Kia EV6

I'm getting the same. Motorway performance is disappointing for me. Usually 25kWh/100km but I've had as bad as 29 on a mainly Motorway trip. The difference between doing 100km/h and 120 seems quite large in terms of energy usage. I'm reckoning real world Motorway range is less than 300km on a full charge. I'd be interested to hear about others' experiences

Recent trip to Tyrone and back, done in one day (so maybe it balances out headwinds etc, as the consumption on the way up way higher than on the way back).

Taken from the Kia Connect app

I did stop at the IONITY citynorth one the way back. But good to know if I'm brave I could just about make it with a full charge.

45km at 100km/h (M50), 100km at about 120km/h (M1), 45km at about 100km/h (A roads) in each direction.

The in car trip was showing higher energy usage, just under 21kWh/100km. So it's hard to know the exact numbers .

Got 202kW from the Ionity charger, which feels like a massive victory!

11 degrees outside, I arrived with 8% left, plugged it in and went to the shop. Came back and it was hovering at around 122kW - 125kW (5 mins or so in, now at 16%). 5 minutes after that it started climbing to around 200kW, with 202kW being what I took a picture of at 29% SoC. I abandoned ship then at around 35% or something when an ID4 pulled in (as there was only one working charger).

Glad I'd a couple of pictures to document this. Kia Charge tells me I pulled 25kWh in 11 mins (costing €6.62, so between 23c and 24c per kWh).

I'm taking my EV6 to the RDS from West Cork next week. Spending 4-5 hours in the RDS then heading home. Approx 700k round trip, mainly on the M8/M7.

I have registered for ESB ecar Connect but I have never used a public charge point before. What should be my plan of action?

I drove Cork City to Dublin Friday night . used Ionity at Kill North with the new Kia charge card . First time using the card. Worked first time . Ionity is a good choice as I’ve rarely seen anyone there , plus junction 14 can be busy at peak times .That said there’s a bit more to pass the time there than Kill North.

I arrived with 38% and it charged about 120 kw to 80% in 18 minutes. after that it dropped to 100 kw .

In your scenario I’d probably stop on the way up for a few minutes at Ionity and give yourself a bit of a top up , then head off and stop on the way home at Kill south and charge it up .

Depending on how far west home is you’d expect to make it home from there , or you could give it a few minutes at the new Amber ESB units at Fermoy which are very handy to the M8 .

Would that work out at about 60 miles for €6?

No fraid not.

Was hoping to get a call from the dealer Thursday or Friday but didn't happen.

I'll call him tomorrow though and post here once that's done.

Spoke to the dealer on Friday and he told me he will know by the 21st if my car will be delivered for July.

Early January

Funny I noticed that myself (as I was doing my weekly check to see if the latest update was available).

My main gripe about the Feb 22 update is that the system will not remember certain details about the profiles: The time will on occasion toggle between Daylight Savings Time being on / off (even if I override it and manually set the time). Driver 2 profile name is never remembered. The layout of the icons on the homescreen revert back to the default layout (I do not need "voice memo" in a car, never mind anywhere on the main screen).

Hoping for battery preconditioning (before a DC fast charge) in the next update (which is forever "coming in May".... not sure what year). Having experienced the car pulling in 200+kW I want it as soon as I plug in (and not 10 minutes in)

Has anyone successfully ordered an EV6 in the last month or so?

My understanding is that Kia flatly refusing orders for now, and dealers either turning people away or generating a waiting list.

Anyone know if that's accurate?

When did you order? Reckon I'll be waiting till then too

There's a standard socket before the back seat. Not sure of rating

Rumors' of a 2K price increase on both models for the next batch landing in Ireland

for those that put down a deposit would you pay the increase?

I feel like a deal was done when I put the deposit down. If their logic is supply and demand I'll be looking for more on my trade in.