Kia e-niro EV extreme cold temperature test in -35°C 

If it’s -35! Please dress the part! Where is your coat and gloves?

Nice video! I have also that "WW2 siren sound" 😂 in e-Niro transmission when it's -15 C or colder. After 10 km driving it disappears.

Tee shirt at -35C. Thank goodness you put on a jacket. Interesting though. Look forward to consumption info.

May I say, concerning the charge flap door, you should be pressing it exactly at the play button ▶️ symbol which is directly in line with the charge flap release spring. This is its strongest point and will prevent air line cracks. Also because you had been charging the main battery your 12v auxiliary has been receiving 14.7 volt charging all night, so no need for the backup to kick in. Keep the videos coming, really enjoy them. 👍

Nice videos. Reminds me of my many business trips to Luleå, mostly in winters. Although it's quite more south, we made many trips into winter Lapland (snow mobiles, northern lights etc.). I have my e-Niro for almost 2 years, one of the first ones in the Netherlands. This weekend it will hit 100.000 km and with no issue at all. Last weekend we had -10 C, this weekend we will have +16 C. But during all seasons the e-Niro runs fine. Even in high Swiss winter mountains.

here in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (Canada) we 'enjoy' these extreme temps too. What I do with my gas operated car is plugging in a Blockheater, a battery warmer and a battery trickle charger. This will get the motor turned over in extreme temps and always have full battery. On the other hand, I am now less worried if I will switch to an EV here in the north. Thanks for the video

Nice Video! Thank you! Regarding battery heater, normally Kia e-niro should have from factory the following behavior: The BMS uses the temperature of lowest battery module in its logic to activate the battery heater. There are 3 conditions for the heater to activate: 1. The battery heater will come On if the SOC is less than 33% and battery temp is -5 degC or less. It goes off when battery reaches 5 degC. This seems to be for conditioning the battery for an eventual stop to a fast DC charger. The Winter Mode needs to be active for this to happen. 2. It will also be active when charging on 240v depending on battery temp as well. At -15 degC, it will engage around 82% soc. At 0 degC, it will engage around 91%. At 5 degC, activates around 93%. The Winter mode doesn't need to be active for this. 3. The battery will be active on fast charger as well. In most conditions, it will heat the battery up to to 15 degC depending of the starting % SOC. The battery will continue heating due to the heat lost during charging. Considering this behavior, maybe it's a good idea to go to the dealer to check the battery heating system.

-35 and you not wearing a jacket ???? I get my new e-Niro 4+ on Monday morning, looking forward to it. Having watched most of your e-Niro video's I feel I already know the car. Thanks Mate!!

According to KIA you really shouldn't have the car just standing around at 100% at these temperatures. Common recommendation is around 30-80% if you haven't any trips planned for the day. Especially when at sub-zero temperatures. Also: Reeeeealllllyyyyyyy loving your videos. Got a max spec 2020 eNiro myself! 😊👍

I have been watching this channel for a little. I also watch other Kia Niro EV content but really enjoy your content. I was in the process of our purchasing an EV. We looked at the Model Y and the Mach E. When I saw this video it sealed my choice in buying the Niro. Today I've had my 2020 Kia Niro EV Plantnum Edition. I absolutely love it. It's great on the highway, and fun to drive especially in Sport Mode. Thanks for the video. It really showed that the Niro is a solid EV to get.

Love the content - fellow e-niro owner here in the UK. I'd strongly recommend setting your target charge percentage to no more than 80% in those temps unless you're heading off right away on a longer trip that would need a full charge.

Yes, I always knew the EV is superior to all ICE cars 🚗 👍

Hi Tony, interesting video. Since you asked, I live at Barcelona, Spain, and our outside temperature is coming up to +13 degrees centigrade. I recently got a Kina Niro phev which works best for city driving on pure electrical mode while having an extended range autonomy for long distance travel. Besides, Spain is lagging in charging stations for pure electrical vehicles, specially the high power ones for quick charging, so to me a plugable hybrid car looked as a most sensible choice.

Thanks man for making all these videos About ev in -20 or more in winter. I live in Northern Alberta Canada and im thinking about getting one. I very worried about an ev in the winter

How do you have any exposed flesh at -35 😂 Finnish blood!

Hi Tony, how much of a difference does "Winter Mode" feature make in those temperatures? Love your videos!

Love the channel keep up the amazing content. Regarding the gas cars 12v battery’s regularly being dead at -35 and below I’m guessing most of those batteries are 5 years old or older??? Was always a common sight in Canada to see some one getting a jump start in the morning on a cold day. As more people started driving newer vehicles and replacing there batteries the first time they wouldn’t crank over quickly you almost never see it any more. Add to that most all vehicles in Canada come with a factory block heater and in the colder parts of Canada most every one plugs in at night. The useful life of a battery in northern climates is around 5 years. After that there on borrowed time. Not many people have battery warmers, I put one on my first new car in 2000. Every other vehicle I just used the block heater. Synthetic oil also made a big difference in starting a vehicle when you forget to plug in. Love your channel 👍

Hi, you say in all your videos that your E-Niro is a 2020 model. But is is the same as mine, a MY21 model (with the silver waving bar on the dashboard and the 11" screen). I bought it July 2020, but it is the 2021 model with 3-phase charging and the UVO remote app.... I also absolutely love the E-Niro, although the Mustang Mach-E would also have been nice (but due to delays it would have arrived too late in the Netherlands because of changes in taxes). But keep the videos coming 😁

Why would it be flat if it was plugged in? My Dad in Canada plugged in cars in Canada in the 1960's. Always started. I have left cars in the snow for months and had a solar window charger under glass on the windshield, buried under snow and it always stated.

