2015 Kia Soul EV: Around the Block - Automobile
When the Soul EV arrived in our Michigan offices, we spent two weeks using the all-electric Soul for the daily grind, commuting and running errands to see how the EPA-rated 93-mile driving range measures up in real-world use. Here are some impressions from editors about their respective experiences with the 2015 Kia Soul EV. Our goal was to see how an electric car fit into our daily lives, so I tried to avoid any observer effect and drove the Kia Soul EV just as I... In other words, the worst-case scenario for saving kilowatt-hours in an EV. After driving home, running a quick errand, and driving to a parking garage downtown, I’d traveled 51. 4 miles and used up 55 miles of indicated range, giving me another... I charged up for free at an Ann Arbor parking garage and got an additional 49 miles of electric range, bringing the total range on the funky LED readout to 91 miles. Even with my lengthy commute, an all-electric car like the Kia Soul EV could probably work for my life -- so long as I could charge both at work. Source: www.automobilemag.com
