Kia e-Niro - owner review after 1 year of operation [video]

About Mr. Kia e-Niro electric car review after 1 year of operation appeared on YouTube... How to drive an electric crossover on the border of the B- and C-SUV segments with a 64 kWh battery, 150 kW (204 hp) engine, front-wheel drive and 451-liter luggage space? His master is delighted with this.

Kia e-Niro - advantages and disadvantages of an electrician

The creator of the channel immediately admits that he really likes his car and it is really difficult for him to remember what is bothering him. He takes his kids to school with him, he was on a trip to Italy and he loves it. A big plus of the e-Niro is, for example, its high energy efficiency: even in winter he had 350 km of run on the highway.

Of course, one should expect that he was driving in accordance with the rules, and this is no more than 112 km / h.

He also likes the electric Kia Niro for its package. Everything that he and his family needed during a trip abroad fit in a car equipped with a roof rack. He also arranged the move himself, without renting a van - and he did. In the Tesla Model S, he felt like he was dealing with a big car, the Kia e-Niro just right.

Defects? The car was not cheap and not cheap, the owner pays a lease fee of about £ 500, which is equivalent to 2,6 thousand zlotys. The disadvantages were also the lack of memory for settings in the driver's seat, manual adjustment of the passenger seat and the need to turn off Lane Assist each time, which raises the alarm at all arrows.

The icon on the "P" button quickly deformed, the charging flap may be locked... Residents of Norway point out that it freezes in winter and that in order to get to the charging port at all, it is necessary to conduct a wiretapping session.

Other problems? The paint is easily scratched, and the battery has already run out once, although the car is new. For people who don't have a garage, this will be the downside. there is no app that allows you to control your car remotely. Appka Uvo Connect only supports vehicles from model year (2020).

> The price of the Kia e-Niro (2020) is known: from 147 thousand rubles. PLN for a smaller battery, from PLN 168 for a larger one. Cheaper than we expected!

However, the car's biggest problem is not directly related to this. When someone chooses a Kia e-Niro on a trip abroad, they may have to use Ionita chargers. And this terribly expensive: in Poland the tariff is PLN 3,5 per kWh, which corresponds to over PLN 60 per trip per 100 kilometers.

What after the end of the lease? The channel owner is considering buying a Tesla Model Y, although he fears Tesla won't be able to launch the Berlin Gigafactory until it makes a decision. So among the alternatives are also the Volvo XC40 Recharge, the newer e-Niro, or even the behavior of the current car.

> Tesla Model Y will arrive in Europe only with the German Gigafactory 4

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