Kia Niro EV driving 500 km/310 mi in one charge

[@imho7250]

Congratulations on 100k subscribers. 🎉🎊🍾

[@DerBlauzahn]

Congrats! 100k!!! Hurray!!!!

[@burnie773]

Thanks Bjorn quite enjoyed that one ,good to get a perspective on another country .Great to see your wife enjoying the trip as well . Over all the kia niro seems to be a well appointed car .Also good work hitting 100 000 subs .Always look forward to your content , please keep up the great work .

[@stutube44]

Finally, Oregon has a few Niros for sale. Because of you and other Niro advocates, I bought one. Im so happy. Thank you so much for all the videos and feedback about the Niro. Kia did not sell me on this car, people like you did. Peace Bjorn. Stuart

[@rickshepard6128]

I Have the Kia Niro PHEV and I consistently get better than the 26 miles EV range and have been getting 135 MPG in the last 5 months and 9000 miles I have driven with it. I love my Niro and am totally impressed with all the features it came with that many other PHEV charge way to much to add-on but mine came standard with them all. Could not recommend my car enough to other people. I am pretty sure when I trade this in I will go to the Kia Niro EV.

[@harsimranbansal5355]

100k Congrats man! I remember you at 30k and look at you now, its amazing! I also want to thank you for providing this channel to the people and educating people on making the switch to electric. Good luck and hope you reach your next milestone real quick!

[@singularity70]

All that solar panels at 14.30 woow , good review , Congrats for the first 100K

[@Slimylimmey]

Hansom on the outside quality on the inside and fantastic range too. Kia have hit out the ball park on this one

[@KyleandJade]

Can’t wait for them to release these in the us! Thanks for the video

[@TechnologyMove]

GJ Bjor. I'm impressed with the KIA. Thank you very much for your time .

[@mas95jed]

Trying to get an estimate from Kia Sweden on the delivery time as my current lease is up and i liked the PHEV. But this sold me on the BEV model... Great review! Thanks and keep it up! 👍

[@TheSweMusicMan]

Deliveries for Sweden start at the beginning of 2019.

[@Hawki777]

As always, love your video reviews Bjorn, so natural human presentation. They are long and so detailed, hardly get bored. Great job!! Waiting for Kia Niro EV to arrive in Canada. Looks like Kia hit the sweet spot with this perfect size CUV for a family of 4, not too small (like Kona, may be okay for couples). Cancelled apt. to test drive (regular) Kona before booking for the Kona EV (after seeing your Kona video reviews, had made the apt.) And with 400-500km range in a single charge, it can be the primary family car, even for long distance traveling. And saw your interior review (sleep test :) - that was cool/practical. Looking forward for your next reviews of Niro (charge speed ...).

[@kootenayevfamily4208]

I'm also in Canada with a family of 4 looking forward to the Niro to replace our Leaf. What a well thought out car from the looks of it! I sat in the hybrid version and found it much more comfortable with adjustable seats for my tall frame.

[@yvesperis128]

Also from Canada, Ottawa vicinity (Gatineau, Québec). Currently driving a 2015 Sorento and am waiting for the arrival of the Niro EV at my Kia dealer at the turn of 2019. Will definitely book a test drive and hopefully my expectations will be met and I can negotiate a trade-in. I am more than satisfied with the Niro's specs and stats :)

[@brandonkylemarks]

Have any of you seen any Canadian pricing for Niro EV? It's looking like close to 60g with limited supply, pretty bummed about it

[@goranmihajlovic6179]

LAst I heard, Canadian pricing was probably going to be 45k. Where'd you see 60?

[@brandonkylemarks]

@@goranmihajlovic6179 saw a vid that European pricing came out in the mid to high 40s, so I was just speculating

[@sergeyyevtukh388]

The rest area with dining , EV charging +solar is beautiful, spotless, and just jaw dropping gorgeous ! Tesla still dream about it, Korea and Kia’s EV already enjoin it! Thanks Bjørn! This video is real treat and very enjoyable! Congrats on reaching 100K subs!!!

