Testing CCS to CHAdeMO adapter from EVniculus on Kia Soul

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[@82Strogg]

"I forgot the key to the soul" thats some deep stuff Bjorn

[@nakfan]

Yes, please do the 500 / 1000 km with the Soul and the CHAdeMO to CCS2 adapter 👍

[@vreauacaunt]

The "bazooka" charging adapter arrived! Nice)

[@valtersvasilis]

This adapter gives new life to Chademo EV! 😊

[@viraeternus]

I also want to see 500 or 1000 km challenge 😊 bring it on! I’ll be cheering from all the way in Canada

[@SeeliLeck3r]

9:50 : Bjørn has entered his villain arc 😅

[@MrVurtan]

That is a huge plug then. Great to see that this works and the "old" system/cars can still be used.

[@DevAnubis]

The two big problems I still have are water-resistance (it's only IP54 which isn't enough for use in the rain) and security, there's nothing to stop somebody pressing the button, disconnecting the adapter and walking off with it whilst you're using the restroom or eating. But it's certainly technologically very impressive that they've managed to build this into such a tight package. I was worried at first about then only using a single contactor for the positive line, and the negative just passes through from the charger to the vehicle, but on reflection it's fine and not much bother considering the DC circuit only needs to be connected/broken in a single place.

[@DevAnubis]

There are locations popping up in the UK now with only CCS now, so these adapters will probably become popular if these concerns get addressed.

[@AaronStarkLinux]

I can't wait for part 2. I was ready to press the pause button lol

[@user-ib6fu3ux1q]

Looking forward to part two. Great idea making this adapter. Price needs to much lower for consumer acceptance.

[@petertraveller6421]

It should be 999 for now and after 2 years reach down to 499€.

[@razorsharp380]

I found the following list of tested charging stations: ABB Terra 50 kW ABB Terra 120 kW ABB Wallbox 24 kW Alpitronic Hyperchager 150 kW Electrip 60 kW Kostad Unity 120 kW Starcharge 180 kW Kempower 150 kW Kempower 50 kW Elfinity 150 kW VW Chargers 250 kW Aral Pulse 150 kW Veefil 350 kW Blueberry 125 kW Starchager 150 kW Delta Circontrol 50 kW Tritium Veefil 75 kW Efacec 45 kW

[@nomadichippie]

Here in the United States I’m testing the ccs1 chadamo adapter and it only worked one time

[@ElectricMikeEV]

Looking forward to the 1000km challenge 😊😊😊

[@gohumberto]

It's frustrating that installers put the Chademo Charger in the first bay. That means that a CCS user goes to the first bay and makes the only Chademo connector unusable. They probably think they are doing us a favour but it's the opposite. They should put Chademo at the far end of the Bays, so it's more likely to be available.

[@ArturFlies]

1000km of Kia Soul!!!

[@MrBohnsack]

Want to see 1000km challenge with soul 🎉😊

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

Nice video bjorn. I knew you would be one of the 1st to try it. Kia BJorn. Love you had a Burger for old times sake . Hopefully a coke too.

[@KevinT3141]

"Because some people don't know there's a pause button on KZbin" Lol!

[@CampGareth]

1000 GBP for that CCS2 to Chademo adapter is quite a lot of money. If I'd bought a 62kwh Leaf it would make sense but my 24kWh with 113k miles is only worth 2 or 3 of those adapters.

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

Mine is only worth the price of the adapter. I wish Nissan would have made one . My city has plenty chademo units to use but some of the new units are only ccs and I could use them if we had a ccs1 adapter.

[@CAESARbonds]

i think it is worth it, as chademo is already phased out in germany. new stations have 10 CCS statuins an 0 or 1 chademo. basically rendering your car useless.

[@helgejohnsen]

Remember that the Kia supports Android Auto. Connect your phone and you can use Google Maps.

[@HNRichard]

Niceee, time to test it on the Leaf! I'm planning to buy one since here in Indonesia most chargers here are CCS2 for the DC chargers. Though the government mandated that every public DC chargers must have AC charger beside it, but then again I could use it for emergency.

