I Bought A Kia EV6 As My First Electric Car! Here’s The Good, Bad, And Ugly 

Mods are all 100% on point. Subtle and work with the car's inherent design instead of standing out against it. Very nice. Apparently I'm in a distinct minority of people who are not crazy about this design, for aesthetic and practical reasons, but he definitely improved the car's look.

We bought our EV6 car back in February right as they were available after the super bowl. We made our first 2k round trip from Charleston, SC to Wisconsin. We did not had any issues. We charged it at 80% every time we charged it, so we don't damaged the battery cells. It gave us around 250 miles, we had to stop about every two and half to three hours to charge. Wasn't too bad. Right now at home, we get 377 miles on a fully charge, we have the level two home charger. As of now we are happy with our EV6 car, like the girl said we get asked at the stop lights questions about the car, not to mention the heads turning back to glance at it in the freeway. A nice car all around.

This is great. There are so many road-trip videos, but so few "80% of my life" videos - just getting an EV and driving it around town, which is 80-90% of the use case. Thanks Emad and Kasey for sharing the standard use case.

Love the look of this particular EV6 - Wow. Thanks for this accurate analysis of EVownership. This couple really gave us the info without patting themselves on the back for a well done purchase as so many do. Plus Emad really has ability to modify and improve the original. Nice work!

Hell yeah, thanks for coming back and interviewing me about this car! it's crazy to see my confidence difference with electric, haha!

“Tesla changed the font” -you got me. The Christmas update shrunk the speedometer and moved it behind my phone! I can’t see my speed without putting my phone at an angle. My phone holder was perfect until then.

This was terrific! I love this couple and their down to Earth approach to EV ownership and use. They drive their EV around until it needs to get plugged in, and then they simply plug it in! I have no doubt that once the switch to EVs starts really happening, the vast majority of owners will have exactly that approach. Not unlike their phones and other tech, you simply use it, and recharge as needed. His observation on “range anxiety” perfectly matches my wife’s. She needed a new car to replace her aging Camry and was all set to get another one. I had just gotten my 2021 Model 3 SR+ and had planned (ok, the car planned) a 1,200 mile round trip 10-day road trip to take all of us on (2 adults, 2 teenage boys). After we got back from that, she knew she wanted an EV. No more range anxiety for her! And I’ve no doubt once people start allowing themselves to experience EVs they’ll find similar experiences for themselves. Really great video, terrific discussion, and a good looking EV6. (I’m starting to see them around town.)

Great video, enjoyed the objectivity. The EV6 is a looker. My neighbour has one in black and I find it looses some of the appeal in that colour. Still prefer the perks that come with the Tesla . Also the LFP battery and 100% charging is the best.

Notwithstanding the beauty of that EV6, I love the Android / iPhone couple coexistence going on here.

Like the trim upgrades. Nice job, Emad. Husband and several family members have Teslas. I didn’t want one because of fit/finish. I only like storage and nav. Sold my Bolt back and almost bought ID.4. Couldn’t find 1 with light interior to survive SE Texas summers. Nephew who’s an auto writer said “no ID.4, Get EV6”. Thought I wanted a GT-line, but no light interiors. Worked with local dealer and got a call as soon as they got cars. Mine is same color as Emad’s and gets lots of complements. Only wish I’d waited for “tech package”. Still very happy with car at 3500 miles. Have added tow hitch, which wasn’t cheap, but need it for hurricane evac.

I love the two tone paint job and the blue calipers.

For home charging, I had a nema 1450 plug installed for $350. Used the charging bundle that came with my tesla. Bought a nema 1450 plug head for $25. Done. I love the go into garage, get in my car and just drive.

I spent $1000 in gas in march, so $250 a week. My first two weeks home charging was $64. Even fast charging every day was cheaper than gas about $17 for about 50 kWh. Great in the city driving, Chicago. Needed to reset how far in miles I was actually driving. With the Awd wind it’s like three cars in one. The 350kwh chargers are pretty cool when it’s wArm out, 20% in ten minutes.

Jordan, you’re pretty good at this interview stuff. Well done.

You guys are great! Excellent review. We bought the EV6 about the same time as you guys. Keeping my other gas cars, Camaro Nickey modified and my good old Toyota Sienna! This EV6 is so much fun to drive. A lot of what you say about people admiring it at stop lights and parking lots is so true. It’s just an amazing car and such a fun ride!

i just got this car, awd wind edition same color and everything. so far love it. super chargers are sparse around here but it's been good so far.

Jordan and Emad should do more road trips. That first one a couple months ago was fun to watch.

As a Kia Soul EV owner, the no documentation updates are very frustrating, when you often know more about it than the dealer.

Great interview, nice package of mods to the EV6. Very pleasant couple!

Thanks for the update. I like the mods. I'm still driving the TourX.

"so... I sold Your wagon.." - this is the best part :)

Great video! It’s always good to hear real world ownership of different EV’s.

