2023 Kia Niro EV Review: Function Following Form

[@stuck1n80s]

I have a 2019 Niro EV and with my driving the range is 480+ km in warmer weather and 360 to 440 in colder temps. The car has over 166,000 km and I see very little to no degradation of the battery.

[@mackenziemartindale7145]

Awesome review! I have a 2023 Niro EV I got mine at the end of April when the weather was still cool, and I have to say the range was poor in the beginning, but when battery preconditioning is enabled, it makes a huge difference, I was getting anywhere from 420-450, and now that the weather is warmer I’m seeing 480+ which is fantastic. I was charging every other day, but for the last few weeks, it’s been every three days. My commute isn't too bad as I drive from Mississauga to Bolton daily for work. As for the trunk, I believe the press car doesn’t have a dual-load floor, but my car does. I noticed that in some other videos. I guess not all models come with them. Keep up the great work!

[@trendingtopics916]

Is yours long range ?

[@trendingtopics916]

I'm planning to get one this month, whats your honest opinion of the car ?

[@danilika9420]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Kia Canada has reached out to put me back in the Niro EV next month, so I’ll have a follow-up soon on my experience in warmer weather. Stay tuned!

[@mackenziemartindale7145]

​@@trendingtopics916 Hey there! I am absolutely in love with it and couldn't be happier with my purchase. I recently upgraded from a 2018 Acura, and I have to say the Kia has a much better setup. If you're considering this car, I highly recommend going to the dealership and taking it for a test drive. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!

[@trendingtopics916]

@@mackenziemartindale7145 would you recommend level 2 charger for this my daily commute would be 40km and the car woukd be charging for 10 hours straight

[@rightlanehog3151]

Dan, If it's any consolation, I got a charge out of your review😂

[@drvon81]

Right now in the summer I'm getting 460km and 13.5kwh per 100. So far so good, but will be interesting to see what I get in the winter.

[@danilika9420]

I’m picking one up on Tuesday to test again in warmer weather, so I’ll have an update on my own experiences soon!

[@drvon81]

@@danilika9420 I also noticed that earlier review cars didn't have flat fold rear seats. The current production ones do.

[@danilika9420]

@@drvon81 That’s very odd. It doesn’t strike me as something that would have been impacted by supply chain issues.

[@coolethan22]

Bought one yesterday. Picking it up Wednesday.

[@Marcus_Sylvester]

Excellent honest and very useful review! Great description of the positive and negative points of the vehicle. Thanks a lot!

[@kxwitt]

Thanks for the video. Did your trim have battery pre conditioning and was that used when you mentioned the slow charging? Thanks

[@danilika9420]

Indeed, this one had a battery warmer.

[@Youtubeuseritis]

On level 2 (blink charging company) can you expect 5 hours for 10-70 percent (or more like 30 mile of range per hour?)

[@EnmandsBand1]

They should make an update to the original Hyundai Ioniq, I am easily doing 11.5 kW/100 km in the summer and you just can't get an EV that does better than this 8 year old EV... I have put in a reservation in for an Aptera, it should beat everything out there with a huge margin (while looking truly alien)