First Long Road Trip in the Kia EV6 | This EV continues to impress! 

Found your channel a week ago, since then you’ve convinced me to go electric ! I sold my 2021 full size Ford Bronco for more than I paid , and used the extra cash towards my new Kia EV6 wind in steel gray. Just drove it home today, just wanted to say thank you for your amazing channel!

You mean to say that the sound system is affected by hundreds of pounds of stuff packed around all the rear speakers? I’m shocked.

Comfortability is not a word! Try comfort. 😊 then you’ll be comfortable.

We just finished a 10,000 plus mile, 6 week road trip in our Ioniq 5. Starting the trip like you, I thought that I would just use the CarPlay and Apple Maps for navigation, but because the turn by turn directions show up in our heads up display I decided to use the Hyundai on board navigation (same as the Kia) instead and grew to prefer it over the Apple. Here are the things that I like. First you have a segment on the side of the screen that shows the three next navigation points and the miles ahead. It's great to know a few moves ahead. There are three tabs on the top of that. Detailed, which shows the navigational points along the route that are non essential. Rest Stops, which shows all the rest stops on the route, really good to know. The last tab is simple, which tells you the next three instructions that you need to know. On this part of the screen there is a light gray area on the side. If you press on that the navigation instruction screen moves left and you have a small screen that you can scroll up and down. It has many things. My favorite is the compass screen that has an analog compass, with the longitude and latitude and the elevation in real time, it also has a clock screen, a screen that shows the state of charge, range and distance to the nearest charger, and a screen that shows the current music source playing in your car including Apple Music. As far as programing it. I found that asking it to find any location without typing was a least as good and Apple and typing in a point of interest worked 99% of the time. The only thing I like better about Car Play is being able to click on a link and have it go right to navigation. Love your content, keep it up.

That charge delays must be something in the American charging stations, here in Denmark it starts instantly every time.

Girl, lemme tell ya what....Three weeks before I took delivery of my ID4, I decided I should probably drive one. I went to the dealer I was having mine delivered to and took one on an eight mile test drive. Not only my first ID4 drive, but **my first ever EV drive.** Fast forward to getting my car. I took delivery on a Friday and the following Friday I road tripped it to southern North Carolina. 424 miles. Jumped into EV life with both feet charged. 9 months and 14k miles later and I'd drive it across the country without any worries. 10% battery at the charger is the norm. And your small peeve is mine too. If they'd get rid of that app to charge necessity I'd be even better off. Plug and play is the way. And as much as I dearly love my ID4, they really are going to have to step up range and charging speed if I'm going to buy another VW. I road trip the snot out of mine and other makers are already WAY out pacing mine.

Great information!! Enjoy Rhode Island!! My furthest EV trip was in my 2015 LEAF 24kWh. 150 miles roundtrip. 1 stop each way to charge. I have a 2017 Volt now. We have a 2022 Maverick XLT Hybrid, as well. Very nice vehicle!! Keeping an eye on the EV World, waiting for the $25K Tesla. Love your videos. You are too funny. Keep up the good work!! Cheers!!

Looking great lovely Shannon...............be water my friend

You don't have to touch your phone at all. Using android auto or carplay, open the EA ON THE CAR SCREEN... it will recognize that you're at a station based on your location...then you select the cable number you're going to use and swipe to start... you then get out, plug in and it starts up and goes.

Hi Shannon. You asked what the longest road trip people have taken in their EV. Last year, just before Labor Day, my wife and I drove from San Jose CA to San Diego for a family function. After that was over, we left San Diego and drove to Manchester TN for a running race I had entered (A Race For The Ages). When the race was over, we drove back to San Jose. Total mileage was a bit over 5000 miles. I drove at or a little above the speed limit the entire distance. For some reason, Electrify America had free charging for us the week of Labor Day so energy cost was around $100 for the trip. There was a couple of hiccups. Oklahoma has chargers called "Francis". I wasn't impressed. EA had removed one station that I had planned to stop at. Had to use a level 2 charger to get to a DC Fast Charger the next day. That fiasco was mostly my fault. Other than that, it was a great way to drive across the country. Your comment about the lack of charging infrastructure for a trip to Maine is still appropriate for some other parts of the country. But, those areas are becoming fewer and fewer. And unlike ICE vehicles, if there's a plug, there's a good chance we can get enough charge to continue the trip. My maximum range in my rear wheel drive premium extended range Mach E on any trip I've taken is just over 330 miles (EPA 300). I've driven it up to 320 miles and still had 15 miles on the range estimate. (A round trip from home so no, it wasn't all downhill with the wind behind me) Glad you're getting more subscribers. You deserve a lot of credit for putting out your own perspective on driving an EV.