[@robertlee689]

Great presentation style, Bjorn . You bring up a lot for people to contemplate while making it fun to watch,

[@funkjoker70]

WOW 100.000+ Congrats from 🇦🇹

[@abbaby555]

As soon as it's available in the USA I will buy one for my daughter, it will be a perfect fit for her while away in medical school

[@ulif.7593]

Great performance ! You and the Niro EV 👍

[@peterhughes4832]

Brilliant' I own the Kia Niro Hybrid version , and I gotta tell you, I love it

[@johnnorth9355]

Excellent real life type driving over distance . It will be good to see the 120kmh test for comparison and also what charging speeds are available on fast charging after running down the battery so far. The Ionic, Kona and the Niro seem to be filling the market space that GM tried to own but it's marketing blunders in Europe seem to have lost it it's lead. The Ampera seems to be almost non existent (in the UK) and the Bolt is nowhere to be seen. In this segment of the market the smart choice is therefore between the Kona and the Nero . Nissan better sit up and take notice also.

[@johnnorth9355]

Thanks for the info which is very interesting and pretty much what I was hoping for and this makes it extremely usable as a day to day and holidays car for me - anything over 200 miles is as much as I can tolerate these days in one stint without a comfort break and stop for refreshments so as long as fast charging is not impeded by extreme rapidgate the spec is a good replacement for an ICE as far as I'm concerned.

[@Alrukitaf]

A very strong contender as a game changer. The key is economies of scale. In the next two years, with better battery and battery production technology cars like this will become commonplace.

[@madsdgdhg]

Good video. This is looking like the EV to get in europe on the "affordable" price range. Good looking, good quality, good equipment, good range and the usual kia warranty. Thanks.

[@Reason077]

Littering is definitely about education and cultural attitude. We have fines for littering in the UK but they're widely ignored, so many of our roads and even countryside/nature areas are always covered in litter. Really sad but people just don't seem to care.

[@gregandkaruna6674]

Maybe just like in Korea it's not the locals but tourists that litter?

[@chrisandclaremoore6472]

Truckies from the continent are the culprits in Kent and it’s not just litter it’s also bodily waste they leave behind I’m hoping British truckies are cleaner

[@victorseal9047]

Littering Is generally a reflection of the persons state of consciousness.

[@tbvjqor123]

@@gregandkaruna6674 Chinese tourists liter all over Korea and we are pretty upset about it.

[@libertymurf281]

Littering 1st shows a lack of respect to others & 2ndly shows a self-centered attitude! Also a lack of kindness & empathy... It's a Big Red Flag when dating another - lack of class / refinement & intelligence.

[@filihartmann]

Nice video Bjorn. Thanks for sharing all these information. Cheers from the south of France!

[@aaromnido]

WoW! 500Km with one charge, it's pretty impressive!! Thanks for this video!

[@TO-xd1fb]

Congrats on 100000 :) subscribers.. Keep up the good work. Always interesting content you bring to your channel & show us :) Always enjoying to learn more about Evs and there technology. Kia Niro Ev is an amazing Car beside Hyundai Kona Ev. Waiting for a future content of the Tesla Model Y coming soon. 🙏🏼😇👍

[@domr2893]

14:40 In Germany it is called "Raststätte" on each autobahn.... There are tesla superchargers as well as common electric chargers, with restaurats and so on... And it's morr and more common to build up these solar-trees as sun-protection, but it is't as needed as in mediteran countries like spain or italy.

[@connovanwijk]

Thank you Björn! Because of all your e-Niro reviews I ordered one in The Netherlands! 😃

[@lancecorporal7605]

13:57 신용카드 == credit card you can use a credit card to pay for charging that is a normal expressway rest stop in Korea...

