2015 Kia Soul 27 kWh degradation test

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[@andrewcooke8014]

Thumbs up for more classic EV videos

[@dragosmihai3489]

totally! we're looking for a cheap runaround, under 10kE, so this ind f video is spot on

[@Simon-dm8zv]

Absolutely!

[@aleus9166]

I love seeing older EVs tested. People looking at the used market will be thankful.

[@shockwave1xD]

I think this is a great format. Especially testing really old EVs with high mileage. So we can see degradation over time and km.

[@wildatlanticman128]

Testing older EVs is a v good idea...not everyone can afford to buy new. Great vid btw, thanks.

[@TraditionalAnglican]

If you do buy new, these tests Bjørn is doing will tell you how your new car will be after 5-6 years / 75,000-120,000 km of use.

[@wildatlanticman128]

@@TraditionalAnglican yeah...gathered that.

[@TraditionalAnglican]

@@wildatlanticman128 - I think what Bjørn is doing would be helpful to my gf who doesn’t like the look of the Teslas.

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

Yes to Old EV tests... Now cars like this, the leaf 30, original 28kwh Ioniq, in some cases 40kwh Zoe, are coming to good used prices now. I can get a good one of these in the UK for around 10-11k now. Very good value used EV.

[@iKaGe01]

Can get a used 30 Acenta now for around 8-9k. Madness. Paid 10.8k for my 30 Tekna in December; Currently can be found for 9.5-10k

[@JorgeniLund]

Classic EVs sounds just great, thumbs up from me.

[@nakfan]

Bjørn: "Everything is better in here..." (Infotainment display freezes...) Bjørn: "Are we in the Volkswagen?" 😂

[@patterisepi]

It was just a user error.

[@shpilbondd]

@@sprockkets It can look the same, but be the new generation.

[@jrgenskjegstad4361]

Testing the Classic EV´s is a grate idea! 😃

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

Hi Jørgen ... The word you need is "great". The word "grate" typically has different meanings either: grate or grating to describe an annoyance like a uncomfortable sound. Or grate as in what you might find in a fire place, a metal grate that holds the fuel. Or grate as in to grate or shred food on a metal implement with slicing holes cut into it (grater). Good old English language!

[@George090974]

@@0tispunkm3y3r !kewl, tank u 4 te tip¡

[@andrew1joe]

Your Kia Soul EV 30kWh road trip video got me to buy one. Still love driving it - including on road trips :)

[@abakrem]

Thank you for that test Bjorn, I have recently bought a 2018 model 30kwh Kia Soul, very good car, lovely to drive, around 120 mile range, quite rare in the UK, I would recommend it as a used EV. More old EV tests, please.

[@vilnz]

Im very interested in older EV battery degradation. I think now, when time is passed enaugh, this topic can be adressed and it could be interesting for many people. Classic Huyndai Ioniq battery degratation could be very interesting, as it was one of efficient EVs of its time.

[@youbencowell]

The Soul is seriously underrated! The Soul has a pessimistic range meter in my experience.

[@kornman]

I HATE my eSoul, but my wife loves it. So i am stucked with it......

[@Kallenator1988]

One of the very few, and I think this is one of it's most usefull features as an ev.

[@raulpardo1968]

The Soul ev batery has got a fabrication problems

[@mister_jon_jon]

Fun to see you testing these older cars! Looking forward to see a test of a Zoe 40.

[@George090974]

Get ready to turn down the volume of your telly then because of all the rattles and squeaks :-)

[@JohSno]

Just found your channel today. Can't stop watching. Tons and tons of awesome info. Thank you.

[@Alekpowah]

So glad you are doing these "Classic EV" videos Bjorn. Material on new cars is plentyful and easy to come by.

[@jeffharrop3793]

Thanks for testing older EVs, I think this is great. I've also been enjoying the repair/restoration videos you've been doing. I'd like to know more about the state of independent service shops in Norway, the Millennium Falcon videos were great, too.

[@anttisouru1530]

Classic EV testing is very valuable, thank you Bjørn once again!