That is such a cool looking car. The blacked out thing really, really works

The tasteful mods actually make it look much better than stock (which I'm not a huge fan of). Nice job! Only thing that bothers me slightly is the wheels sticking out even a little bit. Especially on an EV, that extra wind drag. Looks great though.

that is the exact build I'm waiting... its such a nice looking car

ABRP with ODB2 dongle is the way to go. I have it on my EV6 and it rocks

For me, Tesla model 3, ev6 and ford Lightning pro. Best 3 out there

Best interview ever. Thanks guys.

Really cool mods. I'm a big fan of my Ioniq 5 but wish there were folks that were doing more to it. That EV6 is very, very cool.

Wow. I hate the design of the EV6. Hated it even worse in person. But this changes things. Very sharp!!! I like the mods A LOT!!!! Small but makes a massive difference.

Personally, if I buy one of these - it'll be black. Then it's easy to leave the roof (and any other parts I might want) black - and then wrap the main body in a unique contrasting color. Nice job here though, very tasteful and clean - with a similar end result.

absolutely stunning man 👌🏽🔥

Our Ev6 will arrive in 2 weeks . Funny knowing i will never be going to a gas station again. This will be my 5th kia but my first EV. All the video's iv´e seen makes me happy knowing i will enjoy the car as all ev6 owners. Nice talk

It's funny when people complain about a lack of buttons on the dash then criticize an EV with a power button.

Its nice to know what i can expect when owning an ev. I dont have one. Its not available or affordable on my country yet. But its good to know when we eventually get there

Great insight from both of them. I feel the same way about my EV6!

I am an “older folk” at 64 and I have been able to do over the air software updates on my EV6, not sure the husband understands it all 😂、he has a hard time with technology so I hear you when you say the “older folks” might not be able to handle it. My answer for them.... just go to the dealership, they will do everything for you ❤

Looks amazing! Congrats!

Love the mods, love the fact you’re fellow 151 Coffee Fans to boot..

Very informative! Kia should watch this!!

Must be nice to have a wife that is so trusting with your desired changes. Good video. Enjoyed the comments from the users.

It was an interesting conversation, thank you for sharing! 🔌⚡🚘

Great video like the wheels and side skirts. We don’t have a big car modifying culture in the UK. Be cool to get the bits over here.

I have an order in for a Mach-E, but while I've been waiting, I've nearly pulled the trigger on an EV-6 GT-Line a couple times. Like the styling and options better than the Ionic 5. I finally have a build date for the Mach-E, so I think I'll hold out, but I can't blame you for loving that EV-6 ... it seems like a great car! I told my wife my payment wouldn't go higher going from the 2019 Subaru Forester to the Mach-E ... didn't tell her that was on lease pricing. 🙊 By the way, I have a standard ICE Forester and it shuts off at stoplights, too. It's not just a hybrid thing.

It's too bad we didn't get to see the interior of this particular trim of EV6 - as it's not the top end one. The only one I ever see online is the GT-Line suede. Which is nice (except for all the abstract lines on the dash and other areas), but how about the alternatives?

Thank you for this video!

I wish the beautiful IONIQ 5 had the EV6's range! And battery preconditioning....

Great Video! I Get always inspiration from your videos for my EV vehicles😎⭐️ #Top

Ummh changing 19" to 20" not a good idea. That 1" that sticks out the fender not very esthetic. Great job on that black mat roof wrap cause that must of been a pain in the a... to install. My Kia EV6 is black, but now i'm going to get the roof wrapped in mat black ! Thanks great idea.

I bought an EV6 a couple weeks ago. My biggest complaint is that the doors don't auto-lock when I leave. I keep forgetting to lock the doors. Fortunately I can lock it from my phone, but I wish it locked itself.

I like this but I also really really really like the lightning, curious about the aptera .

I hate having to go to a gas station. Ppl that bring that up as an excuse are either constant road trippers or ignoring daily charging a home.

You can also set the auto hold, so it doesn't move even if not in P.

After test driving the EV 6 and seeing the price I couldn't bring myself to pay luxury car prices for a Kia. Ended up buying the Polestar 2 for less and got 2 years of free charging. Want a car for closer to $26K the new Chevy Bolt ⚡ is the way to go.

With the ID4 I can drive from kingsville, Texas to Ft. Worth, Texas; I stop 4 times.

Nice modifications, I really envy that you do not have to have the front license plate - this makes the car always look much better - as the designers wanted to!

I have a blue gt line rwd and I’ve designed some eq settings you can put into power amp eq. If you would like to learn more I’ll link you to the ev6 forum where I posted it.

Another great video Surround camera view in Kia EV6 GT Line, I have found this unreliable when judging the distance of my vehicle from say a parking line in FRONT of me. The surround camera view suggests I am on the line in front of me when you are in fact 30-40cm away from the line. What has been your experience?

Love the look of ev6 but it’s too small for our family. We decided to wait on EV9. I’m super excited!

I’ve found one issue with the lack of a on/off button. Often times i’ll have passengers in the car and I’d need to step out to grab something or go into the store and then there was no way to keep the climate control on so they just have to roll down the windows and stay there and hope it’s not too hot or cold out there.

Thanks for the video. The practical nature of it is much appreciated. Also, if someone could point me to the name/brand of those splash guards that would be great!

