Kia Niro EV

I've no idea how you guys are getting the range you're getting. I'm barley getting 320km on a full charge. 150km a day round trip - 85% motorway @120km/hr and the rest @80km back roads. If I switch off and heating the range will jump to 370ish but it's not realistic to drive with no heat on at this time of the year.

I think I only waited around 3 weeks for mine. Went with EV Power and they did a great job. I got a Wallbox

Congratulations for the order and you won't have any issues making it to Maynooth and back. Your usage will be pretty much an ideal value for money usage pattern for one of the best value of money EVs currently on the market.

I don't know tbh but would think it's quite close to our motorway limit of 120km/h as the figures look realistic. 120kph would also be a good average speed limit for them to use as some countries are 110km/h and others 130km/h.

Pretty much what my ID4 will do in that scenario in these temperatures, motorway speeds eat the battery

Charging to 80% is often recommended for longevity of the battery as it's widely accepted that it's not great for the battery to sit at either very high or very low state of charge for long periods. This is less likely to be an issue with newer EVs with better battery management systems. The E-Niro has a buffer where there's a couple of extra kWh in the battery that's not used until some degradation has occurred - this also means that you'll not actually charge to 100% of the entire battery pack even though the display shows 100%. Another benefit is that the range of the car should be consistent for several years as this buffer gets incorporated. However, saying all that, if you need to charge to 100% each day then work away as it won't be sitting at a high state of charge for long.

In relation to the sat nav - there's a few different ways of searching, e.g. address, point of interest etc. so it might depend on what you're looking for. The UVO app for your phone is sometimes better at finding addresses and you can send it as a destination to the car - this works well so you could try that. Alternatively you could use Android Auto or Car Play maps by connecting your phone.

I was meant to be picking up my new e-niro today but there is some problem with registering them. Could take a few days to sort out, apparently.

Anyone else experiencing problems?

I was told that they would be registering cars on Tuesday, I would have reg number to sort insurance etc on Wednesday and could collect on Thursday.

Hi guys

Got the car and the reg number and now trying to get insurance!

Does anyone know which of the following options is the correct one to choose for the e-Niro sold in Ireland? I've already asked the dealer but he just sent me a screengrab from the Kia Ireland website and that doesn't match any of the options in the image below.

I went with the first one myself. I'm with 123.ie and they had no car style SUV/Compact SUV. I gave them a call and they said to put it down as a 4x4.

I'm looking to possibly trade in my eNiro later this year. It's 211 (registered in March 21 and 16,000km on the clock), but wondering would I be better off trying to sell it privately, seeing as there seems to be a big demand lately. I'd love to get an EV6, but not sure if they'll be available for 222 models.

I was offered around €34k from one dealer against a trade in.

Anyone had their GPS stop working before? I noticed yesterday that my location on the map was out about 20km. Looking in the settings, it’s not showing any satellites being received, just “searching”.

Is the GPS antenna the same shark fin as the radio uses?

Hi all.

Just found this forum...alot of great info thanks ...I'm waiting to collect my new 221 kia e.niro next week and I was wondering have it go full LED headlights apart from LED day time running lights .. my model is Kia E+Niro MY22 ME.

Much appreciated if someone can tell me

Gaz