[@Mtatc1]

Nice test, please test 2014/2015 e-Golf!

[@miniman3112]

Absolutely looking forward to a used EV series! A lot of models are only now getting old enough to enter the region where an effect may or may not be measurable, so not only would the videos be great for used market overview, but also the first real-world insights into what to expect from new cars today!

[@32BitLink]

Great video! I would be interested in more classic EV videos!

[@FFVoyager]

Please test 'classic' EVs! It's really interesting to see how they work today - and will have a lot of benefit for those considering buying one.

[@FFVoyager]

@@Dazzle9999 it is wasteful to disregard them on those grounds. Many people don't need huge ranges to go to work or the shops and the cars can still have a viable future.

[@DashDrones]

My 2015 24kw leaf has 160,000kms but gets only 100km range. I'm still in love 😍

[@AByrne]

I had a 2015 Soul EV and did a SoulSpy test on it and the net capacity when it was new was almost exactly 27 kWh. My pack degraded nearly 14% in three years and 45,000 miles. Truly a great car and I enjoyed it a lot.

[@petersimon2483]

Kia Soul EV is a fine car. My Soul is now over 6 years old and got a year ago after 135'000km running, a new battery under warranty. With the newest battery cells, the origin cells didn't produce anymore, the range is now much more from 190km (Swiss Autobahn) up to 270km (Summer). The Soul EV is the perfect car for me 👍😎

[@e5kimo]

holy shit, i know this is of topic, but the dude looks so much fresher and younger than during his sickness. also, thanks for the vid! appreciate the hard work you put into bringing us content!

[@thomasschwarz1973]

You are the man!!!! Thank you so much for the ninja move with the sun visor! Unreal, that my Kia soul EV 2016 has that!!! I had no idea.... ...i am sucker so into that car, always a good surprise.... Just like with all EVs, if you put on a bike rack expect 30% less range....

[@jeroenislego]

Perfect video to watch during breakfast 😄👍

[@appletopic]

Cool lol im about to go to sleep but the vid popped up and its almost 12am ...

[@jeroenislego]

@@SniperSnake50BMG 1 am breakfast, haha. I am from the Netherlands. It was about 7:30 am when this video got uploaded, perfect for during my breakfast.😋

[@ulfhultberg9998]

Very nice to see the voltage,current and power while you are driving , useful for comparing my old ev efficience. Almost never reach 15kw power, thats the advantage of dc motors.

[@AuntieBuddie]

We bought a used 2016 Soul EV mid January and it's brilliant. Just over 30000 miles and 95.5% SOH. I like the idea of testing older models, Bjorn, as they will encourage more EV adopters.

[@SpecReviewPlus]

A series of classic EV tests would be awesome!

[@zdruj1994]

I like this format 👍👍👍

[@coconutpandanlatte]

I got a KIA Soul 2016 from KIA just a couple months ago. So far, I'm loving it. The SOH is 100% so somewhere along the line the previous owner got a warranty I believe before, but with the condition of the car, I could tell it was taken great care of with only a couple scratches outside and a stain on one chair. It's finally getting warmer here and when the temp was 20 degrees when I charged it at 100%, I got 167km of range more than the promised 149km for the 27kwh. Fantastic car for urban driving

[@wrenchingfool5284]

My first EV was a 2017 Soul that looked exactly like this one. Honestly I wish I’d kept it, because it was the most comfortable EV I’ve had. Great combination of comfortable seat, soft suspension and quiet ride. Just now my commute is 80mi per day and while I can charge at work and at home, it just gets a little tricky since my partner also drives an EV and also drives 80 miles per day, but can’t charge at work.

[@Figenvej]

Nice you test old EVs look forward to see other videos about degradation old EVs

[@nakfan]

I would find it highly interesting if you continue to test other Classic EVs 👍 Go for it if you can.