Would love to yall implement chapters!

I love my Model 3. If I was get an EV right now though...EV6 would be on the top of my list.

One mod that I'm surprised to not see done....but what I'm pretty sure I'll be doing. Ground effects lights. That GT ambient lighting that Kia has done looks pretty fucking sweet. And there's really lights coming down off the spoiler sides for some exterior ambient lighting? C'mon, they're begging for some color changing ground effects to be put on this baby. I'm thinking AWD GT in blue and mostly blue it out...throw in some purple, or maybe it's a wild red night on the town. But now I'm thinking I may steal your blacked out top wrap.

The over sticker thing is crazy to me in europe. I just ordered one, configured online, and I get nearly 12 000 euros off of the kia online configurator MSRP.

Good video with objective views on owning the EV6 and some modifications that have made it look very nice indeed. Saw a black EV6 a couple days ago in person and it's bigger than you think. The range answer (due to the mods) was a good point, but i do wonder why as Kasey said they are people who run their gas tanks to fumes but then charge their EV6 at 60% ? :) Will be adding Emad's channel to my subscribed list and will be interested to hear more later in the year with follow up questions about their thoughts and what updates if any have been made by Kia.

I think your mods look great.

Best thing about this car is that NOFX sticker 🤘🏼

16 minutes in to the video, and still no comments on the Good, Bad, and Ugly. wth?

Nicest looking EV6 I've seen.

Thank you for this video. I see it's been a year since this video. I wonder if they could update their experience? My question is - did Kia improve their over the air updates to make it more clear? And if you can't charge it at home, can you search for a charging station via car's software or not? I'd like to get a GT but I rent an apartment, therefore I can only charge at public stations.

Damn thats a good looking EV

Oh my God, the power amp recommendation changed everything

EV6 is now selling 14k below MSRP

The mods look great!

Ummm not sure about this trim level but that piece that was below the taillights that he blacked out.....is where the rear turn signals are....one of those silver pieces that lights up amber when signaling....

Hogback challenge? Could be interesting to see how the new generation from Hyundai/Kia performs

Beautiful car.

I don't know if I'd count Tesla's software update system as a plus, it seems to have gone from "your car gets better over time" to just hoping the next update fixes the problems you're currently having without introducing new ones. 12.3.12 on my Model 3 is a bug-ridden mess.

That is one sick looking car ...❤️

So, Kia didn’t have an auto park system where if you forget to shift to P and open the door it automatically put in on P? That feels like a safety issue to me.

Looks great!!!

J- man, we're in Australia. There'll be no ownerahip experiences of the EV6 being posted from down here!

Like the looks of the ev6 but the roof line comes too low in the front and blocks my view out the front

I took a brief test drive of an EV-6 back in March. Dealer added a $5K markup + $4K in mandatory and useless options (like etched glass). $9K extra turned me off and I ended up going with a BMW i4 eDrive 40 for $53K including the federal incentive. No markup, no gimmicks. Car will be delivered at the back end of this year as a 2023 model.

Your is your max consumption at 80+ mph with hills and cross winds? The epa numbers aren’t great. My concern is that this is going to eat 60 kwh in 120 miles when doing high speed freeway.

Maybe I should watch the entire video first but the first questions I have after hearing about all the mods. How have the mods affected the range?

Tesla & Bolt slam into Park if you open the door. I’m surprised the EV6 allows you to get out while in gear.

I disagree with a button in the car, I remember driving my friend’s Prius to the store and my friend scolding me for leaving the car running because I didn’t push the button to turn it off when we went into the store. I was so use to my tesla just getting out of the car and walking away. An One-off button is stupid. Especially if you get out and the car keeps rolling, out of park. What if someone happened to be in front of the car, it wouldn’t be a laughing matter.

You forgot to mention Ioniq5 in the earlier comparison. Any reason why you prefer ev6 vs i5?

Question guys? How much is the insurance for the EV6?

Did the 20 inch tire mod alter your range? (This old lady wants to know) 😂

Great visual upgrades. If those wheels are Vossen, I the same wheels! Love the design.

Props to you for not paying over sticker. My Kia dealer just quoted me 64k out the door price for this exact same trim and color.

Nicely done mods -- actually, upgrades. Kia should hire you in their design group.

too funny that i had a sorento PHEV for about 4 months and dumped it for the EV6 in GT line trim, in Snow White Pearl. dealer had it in for a day, i lucked into it as i was in the dealership for a tire out of balance issue on the sorento PHEV. i paid $1000 over MSRP and was ok with that, as they gave me MSRP for the sorento PHEV (which i paid for it) and i got the 6K plus tax credit. it's bone stock save the ceramic paint coating and gonna keep it that way. love the car. also have a GT mach E, and as a daily driver i like the suspension tuning in the EV6 better. wife is driving the mach E. i certainly love the fast charging curve on the EV6 better than the mach E.

My bmw i3 has a start button, but it automatically shut off when you get out of the car.

I start with mudguards?

What's the stock wheel offset? +50mm? Weird without different length axles up front that cause heavy torque steer.

You all should review the triton model H