[@padraigdorman6003]

Great video. 100K. Congratulations from Ireland where you have a lot of fans

[@lancecorporal7605]

congratulations on the 100k 11:19 that is averaging speed limit there is one section in that road (Seoul - Yangyang expressway) where the speed is averaged over around 12 km (mostly inside Korea's longest motorway tunnel -> with a length of 11 km) all navigators in Korea do that i.e. indicate average speed, remaining distance, etc. cameras get your plate number upon entrance and exit of the section and if you exceed the speed limit, you get a ticket in the mail. other speed limit enforcers are overhead and roadside instantaneous speed cameras... you can actually go over the speed limit -> as long as there is no camera the navigator tells you that you are overspeeding only when there is a camera nearby

[@stevemccormack4875]

Like with the Hyundai Kona, this Kia Nero EV seems to check all the boxes. Excellent all round and very desirable. Like with the Kona, my only anxiety is about Kia being able to keep up with demand. I sure hope that both these companies get super-organized with huge battery production. With so many other auto makers stalling in this area the South Koreans have a great opportunity right now. By the time the competition get properly going on EVs (maybe 2020...) Kia and Hyundai can have moved a lot of electric cars. They have 2 great cars for mass consumption. Go go go!

[@GunarsRodins]

Thanks for introducing Korea - the parking-charge spot, real thing! Korea rules + Niro EV is great.

[@ericsens4355]

Congrats Bjørn on 100K subscribers. From the Netherlands!

[@jdvaillancourt]

Thanks again for the video, Bjorn. Looking forward to more Niro goodies!

[@jyi456]

The Han River. There are parks along the river now. You can order food to the park with your phone.

[@libertymurf281]

Congratulations 101,407 subs, exponential growth will now occur for you as more EV's are coming to the marketplace!!! TY for the video! Tesla needs to move the Model Y release forward to ASAP! I know they can't for many reasons, but I can dream about it... 👍 Thank You Bjorn!

[@cashbonanza963]

An EV with traditional controls? Will definitely get something like this

[@yuramsite]

Welcome to Korea! Now I know more about my own country's EV infra, thanks to you.

[@ayydude4221]

I drove the Hybrid Kia-Niro as a rental car during my vacations in Norway. Was impressed by that car! Congrats on 100k!

[@gerardmelvin8670]

I have KIA SOUL.My best car ever cant beat electric cars This could be my next car .Looks very good.Thanks for sharing. Gez in the UK.

[@steveevans444]

Your videos are marvellous, very informative and just so funny. Please continue.

[@yodagerhard8389]

Wow > 100 k followers, gratulation 👍👍👍👍👍 I tested today a Niro fossil or hybrid. The room space is really good, much better as in Kona, i totally agree with you.

[@lancecorporal7605]

when testing, if you are departing from Seoul, during weekends, the expressways are going to be jampacked (out of Seoul -> Saturdays, in to Seoul -> Sundays) the Seoul capital region has 25 million people...

[@arek314]

16:50 BMW driver parked outside of marked space. Some things transcend cultures, I bet his/her turn signals are immaculate.

[@iu2]

Lol. So true. BMW drivers are just a**holes.

[@iu2]

@@jonathan6665 I'm opining from personal experience. Not all of them a re bad, but whenever I encounter an a**hole on the road, it's usually a BMW.

[@bossman6174]

Thanks for showing us these cars. It will definitely be a factor in my decision on what to buy for a EV.

[@erikthougaard3788]

Just wanna say, that you do a very good job, and you have a good sence of humor.....regarts from denmark...

[@Jer_Schmidt]

That is very impressive for a relatively inexpensive EV! Great video.

[@wobby1516]

I’ve seen a similar solar setup in France in a supermarket car park, no chargers though, I believe they use the solar power to keep the refrigerators in the supermarket running and have substantially reduce their electric bill.

[@jollyjohn6403]

You had your wife with you too, that is more load on the heavier than Kona car. That would make it on par with each other . I don't know how much of a factor the weather will be too. Loved your long distance range test as always . Kona vs Nero RACE next ;)

[@PlanetCypher_]

100k 👍 🎆 also starting to really like the Niro just as I suspected.

[@EirikMNewth]

HEY! 100K subscribers! Looking forward to the celebration video. :)

[@scwfan08]

The other hand is doing something else. That's what she said. 😂

[@CACars]

My thoughts exactly :D

[@graememudie7921]

Too much information 😛

[@13partnership]

come on, dont be silly......

