Kia EV6: Biggest Pros & Cons in 2024 ( in 5 min! )

[@EforElectric]

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[@jaymac4448]

I'm 6 months in. No problems at all with my EV6. My dealership was pretty hassle free for my 1 routine checkup and service for the "charging issue" which never happened to me. I do appreciate that this vehicle isn't creating a cult like following though.

[@joserosa5342]

Imhappy that u are enjoying it. I will be saving for this kind of car cuz Tesla is very expensive.

[@royborgersen8092]

Yes, the buttons and menu is a bit strange, and there are many buttons. But when you have gotten used to it, it works good. And I like buttons instead of having to do everything on a screen. There are a lot of other pros with this car. The seats are really comfortable, and there is little noise, long driving is a pleasure. What I don't like is that small stones too often hit the windshield and make scratches. And I am not comfortable with parking it. The autonomous parking is bad/scary to use, especially compared to Xpeng.

[@JohnCap523]

My dealer for service has been GREAT. I get ~330 miles normal mixed driving in my EV6 AWD averaging 4.5mpk. My car delivers on the 18 minute promise and i’ve always gotten between 239-243kW at 350kW chargers. I don’t find the controls confusing at all. Everything i need is on the steering wheel or console. Not sure how having to get a home charger is a con….

[@jaredlorenzen4018]

I just got my ev6 and absolutely love it. And it does actually qualify for the 7500 dollar tax credit in the US

[@Simplicity4711]

Why would a fully electric car not qualify??

[@jaredlorenzen4018]

There are couple electric vehicles that don't qualify for the tax credit in the US due to where they are manufactured like the Toyota EV and Subaru EV but funny thing is kia EV6 is made in Korea but Kia did move some operations to the US in order to get the tax credit applied

[@neo7759]

No it doesn't qualify

[@jesuspuello926]

I just got my EV6 yesterday and it absolutely does qualify for the $7500 tax credit here in Florida.

[@linkpaivichit7651]

@@Simplicity4711the simple answer (as frustrating as it might be) is it needs to be manufactured in the US. As in, there are some that are manufactured here and others in Korea. That’ll be why dealerships will give great APR, incentives, rebates, and lease options on some but not others. The VIN on each vehicle makes all the difference.

[@kevinn1158]

I've test driven the Model Y (too nervous steering and overly harsh ride), the ID4 (smooth ride, numb steering, felt very heavy), Ioniq 5 AWD (numb steering, pleasant ride, wallowed a bit) and the EV6 AWD GT line. (This was the best of the lot in every regard.). The software was ok on the EV6. And they keep improving it. Tesla software was solid but no apple carplay? Lame. ID4 software was a disaster but apparently the 2024 gets a completely new system hardware and software.

[@JohnCap523]

I’ve driven Model 3 & Y, Solterra, Ariya, Ioniq 5, and Mach-E. The only other EV even close to the EV6 (aside from its I5 cousin) is the Ariya but it is way overpriced. For efficiency, charging capabilities, performance, looks, fit and finish, it’s laughable comparing any of those other cars, including the Ariya.

[@kevinn1158]

@@JohnCap523 I have to note, that the ID4 for 2024 is going to get a huge upgrade in software and hardware, and a new motor that gives it 85 more hp for RWD and 40 or 50hp for AWD and a huge jump in torque for both. New main screen, and a new shifter location. So I'd like to see what the new car is like. I also drove the Q4 which was better than the ID4. Actually the best EV I've driven was the i4 40. But that's 13 or 14k dollars more. Not really in the same league.

[@JohnCap523]

@@kevinn1158 Aside from the shitty software and crappy display, I just find the Id.4 very bland, almost as bland as the Solterra.

[@JohnCap523]

@@kevinn1158 And….I’m guessing a price increase….

[@kevinn1158]

@@JohnCap523 we'll see. I think after today's horrible Tesla earnings we are going to see prices drop at Tesla which will put a lot of pressure on the sector.