[@chunkychuck]

I can't wait for them to get the CCS1 support working. From what I've seen it only works on very few units until the firmware is sorted. Agreed on micro usb. Your Soul key doesn't have the annoying alarm button that goes off in your pocket. 😅

[@stili774]

Alarm button is us only

[@viraeternus]

I have the CCS1 version, will have to test it out and see what works and what doesn’t. Heard it was supposed to be USB C though?

[@stili774]

@@viraeternus Should be CCS1 and CCS2 be the same except the plug (physical size)?

[@nomadichippie]

I live in Florida and I’m still testing the Donggoun one here.only got it working once at a abbey unit

[@viraeternus]

@@nomadichippiesaw your videos about it too - I bought it from the same folks (Dongguan Longgood); worked on the first one I came across, but will continue to test. kzbin.infoMQyn_B4wGzo?si=bqv5xzH4jYgQX2--

[@Riconeeeeeeect]

09:51 yes, bring it on!

[@KalleSWBeck]

Need this in the US

[@OverlordActual]

I will watch the 1000km challenge with adapter.

[@PierreSimonsson]

9:17 About Tritium they got in to Administration this Friday.

[@tristan351]

In Australia we have many Tritium chargers that are often out of order, some operators are already replacing them with Kempower which work like a dream in comparison

[@PierreSimonsson]

@@tristan351 not surprising att all.

[@hummerltheOh]

Those Fiskers probably piled up because of various problems they had with getting the software ready for customers. This car seems to have been pain in the a.. for Magna who developed and produces (or rather: produced) it.

[@flyordieinafire]

When is the full 1,000km Kia soul EV challenge with the entire episode backed by sinister orchestra? It'll be excellent.

[@ianemery2925]

My worry about the CHAdeMO adapter is, the list of tested CCS2 chargers is pretty small; I'd worry about turning up to a site with no Chad chargers and finding the adapter wouldn't work with whatever charger brands were on site. If you take a minimum of 2 chargers as "safe", there are 60+ mile stretches of major roads in the UK, with no safe CHAdeMO stops along them; without going waaaay off route. M4 corridor to Gatwick, Reading is the last place with more than a single charger - leaving 63 miles to the chargers at the airport. The one and only time I counted on a single charger - it was being blocked by a 2011 Leaf driver insisting on 100%, even though at 90% it was already down to 2KW.

[@Tobse1556]

Almost lost the Key to you Soul. 👻 9:51

[@hivewatch]

Brilliant!

[@stevemichael82]

In Amerika we need an SAE J3400 (NACS) to Chademo adapter, because CCS1 is abandoned. When do we get one?

[@martijnkosters9024]

1400€ adapter, oof.

[@theproffessional9]

It is expensive for sure, but it's better than being limited to the city or having an expensive paperweight.

[@user-hb8sq6ce9u]

Waiting for that someone will make a Chinese copy of it 🙂

[@A.l.e.x.93]

​@@theproffessional9 If you have money for the Kia E Soul and adapter for 1400€. Then you should instead buy a Ioniq 28 kWh. Then you don't need the adapter. You saved 1400€ and give this into the buy of nice IONIQ 28 kWh, huh? So at least in Germany you could do that. Here the prices for E-Soul and IONIQ 28 are not so far apart.

[@davidz1264]

Being able to charge - priceless 😜

[@AdrianMcDaid]

​@@user-hb8sq6ce9uI belive they have

[@jonathancotterill168]

Looks a very useful adapter I own a Kia soul and the ability to use CCS would be epic. Do they want to send one to me in the United Kingdom to test out on our charging network 😁

[@viraeternus]

I just got mine a few days ago but haven’t had a chance to test it yet. I didn’t get it from the EU reseller though, from one of the the Chinese companies (looks exactly the same though - it’s the one that Dala EV got on alibaba)

[@gelisob]

uhuh, the EU one is 1423 euros.. yikes. I wonder how long will it take to have competitor out with ~500eur price.

[@pHD77]

Totally forgot the Kia Soul had a Chademo plug for fast charging

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

Lots of people do. They remember leaf and sometimes Mitsubishi imyev. And the Mitsubishi plug in hyy

[@Blasterxp]

I think the charge adapter will save old cars.