Last weekend our family of four took our EV6 1,200 miles from Boise, Idaho to South Lake Tahoe. Really great road trip car. We had some issues with EA chargers in Winnemucca, NV, but all of the others were great, and we had a blast as a family.

Smart of you advertising some junk food good job heheh!!!

I live in a southwestern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. I've taken my MME to Chicago, Detroit, NYC, and Ellicotville NY for a sub-zero ski weekend. Electrify America (and even EVGo) do a great job for those trips! NYC was the furthest for us 462 miles each way with a 50 minute McDonald's recharge midway. You're absolutely correct about some CCS charging deserts prohibiting non-Tesla travel. West Virginia is a dead zone with zero DCFCs! They had ONE single DCFC (Astorg Auto), but it's broken now. So until Elon opens up the three Superchargers along I-77, the MME isn't going to Myrtle Beach anytime soon... That EV6 is amazing, and your charge rate was stellar! Mine maxes out at 150 (and almost never stays there very long) so I was thrilled to see your next gen Kia doing that much better! Cool video, and I hope the rest of your trip is/was fantastic for you all!

Shannon, thanks for taking the EV6 Wind AWD with Tech Package on a road trip. I’m still getting an EV6 but decided to get the GT Line RWD. I don’t need the AWD in San Antonio, Texas and the extra miles are nice with RWD. Plus, Kia is smart in that from all my research you can’t get the Tech Package in the Wind RWD. The MSRP is about the same. I’ll continue to be a Subscriber just because 😏

Took my Tesla MY about 1,700 miles from south of Birmingham, Al to northern Indiana, back through Kentucky across Tennessee to Gatlinburg, Tn. We then went south to Chattanooga, Tn and home. Zero issues and no problem charging. Great trip.

from what I have been seeing, the sound system is a software issue. People have used 3rd party app to boost the audio output which helped fixed the issue. I'm sure KIA will fix this down the line.

I've also noticed some issues with Apple Car Play. On a 2 hour trip to Maine, carplay just shut down. The port seemed like it was totally dead and nothing we did worked (we were on the road and could not stop at that time). The radio worked fine, just no connection via the USB port. After a quick stop to shop (20 minutes), we returned to the car and it was working fine. I've only seen it that once. Has anyone else seen it?

Hey! Did you track the efficiency of the Y? You mentioned that the EV6 managed 3.4 to 3.8 mile per Kw. How about the Y? Thanks. Great video.

Just making the stuff fit into the cars like a Tetris game is a skill in and of itself. Was that you Shannon or J2?

My neighbor literally chose the top trim Ioniq 5 over the GT EV6 based on the sound system. That’s how bad the EV6 sound system/stereo is.

The tuning of the sound system isn’t great. You gave to adjust every setting.

Tech Package is worth every penny I have a black EV6 Wind with Tech Package and love the safety features, that is why I went with the EV6 versus Ioniq 5.

Good one,,,, couple thoughts,, electrify America’s may be 18.5 seconds faster with just tap ,not app.,,I plan to go next weekend from Long Island to Portsmouth new hamp. With stops at Newport ,and Boston,, and in my planning as far as Portland me,looks real easy as far as charging north of that not sure Portland 4 years ago was amazing full of charging spots ,

I get over 320+ miles on a 100% charge with my AWD EV6 Wind with Tech Package. I agree withe the sound system it is great with windows closed and when it is loud but when you lower the volume it really leaves a lot to be desired but it is adequate for my purposes. The nav took me a long time to adjust to but it is working well now since the latest update so you may want to try it. Never had a probelm with Apple CarPlay but only have 2100 miles on the car and don't use CarPlay a lot with it.