[@irimaximustv]

Awesome review Bjorn! And Congrats on reaching 💯,000 subscribers! You deserve it! Good content can’t wait to see you test/review the new E-SUV’s from Audi and Mercedes, looking forward to see some true Bjorn range torture tests! 😎 and see how they really compare including how good of an autopilot they have!

[@알래스카북극곰]

@12:14 It's because that feature is specifically built for only that tunnel. I bet that navigation did not show Average Speed until you got into that tunnel. That tunnel has CCTV with License plate capture before entering the tunnel and after exiting tunnel. It calculates the average speed based on time stamp from point of enter to point of exit. And if the average speed is over the limit, they send speeding ticket. Because of that, Korean navigation companies built such function for "point to point speed checking section" to inform/warn drivers what their estimated average speed is.

[@StephenHay]

Pretty cool to see an outside perspective of Korea. Living here, I take some of this stuff for granted, like the super-detailed and helpful SatNav systems (even the free map apps provide average speed and really detailed images!). Some things are frustrating here, but it's good to see the EV infrastructure getting built up finally. I see lots of Ioniq EV's about, a few Bolts, but haven't seen a Tesla in the wild yet.

[@gregandkaruna6674]

It's the charger limited, it's because the last 5-6% is painfully slow and so they limit it so that hopefully drivers free up the space. It's the same in our country.

[@robertsolis5980]

Thanks Bjorn for the review. So funny when you said... driving at the rainbow road 😁.

[@ramblerandy2397]

Range wise, this really puts the recently announced Merc EQC in the shade. The KIA Niro is a properly sorted EV. Great range test video. Good shit.

[@eb1888.]

True speed is a good feature. I hope it carries over.

[@MrVegasoul]

It’s a quite impressive test result. Achieving 500km at hot summer day driving with one more passenger is quite amazing even though NIRO EV size is bigger than Cona EV. It will be great if you can test drive at Norway with similar condition. Cona and NIRO are affordable price EV with long range capability. I think they may open new chapter on EV history.

[@FancyaBevMate]

Great video bjørn, I've owned four kias before my leaf and sorry Nissan unless you make a cross over SUV my next BEV will be the niro. You know I would have bought the niro if it was available in the UK earlier this year. I could not wait to change cars as the lease was up oh well niro is looking perfect for the Taxi industry! Cheers

[@stephane7484]

i love to see you show us some other nation, sorry for my english

[@JC-eo9cd]

Hi Bjorn, Can you give a detailed demo of the Paddle Shifters? It would be cool to see the various modes and if it feels like downshifting a manual. Congrats on the 100k, on to 200k easy!

[@midlandsukdashcam9686]

Good job 100k . I will be here for 500k 👍🤗

[@myhandlewastakenandIgaveup]

I have an kia niro ev and can tell y’all the range is amazing!!!

[@powershin12]

The average speed thing is for a speed camera. It means if you faster than 100 at a certain road, you'll get speeding ticket. 88 means your average speed between first camera to your current location.

[@bigbadcharz]

Awsome video som vanlig Bjørn

[@lukealdrich]

You have the perfect voice to fall asleep to. Thanks to you I am getting great sleep at night.

[@ktd3397]

Battery differences between Kona and Niro. Kona; NCM 6:2:2 from LG chemical. Niro; NCM 8:1:1 from SK innovation.

[@CACars]

Wauv, I did not see that comming. Since it´s bigger and have more weight, I have guessed 450 like you. This is really great news. And gz on the silver button :D

[@TheMagdiragdag]

According to WLTP the Kona should do 482km on a charge and the Niro 470km and that would only mean a difference of 2.5%. The difference you see of about 5% could be due to the different conditions, warmer weather etc. Nice video!

[@maximilianholland]

Great test Bjorn, thank you. Seems amazingly efficient for a decent sized vehicle! I'm guessing at the 120 km/h speeds, the efficiency gap between Niro and Kona will get a bit bigger, maybe 10%.

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

*300 real world miles per charge* for under $150,000 is a game changer;>

[@AntonioSilva-fp3yj]

100k!!! Ninja!

[@JohnDoe-vx3z]

This thing looks very promising.

