

That`s a terrible joke, funny though!!!

@R500OLE

4 жыл бұрын

Got a plate for it on SORN ...R500OLE

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@sandygarage3802

4 жыл бұрын

I hope KIA dosen't release the R-Rated version, it could be bad for 'PR'.

Hi Pete my daily is a BMW i3s which I love but I would certainly think about a Kia Soul in the future.

@DaleSteel

4 жыл бұрын

Cant go from a BMW to a Kia Theres laws against that type of thing

@nigelcresswell3630

4 жыл бұрын

Dale Steel you may have a point.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

i3 is a great car 👍

@stvutelvc

4 жыл бұрын

@@nigelcresswell3630 We moved UP from a Volvo XC40 ... no regrets at all (and people let you out of junctions as well).

I'm hoping my current (conventional) Soul holds on a few years so that I can trade in for a used one of these .

I think the Kia Soul is a nice looking car, I am certainly interested in taking one out for a test drive, I've never tried a full EV car.

@PetrolPed

3 жыл бұрын

You should 👍

I like Quirky me...I could go for one of those I think...Need to sort out a home charger though for starters. Vive la différence!

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

You see...some people can be persuaded 😂😂😂

One of the Renault Scenics looked like this at the back , shake that ....😜

Interesting to hear your views on the charging network for non Tesla cars, you would think they would get that resolved as EV use is only going to increase. Ideal for driving around town,but might be a bit stressful on a trip down to Cornwall.

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

Can’t believe it hasn’t been done years ago 😢 This could easily get us to Cornwall without stopping. All I need is a charging point fitted at the house 😜

I love quirky! ... if i was in the position to buy a new car, this one would be at the top of the list! I am an complete petrol head, and think its a shame that modern alfas are not anything to shout from the rooftops. Yup - I know that the guilia QV is excellent, but for those of us in the real world - the kia soul EV may just be the answer!

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

I like that you are open minded 👍

Afternoon Pete, How did the miles work out in the time you had it, ie what you did and what it started out on, was there a great difference,?. Good to see you review wide range of cars ,when you said about the home charger do you mean the three pin plug ?..

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

No I meant a 7kw charge box. About £300 to install 👍

@jasonsaddington7821

4 жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed so how many miles would you expect per hour on the granny charger,as I'm writing this I'm watching vintage voltage lol.

I like that. Aggressive front styling and looks like it belongs in 2020. Back end is a bit Peugeot 107 and not quite so keen on that end. Not sure if it can do it but maybe it would be handy if you could change things like the regen-braking with voice commands rather than have to fiddle with settings? We’ll gloss over the Skoda Yeti comment...

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

LOL 😂

Nu in de herfst rijd ik 15.7 gemiddeld bij 10 graden. Echt een zuinige Supercar.

We don’t mind quirky to be honest and the Soul is certainly that. It’s got a great range which makes a drive from the Midlands to the bottom of Cornwall (300 miles) virtually doable on one charge 😎. We hear comments of a fully electric Countryman in MINI’s plans. We presume this will basically be a MINI Se with a bigger battery 🔋

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

I hear that too and think you are probably right 👍

Really funky, very cool. Love EVs but can't commit till one until there's an affordable roadster. MX5 driver through and through :)

@PetrolPed

4 жыл бұрын

That would be cool 👍