I ordered my ev 6 after being pushed back from my tesla order. Hopefully I’ll get my ev 6 soon. You may want to mention to the dealer when you take it in about the sound. Someone else on youtube had a similar problem and he said the dealer fixed it for him

Would you take the EV6 over the IONIQ 5? :-) love your channel

also another very interesting point ,,the use of the camera showing side view mirror blind spot view is first step as europe and other places are prepared to get rid of outside door mirrors and replace with cameras as those mirrors are a huge deterrent to mileage efficiency ,,and provide more safety , they always talk about door handles ,mirrors much worse

Sounds like a fun trip. You asked about other road trips. We drove our MME GT from Boise, Idaho to the Bay Area, then down to Santa Monica, and back to Boise. 2,200 miles. 16 DCFC's (14 of which were are EA chargers with no issues). Cost was less than 1/2 of gasoline in our other car (Audi Q3). Fantastic trip and MME GT was so fun to drive. BlueCruise did great - at one point drove 2 hours on rural Interstate without touching pedals or steering wheel. Averaged 2.8 miles/kWh (which is just about EPA highway rating) going an average of between 70-75 mph. Enjoy!

What is the main issues your having with the ev6? Is it better all around then the Mach e?

I have done somewhat the reverse trip on 2 separate occasions with our AWD EV6. Our trip takes us from NYC to our Va beach home stopping at the same Wawa in New Castle De, as you did. to charge up to 80%. They have both 150 and 350 chargers.. I have used both the 350 and 150, surprisingly did not save much time over the two possibly a couple minutes at most, though in honesty I was starting at more than 55% on arrival. Just a side note going down on the first leg I was getting 4 kWh/mi second leg 3.8 kWh/mi with air and cooling seats, could have made it easily to my destination of 280 mi though my wife was not wanting to try it. One side note we must of hit the same storm you did with the hail and torrential downpours on the NJ Turnpike . I must say the car handled admirably where as many cars turned onto the shoulder of the Turnpike, we were able to continue with full control and safely deal with the rain and road conditions while having full control of the vehicle at all times . However my range did suffer on this return trip dropping to 3.4 kWh on our second leg home while using AWD in Ipedal and climate control. Just a small suggestion, download your EA app into your apple or google wallet, makes the transaction with EA EVSE units more seamless. Just tapping RFID reader from apple wallet and the system is up and running in less than 30 seconds. True not as seamless as the Tesla, but it works. Have a great time on your road trip hope to see more videos on your adventure home.

I have the EV6 First Edition (numbered 723), and my paperwork list the car as a Wind/GT- Line. The body is a Wind with all the options you can get in a GT- Line, sunroof and all the goodies. But because the body is a Wind the suspension is not as stiff as the GT-Line and I missed that, so I might have to go after market for that stiffer ride. Other than the soft ride, I love this car and will get the electrified Stinger when they come out in a few years if they're as good as my EV6 First Edition.

Ironic you mention Kim, a reviewer in Cabana called the EV6’s butt the Kardashian butt.

In relation to the sound, I watched another review on the EV6 and there was a software update on the amplifier. After KIA installed this update he said the sound was fantastic.

There's still some things the Tesla just gets right over the Kia. It was definitely on my short list but the Model Y has more interior space, more usable range and that charging network is number 1. I'm hoping that they open up their network soon and that's going to be a game changer for other EVs being able to go longer distances across the country.

Nice video but not be able to charge my car on the road is a definite negative and why I will keep my Tesla for the foreseeable future.

Have the same problem with Car Play “crashing” in the Mach E. 😳

I’ve taken my Tesla from Phoenix to San Diego and Phoenix to the Grand Canyon with no problem whatsoever. Are planning to stay all summer? That’s quite a load of “stuff”.😅

What was your charging time and how many kW did you get at that 350kW charger? I will be jealous, but still looking forward to my MME GT I have on order. It’s going to be an around the town kinda car.

How long did it take the EV6 to charge at the 1st stop station? I think u said in Delaware

Ioniq 5 SEL wheels on the EV6? Huh?

I also have my ev6 crash sometimes with android auto and the latest update, definitely something going on there.

