Is It Worth the Awards? KIA EV9 Road Trip to See What We Think

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Managing Editor Jill Ciminillo drives from Chicago to Indianapolis and does a range test in the 2024 Kia EV9. How'd it do?
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@duggydo 2 ай бұрын

I tried to get my almost 80 yr old mother to get an EV. She never goes more than 100 miles max. She also hates getting gas and oil changes. I think it would be ideal for her.

@cybertrk 2 ай бұрын

As long as she can charge at home it would be fantastic. I would recommend a Tesla with a Lithium Iron Phosphate pack so she can leave it charged at 100% all the time when not using it.

@duggydo 2 ай бұрын

@@cybertrk I didn’t realize the KIA didn’t have a lithium battery

@cybertrk 2 ай бұрын

@@duggydo the ev9 has a lithium manganese cobalt chemistry, lithium iron phosphate is better for low range drivers who would benefit from leaving their cars plugged in and topped off to 100% all the time. With lithium manganese colbalt you want to not charge above 80% ideally (most of the time)

@MikeSTGL 2 ай бұрын

Good video . Would like to see you di same in winter with EV9 . Get your mom a lvl2 charger . Would been nice to have charged to 90-95 % and topped off before you left . Like you planned .

@PaulCuenin Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing we are looking at ev9 and this was helpful.

@JamesBrittonIRL 2 ай бұрын

I live in the Lafayette area and can confirm the Lafayette Electrify America sucks hard.

@rogerf9613 Ай бұрын

This was a GREAT video. Your real world road trip that compared estimated range with end result, real world range was super helpful and insightful. Thanks for making this!

@Danzilly 2 ай бұрын

Hey! Jill! The question is can I make it! It's on your mind every time you drive this wouldn't fit alot of drivers because you can't drive efficiently in traffic.

@cybertrk 2 ай бұрын

Driving in traffic is more efficient for EVs, not less

@jillciminillo 2 ай бұрын

Yep. What @cybertrk said

@speederz1 2 ай бұрын

hey Jill ,test this model in the winter and see how it performs...keep up the great videos!!! your my big fan...Paul from Buffalo NY

@billwaterhouse5894 2 ай бұрын

Pretty cool Jill, pretty cool

@sajadrezakhani8117 Ай бұрын

That's awesome... I just got mine

@emmalab02 2 ай бұрын

Good video, Jill. I like knowing that I could get to Chiraq without stopping IF I had an EV9. What do you think it would be with an F-150 Lightning or a Model Y? As a PU grad I wouldn’t mind if you acknowledged that Lafayette is Purdue country, the greatest university in the solar system (given how many people we have placed in space and in engineering).😀 Also, you drove to Fishers which is a premier suburb in the US according to Money Magazine; glad you didn’t go to Carmel where the pretentious snobs live.

@jillciminillo 2 ай бұрын

Haven’t ever driven the Model Y, but I do have a range video with the F150 Lightning in winter. That one was a nailbiter.

@clarkwgriswold157 2 ай бұрын

Looks an amazing car Jill. We’ve got two cars. One a little 52 kWh BEV. Have covered 6000 miles in the just over 3 months we’ve had it. Zero issues. Is the infrastructure in the UK that much better?

@jillciminillo 2 ай бұрын

I think the infrastructure in the UK is a lot better. I’ve heard it definitely is in Europe.

@1976axerhand 2 ай бұрын

At least you don't have to worry about rod knock? Too soon xd

@jimharrison3552 2 ай бұрын

You left with the vehicle indicated that you have 309 miles of range, you drove 204 under the best condition, and you probably weight no more than 100 pounds, driving at the speed limit, then arriving the vehicle showing 67 miles left, with using 3% climate and 5% electronics, that leaves about 12% unaccounted for.

@cybertrk 2 ай бұрын

The ev9 is for soccer moms who honestly never leave town but bounce around to a lot of errands each day sometimes.

@jillciminillo 2 ай бұрын

My husband (who weighs 200 lbs) our luggage was also in the car?

@JDubbs07 2 ай бұрын

The GT-Line model here that Jill drove is actually EPA rated at 270 miles, meaning her 204 mile trip with 63 miles of battery remaining is almost spot on. And with the display reading that she averaged 74mph during her trip, this is actually very impressive, since that speed is greater than the EPA's test cycle.

@jimharrison3552 2 ай бұрын

@@JDubbs07 If that's the case why did the vehicle indicated before the start of the trip that it had 304 miles of range?

@JDubbs07 2 ай бұрын

@@jimharrison3552 range estimates (ICE or EV) are usually based off your last drive cycles, suggesting that at the slower, in-town driving Jill was likely most recently doing, upwards of 300 miles was possible. Per the video, not too long after she got on the highway the vehicle recalculated.

@chrisb9478 2 ай бұрын

Nope, no total EV’s for me. I’ll buy a hybrid though, preferably with a turbo engine.

@RichardJoashTan Ай бұрын

But not me, because I will buy a fully loaded Kia EV9 GT Line anyway and I prefer an EV.

@scotthall1381 2 ай бұрын

Which Trim? AWD or RWD?

@Pickuptrucktalk 2 ай бұрын

AWD

@Kaiser333333 2 ай бұрын

Can this use Tesla charging stations?

@jillciminillo 2 ай бұрын

It will be able to, but I don’t think it is able to yet. Original owners will get a converter before the vehicle eventually switches over to NACS charge port.