[@nebeljaeger]

Bjørn, thanks for your Video and the Car Scanner App Tip! Works great with my Kia Soul EV 27 and Wireless OPD Scanner. My 2017 Soul with 4x.xxx km stays at 11.7% degradation. Hope it holds up till August when i make the change for an Ioniq 5. :-)

[@stigohara4961]

The sunvisor.... so useful.... and easy to make.

[@Isaac-un4cn]

I definitely endorse testing classic EVs! Nice bonus is they take way less time to test since they have so little range ^.^

[@Djkudos14]

@Bjorn thanks for covering this car. As a 2016 KIA Soul EV plus owner, purchased used, i found this very helpful. If you dont mind and can help me with some of the software used in this video. I'd love to know my SOH on my battery without having to take it to the 1 authorized dealer in my Colorado, USA.

[@vladtepes3692]

owner for 1 month of a soul ev 27kw. Great car! My 1st electric. More than satisfied.

[@kanaljenskanal]

Maybe to much to ask but since you love excel sheets . Each EV has their selected supplier which supplied a battery with a defined cell chemistry and BMS and W/WO thermal management system. With all your skills you could actually find out which supplier that had the best battery quality for long term usage. (In normal Norway weather that is of course. The same car placed in Madrid could end up with a different degradation result since it will be exposed to a lot higher temperatures over its lifetime). Love your work.

[@dennisalexanderreilly8624]

Perfect timing, as I am thinking about a used Soul EV purchase. I expect their will be battery degradation in all of them. Great point about even low mileage cars will have some battery loss.

[@noleti]

My early 2016 soul ev with similar KMs has 19% degradation according to soulEV Spy, consistent with your test. bought it early last year in DE for 15k EUR used (full spec, at that point degradation was less). It's still a great daily driver as I don't drive long distances during the week. Chademo is somewhat limiting, but charge speed is great ( up to 46kW on 50kW charger), and there are still plenty of Chademo chargers in my area of Germany (usually triple chargers). And warranty on battery is 7 years, if services were done correctly.

[@danedane6613]

Ahhhh, my daily dose of Bjørn. No need for Netflix :-)

[@Guandy]

Love my 2015 Soul! I have almost the same amount of km on the odometer and the same kind of range, so this is good to know. I'm thinking of selling it sadly... I need more range!

[@josemanuelsanz3777]

I would like more classics EVs reviews. I own a Kona 2018 and it would be interesting. Thanks for your videos.

[@dungeoncrawlerjrpg]

You should test the wv e-up from 2015! For the fans.

[@Johan-di9zg]

Maybe he manages to get one from even earlier.. like 2013

[@evsolar]

My sister drives one from 2014. It had 13% degradation last year.

[@Johan-di9zg]

@@evsolar how many km on it?

[@evsolar]

@@Johan-di9zg 110k km.

[@evsolar]

but during degradation test it had 92k km. Asked her to do a new test now. Will report back with results. :D

[@austin2planks]

love that you are testing older cars and tech. I've been curious to know how much impact the heat pump makes on cold weather range. The first e-Niros without heat pump are now out (3 trim and now 2 trim with 64kWh too). I would love to see them compared to the heat pump versions, but they're probably not sold in Norway!!

[@akrcek]

Of course, we want more tests!!!

[@thelondonbroiler]

I believe older/shorter range EVs generally get the batteries cycled more, and to higher+lower SOC regularly, which cause more significant degradation. Additionally, the fast charge and discharge rates, as a ratio, are SOMETIMES higher as well (I know chemistries vary), and don't do these EVs any favor either. I was once interested in the first gen Soul EV, but was troubled by reading a forum that was suggesting a particular cell, at the rear most of the pack to be air cooled, had a tendency to fail. Whether or not there is any real merit to those claims, I can only speculate. I am glad they went to thermal management using liquid, in the second generation.

[@wolllollihakelspa1548]

Sounds good, my car is a Soul EV 30 from 2018. Best car in my Life...

[@cimac3212]

Would also be nice to see a test of the 2017 e-golf!

[@downix]

I love my '16 Soul EV. Best car I have ever owned.