[@3811eric]

I would still get a Kia EV6 over a Model Y. I never liked the looks of Teslas. Both of these EVs are great cars but at the end of the day, EV6 is a better-made car!

[@MrFester]

As a EV6 owner for more than a year now, I can say one huge CON is the US dealerships service centers and no true OTA updates. We get OTA updates for maps and some UI items, but not OS. You are forced to take it into a dealership and waist more time dealing with them asking if you need a oil change all the time during your appointment window.

[@sebrofc]

Thanks for the heads up as a potential buyer this is a huge annoyance and there is absolutely no excuse to have to take the damn thing to a stealership to have to do a routine update.

[@MrFester]

@@sebrofc While I'll rant on this certain dealership, I am hoping not all dealerships in the United States are like that. The EV6 is a great car overall. The ui has been updated a couple times, but needs more work and from the owners surveys I get, they are doing just that.

[@lexlopez15]

​@@sebrofcnot necessarily true as far as "routine updates" go... You can do it yourself by going to the Kia website and using a USB drive. However, I've gotten about 3 over the air uodates and I've had my car for just over a year now.

[@teomolca]

The charge port location is correct. So that it is on the pavement side. If you consider it not a good location because Superchargers cables don't reach, Tesla has acknowledged their mistake and V4 superchargers come with a longer cable so cars with charge port in the right side can use it too.

[@RWagnerPhotography]

Great video, concise! One fact hear is incorrect. Although the EV6 is equipped with Vehicle to Home (or grid) it is not available in the usa. You can not use it to power your home. I checked with KIA USA to confirm. It does have Vehicle to Load for small appliances, but that's not going to power your home. Bonus if you buy one in the USA, you're paying for the hardware for VTG but you can't use it. This may seem like a small feature, but if you have solar power or want backup power for your home batteries are 10-40K and generator starts at around 8k with installation. This feature would be huge if available!!

[@ytvibe7525]

We did not have any issues with user friendlyness. WE had a Honda Hybrid before. I think everything is self explaintory. This car rocks. We did get a charge cable with the car but still have to have it installed by the house.

[@tomk4199]

By now whether an EV has a heat pump or not should be mentioned in every review, even a Pro/Con rundown

[@TB-up4xi]

Yes it does

[@LawlessRaafay]

How much it cost to run compared to hybrid or diesel ?

[@michaelherrera4511]

The car comes with a home charger included my friend. I On the other side, Tesla doesn't include one. I take Kia EV 6 anytime before a Tesla model Y. I I tested both and my son owns one. I EV6 is better in every way except on the radio sound

[@lexlopez15]

Getting one depends on the dealer. Mine didn't come with one. A lot of dealers on most ev's these days are leaving it out to keep costs down.

[@ronniecotton4799]

The cadillac ctsv was the first car I ever used with "smart car" technology. I'm not into EVs, but now having something to compare the EV6 UI/UX to, this car is unnecessarily complicated! It could really be a cool car!

[@diehappy3997]

Clever. Can't burn down the house if you can't charge home .

[@adammman]

Happy to see your videos again! You have very quality information that keeps it interesting and real world relatable 👌

[@TB-up4xi]

The problem in Australia is the pricing (equal rebates all cars here) The Tesla is $8k, $10k and $12k cheaper in each category base, mid, high and is also quicker (except 0.1s performance v GT) and has both better efficiency and range in every category and much more usable space and access to the Supercharger network. The Australian spec also says 350kw fast charging for the EV6 GT but Australia has very limited 350kw+ DC chargers - it may become more important in future but for now anything over 250kw is of limited benefit.

[@foam27]

Model 3 Performance is quicker than the EV6 GT, 3.1s vs 3.4s.

[@Lascarnn]

3I have kia EV and I really don't find this infotainment unfriendly. As with every car, you need some minutes to adjust, but then it's really intuitive and you can access everything you need quite easy. And it has Apple Car Play/Android Auto. The one annoying thing though is beeping. I hope they will fix it in future software update

[@foam27]

I found the infotainment horrendous compared to Tesla.

