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Kia EV6

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    #1112
    Nellakram
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Nellakram


    Has anyone reported this behaviour of App to Kia Dealer ?

    any comments from Kia ?

    I am going into dealer tomorrow.

    I have had enough. All my radio stations just got wiped again last night.



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    #1113
    Skippy along
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Skippy along


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118848443#Comment_118848443

    Never had that problem... Try uninstall the app and reinstall on a tablet maybe

    Screenshot_20220328-220900.jpg




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    #1114
    crisco10
    Registered Users Posts: 6,203 ✭✭✭crisco10


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118844630#Comment_118844630


    I have a Zappi without the hub and still use it to schedule charging.

    Page 14 of the manual at below link has instructions on how to set it up on the unit itself. (Basically you set it in ECO+ mode with a Boost during the period you want to charge )

    https://myenergi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Zappi-2-Full-Manual-V1_6.pdf



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    #1115
    ClassicRellic52
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭ClassicRellic52


    Dealer applied the update for the pre heating issue this morning, I tested this afternoon and looks to have resolved the isssue.👍



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    #1116
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118856735#Comment_118856735

    Could you describe the exact issue the update resolved? Are you now able to preheat the car not plugged in? If so do you still need to schedule the preheat?



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    #1117
    gramlab
    Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭gramlab


    My Gravity Blue Earth sitting down in the Port of Cork waiting on a transporter. Only ordered it in January so got lucky with it turning up this soon

    I'm like a kid on Xmas Eve. I want it now!!



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    #1118
    cromelex
    Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭cromelex


    I hope there's more than one Gravity Blue in Earth spec sitting there, as mine is supposed to have arrived too!



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    #1119
    ClassicRellic52
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭ClassicRellic52


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118861758#Comment_118861758
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    Works using this setting from the app. Scheduling preheat only works when the car is plugged in, scheduled to charge and preheat. Apparently this is by design.



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    #1120
    Boscoirl
    Registered Users Posts: 2,241 ✭✭✭Boscoirl



    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118863017#Comment_118863017

    jealous. By the sounds of it there are no GT Lines in this shipment.



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    #1121
    Skippy along
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Skippy along


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118863637#Comment_118863637


    Dealers say It will be next year at the earliest before any GT Lines appear... for the extra €4300 over the earth model they were good value for what you get to some people who like there spec



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    #1122
    boredatwork82
    Registered Users Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭boredatwork82


    Hoping to pick mine up tomorrow. Ordered/paid deposit 2nd March. Got a call on Monday to say it'll be ready tomorrow.

    A bit nervous about the big switch, but everyone assures me you will never go back.


    Delighted. I think I got lucky or a cancellation or something because initial suggestion was July at the earliest.



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    #1123
    celtic_oz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭celtic_oz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118863815#Comment_118863815

    when you got a call, was it for the colour you ordered or was it more like, "you can have a white one now.." ?



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    #1124
    boredatwork82
    Registered Users Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭boredatwork82


    It was you can have a grey one now. I didn't mind as long as it wasn't white.

    Only done about 100km. Haven't had time to play around with it or anything, but it has to be one of the coolest things I have ever driven. The one pedal driving is class. It's so smooth and comfortable. And it is so so cool looking. Has to be the cost looking at around. And it's absolutely massive inside.


    So far I am delighted with it.

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    #1125
    Nellakram
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Nellakram


    Hi Folks, I am having a continuous problem where my nightly charging schedule keeps getting deleted every day or so.

    it does this when I set the schedule up in car or with the App.

    garage investigating but say that nobody else has reported such. They sai must be a profile issue .

    has anyone seen this ?



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    #1126
    Skippy along
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Skippy along


    Got dealer heating software update yesterday pre heating from the app now works car gets nice and warm have noticed while it's heating the from vents below the front number plate opens up... All this while not being plugger in to the charger



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    #1127
    kuang1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭kuang1


    Gonna test drive an EV6 tomorrow.

    Really looking forward to it. Whether or not I can perform enough financial gymnastics to afford it remains to be seen!

    Has anyone got any specific tips for the test drive? i.e. Subtle positives or negatives that I might not cop on first glance?



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    #1128
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    I guess you're going for the Earth as opposed to the GT-Line?

    • I'd suggest first turning off the radio. I noticed when I was test driving every sales person had the radio on. This allows you to judge the sound proofing of the car.
    • Take time to do the full seat adjustments and steering column adjustment.
    • Sit in the back to get a feel for the height.
    • Bring a bag with you, and put it in the boot, something like an Ikea bag, so you get a real feel for the space.
    • Head for speed bumps and see how it handles.
    • Reverse and make sure you are happy with the field of vision you have.

    There are a few things on the GT-Line which are definitely nice pluses. I like the tactile buttons for heating controls etc. If you are tall and you're ordering the GTline, you loose maybe an inch of head room due to the sun root, so if you have two fingers width you'll be fine, something to check.