[@abenteuerelektrisch8977]

Man! Thank you for this test!!!! I own a Soul 64kwh and drive +40.000km /a and was wondering if I can drive up to 300.000 with decent battery Degradation

[@robsmith1a]

Good to find out how good these cars are when they are five years old or more (certainly in the UK many private buyers don't buy new). Degradation will matter much less with newer cars that have a good range to start out with (20% loss from 400km range is still 320km).

[@infernovideo]

Great to see some reviews of used EV's! If you had to buy a used 2017 or 18 Ioniq or Soul which would you pick and why folks?

[@MrTechfreak95]

Oh yeah test's of old EVs would be very very interesting.

[@user-yn5sk5ru5g]

Only "problem" is you dont know how these cars where used to make a general statement. If the previous owner charged to 80% and didnt discharge too far vs charge to 100% to 10% everytime, that makes a big difference.

[@bjornnyland]

These cars can't set charge limit. They were most likely charged to 100 % very often.

[@simonevitali8892]

Bjørn with my Ioniq the max output energy was about 25/26kwh For the Soul you can assume not much than 25 kWh when was new

[@brunoborgatti4880]

Hey Bjørn, when are you going to review the new FIAT 500e? that car looks very promising

[@a2jettagli]

Yes! Test an old e-Golf! I currently drive one with 45K miles (72Km) and I think I have about 7% degradation. These cars supposedly come with about 22KW available on the 24.2KW battery.

[@baltona84]

yesss, degradation e-Golf 24 kwh with a lot of km on it! I sold mine recently with nearly 120 000 km (6 years old) and I felt like I maybe got 10% degradation...? I was very happy with the car, but stupid costly repairs made me sell it.

[@mateny.6770]

What parts had to be repaired?

[@Johan-di9zg]

I'd really like to see the original e up tested with its tiny battery

[@rui569]

I'm up for "classic" EVs testing.

[@TeeTeeKoffee]

Good subject - great video. Thank you very much.

[@mccleaf724]

Personally, comprehensive testing the Souls, Leafs and eGolfs are very beneficial because we have them in the US. A lot of the pre-owned EVs, except Tesla, seem like good deals and would be terrific for EV virgins.

[@alexo1989]

My 2016 model had active battery heating. Heat blanket for the cold days

[@George090974]

Testing cars as they age is a good idea. Cars don't stay new. And it would be interesting to see which brands last the longest. I'm especially interested in the chinese cars in that regard. Also if something goes wrong with the cars; what typically breaks and how much does it cost?

[@Kimbrough87]

I have the 2017 Hyundai ioniq electric and I love it I average almost 150 mi on range

[@thorarnerugsveen5794]

A test of the 2011 I-Miev had been great. The first popular EV in Norway

[@Hellgate1984]

I own 2016 Soul 27kWh battery with 43k km on the dashboard. Charging car at home using zappi charger that on average shows me 26.xx kW when into battery so very healthy!! Dont be affraid buying older EV cars

[@norbertklein3477]

My 2015 Nissan Leaf with 51,000 km is still at 89.8 % SOH according to Leaf Spy. I think the second 24 kWh generation has an improved longevity in comparison to generation 1. Though, not many DC fast charges and never drain below 10% SOC.

[@Jonathan-un4yy]

Great video man, but now we need sr+ videos. Specially now after tesla reduced the price with 50k nok.

[@rajanpatel65]

Yes definitely do classic EVs! We're going down to 1 car, new Soul EV, but will be looking for a 2nd hand EV so that would so useful! Golf EV, i3, Mini-E etc

[@teslafudge1585]

EV classic reviews, YES!

[@richardpoole6603]

Bjorn please can you test smart EQ! Thanks with 22kwh ac charging

[@williamarmstrong7199]

The low milage is likly the cause of the high degradation. I bought a 58,900 Mitsubishi PHEV which was down to 84% after daily use and frequent recharging this went upto 99% before dropping slowly to 80%'ish at 190,000 miles and 6.5 years old. So given a few weeks of use and some miles under it's wheels I would expect it to also.improve dramatically.