[@nochancecw]

The best thing about this car is the 800v battery. It allows fast charging from about 10-50%, a tesla has to downgrade fast charging after the first 10-15% due to heat from a lower voltage battery - thus higher current. Having less current due to a high voltage battery will future proof this car and will help reduce heat in the battery. Its funny car reviewers dont spend more time on this. It makes these kia EV's in a class of their own.

[@foam27]

Except in the real world, Electrify America sux for the EV6 charging network, and the EV6 charges WAYYY slower on the much larger TESLA charging network.

[@nochancecw]

@@foam27 charging networks are only getting better and as they improve 400v battery cars will be left in the dust. With the release of the NACS (Tesla) ports as a north american standard, it will also improve interoperability. In 5 years anyone with a 400v battery will be left wanting. I'm very excited to have one standard charger and more cars upgrade to 800v batteries. The new cyber truck is 800v - so future Teslas will likely follow suit.

[@markmosca2526]

i love these 5 minute videos - so informative, entertaining and a perfect match for my attention span! I took me longer to write this comment

[@thomas_ger4098]

I can absolutely not confirm the con concerning the user UI. For me the EV 6 is intuitive. I do not have any issue with it. Also the space in the Frunk as well as the overall available space (in the RWD) are fantastic. Cannot understand why this should be a con. This having said I have to say that I drove a BMW 320d before….and I am not looking back at all.

[@lexlopez15]

The frunk space is somewhat of a con considering the frunk in the European versions is much larger. But even with the smaller one I can manage to fit my charging cable, tesla adapter and jumper cables with enough room left to fit a sandwich and a can of soda. So it's not completely useless like some reviews tend to say.

[@richardcoughlin8931]

I didn’t get any home charging equipment with my Tesla model Y purchased in March 2023. Not even the travel charger that runs on 110 V. just another way in which Tesla nickel and dime customers. I like the car but not so much the company.

[@TB-up4xi]

I think the point was you can buy a branded charging solution for most EVs from their website rather than having to go completely 3rd party - no huge deal though if you ask me, some will be better than the manufacturers solution.

[@Liberty-KIA-BobBrooks-NJ]

Bob From Liberty KIA - the EV6 GT is PURE BEAST!!!!

[@mikes6853]

I just got one two weeks ago new Does any ev6 owner know if sitting in the car off with the key on you drains the 12v? Bc at the charging station I want to sit in my car while charging with the car off.. Also why when turning the car off the driver screen goes white with a P for park stay on while you sit on the car like it doesn’t go black unless I get out and lock the car bc of that screen I’m scared it’s draining the 12v so I stool outside my car for 1.5 hour charge at midnight at the mail cold and scared

[@sebrofc]

The lack of rebate from the government on this and other competitively priced foreign built electrified vehicles proves that the true goal isnt to get efficient clean vehicles on the road but rather making yet another political statement. Forcing people into a 90k ev pickup or overpriced plastic status symbol that is Tesla seems ridiculous.

[@Lendingyourlight]

The $7500 rebate qualifies if you LEASE

[@thinblueline7323]

I just bought one in the us and got the $7500

[@chancellar]

Any trick to doing it? I'm really interested in this car.

[@lexlopez15]

@@chancellar No trick, it wasn't available before but it is now.

[@Lendingyourlight]

@@chancellaryou have to lease it to get the rebate

[@Lendingyourlight]

@@lexlopez15only to lease not purchase

[@KaiPonte]

Thank you, Alex, for this excellent video. I absolutely loved the look EV6, except that it was too small for me to fit my 6'4" (190cm) frame comfortably. The Ioniq 5 was way better.

[@jokulhaups309]

Both cars offer the exact same leg and head room in the front so….