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    #1129
    kuang1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭kuang1


    Brilliant thanks Manion. Of all of that list, I might have thought of the speed bumps but that's it!


    (Don't actually know which model I'll be driving)



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    #1130
    Skippy along
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Skippy along


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118883816#Comment_118883816

    Bring money for the deposit..You'll love it



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    #1131
    TOLLOT
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭TOLLOT


    I suggest you turn off the lane keep assist ,unless your on a motorway , as it’s a distraction during a test drive . I think all dealers should suggest this . To do this long press the button on the steering wheel , located about 8 o clock position . You'll see it go off on the top row of the drivers display.

    It’s great for the motorway but on smaller back roads you may want to pass a cyclist / parked car / pothole etc and it gets upset as you approach/ cross the white line .



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    #1132
    Eireann81
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭Eireann81


    Are any dealers in Ireland taking orders for these right now? A couple of dealers that I spoke with aren't taking anymore orders, and no reply from any of the other dealers I contacted. I'm not bothered about colour or spec, and wouldn't even mind a demo model, but seems to be impossible to buy anything at the moment.



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    #1133
    gramlab
    Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭gramlab


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118888357#Comment_118888357

    Picked mine up on Monday. Dealer said he's had lots of enquiries and is telling anyone that it's looking like 2023 for any realistic availability, even for the Earth spec



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    #1134
    shanoh
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭shanoh


    I got an email from Kia today about Kia Charge. Anyone signing up? Seems to be a free option that just let's you have access to lots of chargers on one app, and a subscription that gives you 15% off and no session fee



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    #1135
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    I signed up for the reduced cost IONITY, I think even with the "discount" its more expensive than going direct to the likes of eCars. I think I signed up to another crowd as well.



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    #1136
    kuang1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭kuang1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118886554#Comment_118886554
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118886957#Comment_118886957
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118885316#Comment_118885316

    Thank you all for the help.

    Drove this today.

    Left.

    Me.

    Speechless.


    Good gawd almighty. Had no idea I'd be THAT impressed.

    It was the earth model. For me I definitely don't need any of the extras the GT offers.

    The look, the feel, the size, the comfort and space.

    And the power... Holy pheck. Had a friend with me who likened it to an airplane taking off when I floored the accelerator.


    I know I'm not being terribly detailed here, think I'm still not back to earth yet.

    Have also driven the citron c4 and the opal mokka. Not comparing like with like when you put those beside the ev6, in any sense really. (price, range, bhp, size all bigger with the Kia)

    I think I could learn to love the mokka easily enough, more so than the c4 for sure. The c4 to me felt a bit delicate or something. Both the mokka and the ev6 had a more sturdy/brutish feel to them. The ev6 especially.


    Sales guy said I'd have it by July/Aug if I pull the trigger within a couple of weeks.


    I'm thinking black.



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    #1137
    PGE1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭PGE1970


    Hi all,

    I'm a complete newbie to electric cars but am changing this year (or next reading about delivery times!) and I am giving very serious consideration to the Kia ev6.

    I have found this thread to be very informative and wish all well with their new cars!

    As a newbie, I'd be obliged if someone might be able to answer these very basic questions:

    1. For home charging, do I plug into a socket in the house (detached in the country) through a window or do I get a charging box on the house. If it is a box, how much is the box and is it worth it?
    2. How much "petrol" money would you spend on home charging a car to do about 400km per week driving?

    Many thanks!!



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    #1138
    JohnC.
    Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭JohnC.


    A look at the GT model. Not allowed to drive it though, just as a passenger with a Kia driver. The look on her face when it was breaking 250! Did seem rather noisy at high speed though.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2fXFwUrifc




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    #1139
    mailforkev
    Registered Users Posts: 1,792 ✭✭✭mailforkev


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118893732#Comment_118893732
    1. Get a charger installed, will cost roughly 1200-1400 installed. You then claim 600€ back as a grant (SEAI grant approval must be done before installation). Tethered has cable attached, untethered means you use your own cable. Go tethered. Three pin plug would take over 1.5 days to charge from empty to full and would quickly break your heart.
    2. Quick calculation assuming EV6 uses 19kWh per 100km would put you at under €4 per 100km on my standard rate of 18c per kWh. Night rate would be much cheaper if your mileage made it worthwhile to get a day/night plan.
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    #1140
    sh81722
    Registered Users Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭sh81722


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118894651#Comment_118894651

    18c/kWh x 19kWh/100km = €3.42/100km. If you can find yourself a cheaper electricity rate you can save a bit. I'm currently on 7c/kWh night rate but the current best rates are around 10 or 11 c/kWh.



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    #1141
    PGE1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭PGE1970


    Thanks for the replies; much appreciated!



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