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

I agree. It is too bad quick charge power from California couldn’t make one. They are doing mostly battery replacement now. I got a 30 or 40 amp extension cord from them to charge on level 2 9 years ago for my leaf . Bjorn is the best. And so funny. Even if he dislikes something he doesn’t make it sound like whining like Kyle Connor or Tom maloughney

[@robsmith1a]

Or even the Lexus UXE

[@ryohunter50]

That thing probably runs a processor that is no stronger than a regular ecu. Hard to imagine why it’s so expensive…

[@permariusteigenify]

Skal du leie ut adapteret? Har bruk for noka sånn en lang helg i juni. Indre østfold til Loen med Kia Soul.

[@stili774]

I think leaf 60 should also be over 50kw

[@ashton9699]

Yes, Leaf Plus/e+ can do 100kW. However to get that full 100kW requires a CHAdeMO station that both supports CHAdeMO 1.2 protocol AND has a 250A connector, both of which are extremely rare outside of Japan. The adapter likely doesn't fulfill both requirements, but should still be able to do the ~75kW that they usually get on a 200A CHAdeMO.

[@jonianderson8692]

Can you test the adapter on a Nissan Leaf 24 or 30 kWh version please

[@user-ou7bo7dy8g]

I made a planning error and have to bring a Nissan E NV from Oslo to Denmark. The adapter cannot be delivered by July 5th, 2024. I am looking for someone to lend it to me for 4 days, handover possible between Oslo and Larvik or Denmark Aarhus and Hirthals or sending by post. Thank you in advance.

[@piscario75]

200Wh/km for a 70kph average speed in the Volvo does not compute in my Ioniq brain

[@tridrean]

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[@redjohn20001]

And the Kia Soul 30 kWh car stops rapid charging at 94% as I recall.

[@niklasl9906]

Yes

[@mrmerm]

Hate other USB plugs 😢

[@ElectricMikeEV]

Does it lock to stop theft?

[@marcg1686]

AFAIK, no. You don't want theft protection. What happens if the communication breaks down and you can't release the adapter from the charger?

[@ashton9699]

@@marcg1686as opposed to a normal CHAdeMO connector which locks to the car via a mechanism that's in the plug (charger side)? They are N/O normally open solenoids, if there is no power, they will default to unlocked position.

[@emceh]

I'm not sure if the limits are cable restricted. Most charges follow CHAdeMO v1.0 standard. This allows for charging at up to 62.5 kW. The maximum voltage is 500V, and the maximum current is 125A. v2.0 license is more expensive? CHAdeMO 2.0H, allows for charging at up to 400 kW. The maximum voltage is 1000V, and the maximum current is 400A. I know v2.0 is popular in Japan but didn't Europe settle on 1.0?

[@bjornnyland]

There are no EVs in European market with more than 400 V. And the plugs here are mostly 125 A with a few 200 A plugs (e-on).

[@lucas7793]

@@bjornnyland There are also some hyperchargers which have a black CHAdeMO connector and according to the name plate it is rated for 150A. I don't have access to a CHAdeMO car so I don't know if it delivers up to 60kW for 400V.

[@junz38]

Can you use this product on tesla charging stations

[@bjornnyland]

No

[@toegema]

@bjornnyland Do you think the adapter will ever work on a Tesla charger? After newer firmware updates for the adapter?

[@davidew98]

You do know this is just a rebadge of the first CCS to chademo adapter that was released a few months back

[@TeamHahah]

Anyone know if this would work with the HiPhi Z?

[@bjornnyland]

No. HiPhi Z doesn't use CHAdeMO plug. It uses GB/T.

[@Bersus]

price is outrageous tho...

[@alancobbin]

Fisker 1000km Challenge tonight ?

[@tesla-spectre]

Risky... maybe by the end of the challenge, the company is gone 😂😂😂

[@bjornnyland]

Yes, if everything goes as planned. Unfortunately I couldn't do it yesterday.

[@LittleSpot]

😁🤣

[@LittleSpot]

maybe after testing he must keep it, because nobody is left to take it back 😂

[@alancobbin]

@@bjornnylandsuperb cheers fella,this will definitely be an interesting one 👍

[@goevorgohome]

The problem isn't the chargers but the Japanese car manufacturers.

[@vadimvolvo]

$1720cad for adapter? Ha ha... Thats ALOT!!!

[@paescu_2k350]

According to reviews, Fisker car is really bad. Software bug on wheels

[@tridruankham2657]

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