[@KaiPonte]

@@jokulhaups309 odd - I felt tight and cramped in the EV6. Of course, I still am leery of Kia/Hyundai quality. I owned a Kia Sedona and my mom owns a Kia Sportage. My 1999 Lexus is way better built.

[@marvdatboi]

@@KaiPonteyour comparing build quality of two different types on vehicles 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@KaiPonte]

⁠​⁠@@marvdatboihow so? They’re made by the same company.

[@lexlopez15]

​@@KaiPonteLexus is made by Kia? That's what he's talking about.

[@2cartalkers]

i would have bought one except the dealer was adding anywhere from $4000 to $8000 on each one. Naw...../

[@canadarecordsofficial]

Pros unlimited and cons is only it cost a lot. Best EV EVER

[@PeDrOkAs24]

I really think it is better not to have a charger. The amount of chargers that are built and not used even once is enormous. Less trash for the world, please. But I agree you should be able to get it as an option at least. Make it expensive so that you don't sell or produce many of them though. I say this because pretty much everyone ends up buying a level 2 charger for their homes.

[@James-MV]

You left out the biggest con - in both senses of the word: The Kia dealer network. Those guys are the absolute slimeballs in a world known for its absolute slimeballs.

[@i6power30]

Korean products usually are lower quality.. There is already a class action suit regarding overheating during level 2 charging. All recent kia and Hyundai EVs are affected.

[@Lascarnn]

Really, you're not getting any charging equipment from Kia? Funny, I got one, but I'm from Europe. That was 2 kW charger though and i bought 11 kW EVSE charger later for about 700 Euro

[@Kiwidaedong]

Apparently Kia don’t supply a portable charger with the car in the US market. The portable home charger is supplied with the car in other countries.

[@driesdebackere5233]

A bad location for the charging point? Every person that can drive parks backward. So you can easy drive away. And there…. You have your charger. A charger in the front I will never understand. Ok agree maybe bit more to the right side.

[@SadiqKhan-vs5if]

qualify for $7500 and comes with nice portable charger kit.

[@tomyk6606]

Make an affordable model available in the US.

[@tonyriccio5331]

Charger spot awesome

[@bobgreen9980]

*I LOVE my EV6!!!!*

[@hessulipoika13]

Best value EV on market.

[@dougdimmadabs5001]

Yea I’ll go with the Ioniq 5 instead

[@LaceyFilm]

Why is your mic facing the wrong way?

[@EforElectric]

That's the correct way for this mic

[@adrianf7106]

Buy still much better than Tesla Y

[@nothingtoseehere93]

Almost anything made by a real manufacturer is better than Tesla except the q4 etron. Absolute garbage

[@michaelpadilla141]

A for the win

[@michaelbedard7859]

LFP please

[@lexusscluva9560]

U can definitely charge your kia at home

[@Da_GrandiMan]

Nice !

[@rp9674]

It's good

[@delaneyschafer2110]

I test drove an EV6 a few times, and I gotta say it's nothing compared to the model Y. It's half of the car for the price as the Y, literally makes no sense. Maybe if the EV6 was like 40k instead of 80k it'd make a bit more sense, but at its current price point it's a no brainer to skip it and just get the model Y.

[@lexlopez15]

I don't know where you live but the ev6 is not $80k not even for the top GT. At least not in the U. S.... by the way, these days you can find an ev6 for $37k with the $7500 tax incentive.

[@delaneyschafer2110]

@lexlopez15 I'm in Canada. And the one I drove, which was the trim below the GT line, was priced at $78,000 canadian. I don't know what that translates to in usd, probably like 52k or something. Still way too over priced for what it is. The dual motor model y in Canada is $63,000 and it's a much more superior car in literally every aspect.

[@lexlopez15]

@@delaneyschafer2110 I looked it up and it comes out to $57k American dollars... Also, the trims in Canada are named differently than in the U.S... Aside from that, your tax incentives are also different... I'm not saying that the ev6 was an inexpensive car when it came out given that they were hard to find which pushed dealers to mark up the price by $10-15k but these days the price has settked, it's illegible for tax incentives, and after a year now you can find them used with low miles for far less money.