[@ndc5544p]

Do a video where you test tire pressure and effects on consumption! I talked with a friend of mine about it and personally I did many miles with normal pressure and higher pressure, but I couldn't determine a meaningful difference due to no methodology. How much does tyre pressure affect consumption in EVs?

[@Larsema1]

Like a ninja! You dont find many cars that can do this shit :D Love your videos Bjorn, and would really like to see you test more older classic cars. Are we in the VW? :D

[@ToFollowChris]

Hello Bjørn. You should do a fiat 500e degradation test. You be suprised how good it is over time.

[@JimmyDorff]

You never really tested the 2017-2018 Ford Focus Electric, but it has the sliding sun visor and great thermal management will CCS charge at 50kw all the time.

[@gzcwnk]

If you cant I'd really like to see the Ioniq and i3 as well, TY.

[@olanordtug1389]

Du kan jo teste en Soul med en ny batteripakke. Men mulig at de eldre 27 kwh batteripakkene ikke har den samme batteritypen ? Hvis man finner en elektrisk Soul bør man helst se etter 30 kwh varianten på grunn av kjølingen av batteriene. Temperaturen når du ladet er jo 24 grader.....Hva blir temperaturen når den er ferdig ladet og du fortsetter turen, la oss si at dagen er en av de varme ? Fin video for dem som søker en brukt Soul.

[@jenkinseric2]

I have a 2020 soul and I would like to get a monitor for the battery. Is it soulspy you are using?

[@andrelindqvist6775]

For the second hand market it would be interesting to compare age VS milage on a similar car. Example new tesla 3 VS old one where the new one have been driven a lot and old one have mostly idle. Or is this perhaps old news which I've missed?

[@trondhaugland1208]

When I bought the Zoe R240 2016 a year ago I saw the "high" milage of 70000km as a good thing. I heard that regular use is good for battery longevity. Is that your experience as well? Anyone?

[@mrbkaal]

I have the same car (2015) and on my previous yearly service at Bertel O. Steen they told me that the battery was at 99.3 % still! I drive very little and have 42k kilometer since i bought it new. Almost never fastcharge it.

[@diogoruivo9055]

Hi Bjorn! As an 35,8Kwh E-Golf owner I would like to see you test one, if you have the time... ;) Thanks

[@erikisaksson4096]

Can you test Lexus UX300e. I want to hear your thoughts about that Lexus has a warranty on the battery of 1,000,000 km or 10 years and also see charge and range test.

[@jasonw98]

4:26 the straight pipes approved

[@scottelkington7661]

Really don't think this is typical or average for the 2015 Souls. Would be interesting to get more info on the car, how is been charged / temps used in etc..

[@iKaGe01]

So it ages faster than a Leaf (or this is a bad example) but goes further to a charge generally

[@futbol1972]

Should I buy a 2016 kia ev + for $14995 with 26200 miles and what to look for, how do I see if battery is good? I know with leaf I look at the bars left what about the kia EV? Is the battery replacavle here in California or should I buy a 2016 used leaf or a 2015 fiat EV?

[@JonathanPorterfield]

Can you test a 2012 Mitsubishi I-Miev ?

[@stevencorrea7982]

30 KW Kia Soul EV 50°116 MI. But I have a 2-year-old b 🔋 fully charged.

[@brittlande2]

Hei.har en kia soul .bilen går inn i skilpadde modus 45 km igjen ca.lurer på om det er pga vinteren som gjør det ?eller 12 volt batteriet?

[@KGE64]

Maybe you can find a Renault Fluence (my first EV) somewhere to test as a classic EV? Are they still around ?

[@klausklaus4167]

More classic pleas.

[@DjNorad]

yes plz test degradation of 1st gen EVs ^^

[@AB-yt4hd]

I am wondering how they were charged. Were they always charged at 100%? I am charging my Ioniq between 80 and 90% only. I am only charging at 100% when I need to do a long trip.