[@Redford_lee]

19:00 in Korea you don't really "have to" lock your car.... not only it will lock automatically in 5~10 min but also no one would try to open your car... you will be very surprised when you go cafe in Korea... you know people leaves their belongings on table to "dip" that sit? In korea people leave their phone or laptop... sometimes even their wallet if they only brought phone and wallet... and using Samsung pay for coffee lol.... i know it sounds like bragging... there are thief in korea too. But at least you don't have to HIDE expensive things in car . cuz someone would break widow and take it.... like navigation, dash cam, stereo(siriously...?), phone or even just baggage...

[@iu2]

This is true. Unfortunately, Koreans who visit other countries, like USA, are victims of theft because they leave expensive things in their cars or in cafes.

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

south korea is the best in the world for rest stops. not joking. people get on the highway and pay the toll just to get to the rest stop in some cases. the ministry of environment has placed chargers all over the country too. DC fast chargers.

[@iu2]

This is true. The rest stops have great food, and people go there to just hang out.

[@scrapiron]

I've had a kia niro (2021 model) rental for two weeks. The vehicle I have will charge to 100% for about 300 miles range, plus or minus about 10 miles. I love the car and its features. Consumer Reports magazine gives it a low rating mostly based on reliability of brand, it low rated my Prius C also, but I disagree with the magazine's assessment of both cars.

[@ramblerandy2397]

And congrats on 100K subs.

[@henrikthfner3679]

Congrats on 100k🎉🎈🎆

[@graememudie7921]

The average speed facility is a good idea. I rest my average speed on my trip computer when I hit average speed cameras, that works.

[@Biskawow]

I give wife 10/10, Bjorn lucky bastard

[@aravindsn]

@Björn , Do you have Speed vs fuel efficiency chart ? Since you have also done the range test in winter, it would have great if you had a summary Chart.

[@KrokoHunter]

Really looks like the Kona or Niro could be a good entrylevel EV for me and my family ... as I drive 150km each day I want an EV with a good range .. which they both have .... right now the Niro is winning a bit on the size .... just being that tad bigger could be the tipping point for me ..... but of course I wanna see the Volvo XC40 first ... although that is of course not entrylevel anymore :D

[@ushnakhan7194]

Congrats on 100k

[@krneki44]

More KIA Niro videos please :)

[@CoolSilverWolf]

Wifey so good to you. She's getting less camera shy at least

[@bosarama]

What you saw at the second station are thermal solar panels.

[@lockwyn]

Thank you for this great video!

[@jdnrotterdam2150]

I’ll going for this car now.

[@mallikanth1689]

I presume you were on cruise control to keep such a constant speed? I understood that CC was bad for efficiency with an EV. I guess not! Excellent video, as ever, You've already persuaded me to order a Kona EV.

[@bjornnyland]

Kona and Niro activates regen if the car in front brakes. Tesla activates friction brakes instead. Tesla could improve efficiency on ACC if they could.

[@oscarferreira1]

This car looks alot like the Hyundai kona, yes?

[@13thCP]

500kms!? We need to get e-niro here in the states asap!

[@CHICOZTACOS]

Quite entertaining an informative. Subscribed!

[@21398Jack]

DUDE I DIDN'T KNEW THAT U CAME TO SEOUL!!!! I HOPE I GET TO SEE U ON THE STREET :))))))

[@debbieshallhornking3393]

Congratulations on the 100,000, Bjorn!!!!! 👏 I have a few questions. Do you have any idea as to price for Canada (or cost in U.S. dollars)? Also, is the Niro battery liquid cooled? We use AC here, so I'll have to ask my dealer what I'll need for a home charger. Also, what is the ground clearance and does the battery hang down like the Kona's? Hope not. Thanks for all the hard work. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@DirkHav]

Someone driving slower than me ? That must be impossible ! I laughed with tears.

[@samusaran7317]

55mpgh-50 is a pretty common speed limit in some areas. Just saying

[@Reason077]

13:33 Great looking chargers! Koreans doing it right by accepting credit cards directly at the charger. So weird that they use CCS Type 1 in Korea, though...

[@livinglifemyway7349]

Waiting for the Kona Electric to come to USA

[@strahlberger]

Thank you very much!