Greetings from central RI, where, for about 6 weeks, my Yacht Blue "SUNPOWER" GT-Line AWD has been happily bypassing gas stations and gets charged for FREE at two state-sponsored ChargePoint locations just off of RI I-95 (exits 1 & 10). Thank you for the video, agree with most of what you said, but please be more specific about where the charging infrastructure is lacking en route to Maine. I'm sure metro Boston has a ton of "level 3" chargers, so are you referring to Maine itself being a little sparse? I'll be doing some traveling this summer so need to know! Ty, and safe travels y'all!

Holey Underwear, y'all! Why hauling even the kitchen sink? Moving and storing paraphenalia with your family? I'm surprised they are in Rhode Island, as you're definitely a southern belle, Shannon. It's good to know the non-Tesla charging worked well for you. That is the one stumbling block that needs to be smoothed out for other EVs. As for Apple CarPlay, my guess (only a guess) is that you were moving from one cell phone tower to another, and the signal would be dropped during that transition…? Gotta say that, while I'd roll down my window for you, no way would I do it for Kim Bad Karma'dasian. Hope you have fun farther up north!

Nice video, I missed seeing charging the car in real life though

Does the Kia have "autopilot" or lane keep assist similar to the Tesla? I know on my 2000 mile Florida road trip Tesla autopilot was a God send. Made the trip so much more relaxing to drive being able to rest my arms on the armrests for extended periods of time.

I've gone from RI up to Portland ME....easy peasy, plenty of charging options. Farther north it gets pretty sparse though. If you're stopping in TIverton let me know!

Did the Tesla charge at 200 to 230 kw?.. if not I'm guessing the KIA was faster even with the 1 to 2 mins connection time

According to the placard on my Jeep it can only haul 860 pounds with gear and passengers. You were close to your limit I’m sure.

Dang that car looked like you grabbed everything in the house and moved, in the dark of night. You gone for a few months?

On board route planning and battery pre-conditioning are what the EV6 really needs...Tesla's NAV is so much better than anything else...unless you want to spend really big bucks on a Taycan or Audi E-tron.

Are the iOS devices current GEN and up to date (iOS 15.5)? I’ve had no issues over 3,000 mi in the sister EV IONIQ5, but yeah the Bose and meridian speakers suck

Quick question. Doesn’t the EV6 come with complementary 2 years, or 1000KWH of free charging? Not sure if you knew that or signed up for it

They will ask what vehicle it is since you took of all the badges on the body of the vehicle including the rims. There is no way to identify the vehicle

A minute or 2 to start a charge? In what world

2,500+ miles round France in my EV6 GT Line S in May; some thoughts: The on board Satnav is actually pretty good, never needed to use Google Maps or Apple Maps The Meridian system on the GT Line S is absolutely fantastic - theres no need to try to tinker with settings Charging infrastructure in Europe is more than good enough - Ionity mostly (equivalent of EA in Europe) - spent less than 4 hours charging in 2,500 miles. 130kph (81 mph) makes a dent in economy, but who wants to spend their road trip at 60mph?

Awesome video. The EV6 although a very nice EV is still not the level of Tesla's as far as charging infrastructure is concerned and in addition, I'm not a fan of it's looks.

EV wash? huh? people are milking your money. Just get some car wash....

muthas??? 🙄

Nice video but to not be able to charge my car on the road is a definite negative and why I will keep my Tesla for the foreseeable future.

An EV is not something I would want to take on a roadtrip that requires charging between point A and B. I don't want to have to plan on locating a charging station and waist time sitting. Especially in the middle of the night. Gas stations are everywhere unlike EV charging stations which aren't everywhere and then if the chargers are occupied you may be waiting a long while or the stations may be out of order. Also if you run out of gas you can walk or Uber to a gas station and get a gallon of gas or call AAA to bring you some. With an EV you have to call a tow truck. With that said. I think an EV is a great daily driver or for small short trips to areas you are familiar with. A plug in hybrid with at least a 50 mile all electric range would be the perfect vehicle. You have the best of both worlds. 50 miles all electric would be enough to fit most peoples daily needs and barely use any gas. For road trips you are not bound to the pains of planning your trip around charging your vehicle.

yeah, I think I will stay away from anything from Korea...