[@delaneyschafer2110]

@lexlopez15 they had 3 sitting on the lot here for like 6 months. They couldn't sell them so they ended up sending them back. I'm not saying it's a bad car. I'm sure it has it's benefits over other evs in the price range. I have driven a lot of different evs, and if it were my money I'd much prefer to spend it on a tesla.

[@lexlopez15]

@@delaneyschafer2110 that's cool, personally I would never buy a tesla just because of it's looks and everyone has one so it wouldn't feel that special to me. Not to mention all it's controls are on the touchscreen... And of course, tesla has a habit of removing features over the air and putting them behind a subscription... I'm looking forward to seeing the new remodeled ev6 as well as the ev3, 4, and 5.

[@bearnice1394]

Embarrassing, just embarrassing 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tonyriccio5331]

Justvradio and a/c not great

[@Mr00Chief00]

WTH uses cubic feet to measure cargo space? Please join the metric world and use liters.

[@dmandman9]

The USA still uses cubic feet.

[@michela1537]

E for ....blah blah no science!

[@bananarepublic8951]

cut the crap and get to the point straight man

[@EforElectric]

If your attention span is very tiny, may I recommend a Disney channel for you

[@Chiefske]

why do you talk so weird?

[@randyjackson1517]

This guys voice is annoying

[@EforElectric]

@@randyjackson1517 I'm sorry sweetheart, did I make your ovaries hurt?

[@strangefire2024]

pros: its a kia EV6 cons: its not a Tesla

[@artjackson8360]

To me not being a Tesla is a pro

[@strangefire2024]

@@artjackson8360 the only reason an EV not being a tesla is a pro is when politics is involved. but that's the beauty of the free market in that people have a choice to pick whatever they want regardless of the reason.

[@bergatube60]

Stop screaming

[@Lendingyourlight]

Shut up

[@GreyWouldBe]

I can give you a con, It's a Kia. A company currently so F'd in the A that the US Government is stepping in because of their 16 ongoing class action lawsuits! With any luck, the company literally won't be around in a couple years. These people are so shady, so self-serving, They used to advertise that they have the best warranties in the business... And then all of their cars started catching on fire (mine included!) And they settled One of their class actions about that and supposedly they're going to be putting a new engine in my car, except they've had it for months now and I've heard no word back from anybody on whether or not they've decided if it's part of the recall or if it's somehow "my fault" in spite of them having records that I brought it into them for almost every service (or Valvoline for oil changes?), turns out they're pulling that with everybody because they are officially done switching out engines, and if you call any Kia dealership right now and speak to their service department, a lot of them are just telling people straight up, we don't have room for your vehicle. Now I don't know why any same person would purchase a car from a company like that, I really don't, but just a little heads up for you guys to check out the class action lawsuits going on. Also, they're locking features of the EV6 behind a $200 a month year pay wall subscription? And I also feel like we just need to step on the neck of every single vehicle that does any kind of nonsense like that. If we pay for it it will encourage every car maker, and then every feature is going to be paywalled.

[@EforElectric]

Why do people care about the corporate problems or triumphs of a corporation they are shopping with? Are you researching every single corporation that sells you your underwear and socks? If you did, you would probably have to walk around naked. So your comment is incredibly idiotic. Embarrassingly so.

[@lexlopez15]

Well this comment didn't age well, not to mention it sounds like you're comparing a gas vehicle and dealership experience to all Kia vehicles and dealerships... I've had my ev6 for just over a year now and it's been worry free for the most part... The few times I did have to take it into the dealer I've been in and out in a matter of hours. I asked why do I hear about dealer complaints in forums all the time and they told me not all dealerships operate the same way... As for the $200 a month subscription, not sure where you heard that but that hasn't happened, at least not yet... I think you're thinking about tesla. 😄

[@KAye633]

Girl you’re doing way too much