PS, did you already find two specialties of the E-Niro I use all the time? 1. Auto regen (press right flipper for few seconds), it coasts when no-one is in front and regens more the closer you are on a car or obstacle in front of you. 2. Brake till complete stop (and auto-hold) when holding the left flipper.

Beautiful Norway 🇳🇴 ❤ From Poland 🇵🇱 -15 C 🤷🏻‍♂️

What are your problems with batterys? I live in the northern Sweden, and the batterys in my cars works just fine if it's -35, sure in my Diesel pickup I have 2x60ah but in all my petrol cars I have one battery around 65ah, and they start in -35. the 12V battery in an EV only have to supply the electronics, not a starter motor, so they can do that even frozen solid. The EV's only problem with cold should be the range loss

Went through the same weird noise during a -35 C two day spell here in Montreal …once we went to -13 C it went away. Contrary to you I was getting kWs going to Battery Care during the cold spell.

Yeah get a Jacket, please!!!

I've had my Niro for a Year and at 8200 k miles and no issues at all

Wondering how sub freezing temps affect the life of the ev batteries in the long run.

Could be the reduction gear rather than the motor. While the motor is brushless, the reduction gear still has to mesh physically with the drivetrain and that means grease and friction which would be affected by the low temps

Great video! We have 0 degrees and raining on the Aland Islands. (Last week -23 but that is unusual). What is up with that winter mode? I thought it would start if the battery falls below -5. Kia needs to fix this since low battery temp prevents fast charging.

Never had flat battery with fossil car at - 30c. Battery just needs to be replaced every 3 to 5 years and you need to drive the car more then 15km a day so it gets recharged. Lots of flat 12v on evs when you look at RU-vid videos though even on warmer weather. =) 12v problems is also gone if you get maintenance charger that also heats the engine block =)

If the Pajero is a Finnish spec Pajero ( with two batteries, good glow plugs, etc. from factory ), it will start fine in -35C. But you want to keep it plugged in to avoid wear on the engine. Same as in EV's, you want to keep it plugged in cold. Fossil cars that are well engineered work well in cold and most importantly don't loose range. Current EV batteries don't like cold. For example VW had a policy in Sweden that warranty is void if the car is parked below -30C for multiple nights without plugging in. Luckily they had to remove that statement.

2016 Kia Soul EV 13 below Wichita Kansas 30 KW battery does excellent no problem 13 below wind chill factor air temperature I think 17°

17:50: Finnmark is a county, not a municipality.. Regarding diesel cars in the cold, I drove a VW van in Sør-Varanger municipality. We did not plug it in at night, and started it up in -40°C. We started it in the morning when arriving at work, and let it run all day. It was not drivable the first 15 minutes, no avable torque for driving due to cold engine.

Nice

Usually when EVs are charging, the DC-DC converter keeps the 12V system powered, that's why it could start :)

Turn the heater right up and watch what happens to your range! Lol

Power steering fluid in fossil cars... I have not have that since i bought my Mazda 6 2010. Now i have a Volvo V90, also with electric power steering. Is hydraulic power steering really still used in normal cars today?!

t-paitakelit kun lämpö nousi yli -40 :D

I am a little elderly and thereby more demanding when it comes to cabin temperature. For me comfort temperature in a car is 23 - 24 degres Celsius. How does the Niro heating system cope with low temperatures? Is it capable to achive 23 degrees inside? Heating pump tend to be less usable/ unusable in temperatures below 10 degrees minus?

-35°C and this guy is walking around with a T-Shirt XD

Do not charge in this Temperatur more than 90%. Better only to 80%. And do not go under 10 to 20 % because the battery suffers in the cold..

Very interesting! Definitely a reynauds nightmare😮. I wouldn't be able to cope in those temperatures, brrrr 😱 I was expecting your parking brake to have frozen up tbh! I've never seen studded tyres before, I expected the studs to be as big as on football boots! The app on your phone looks interesting. What app is it and is it easy to set-up? Totally loving your videos, refreshingly different than others on youtube. really enjoyable and educational, not just about the car but also the lifestyle and experiences in such a cold environment, fascinating. That noise is wiered, reminds me of the al capone TV series I watched as a child 😁 Yes, do a video on the ice road👍

Most likely the oil in the reduction gearbox is thick as hell.

Sorry, but it was on charger over night. You should show electricity bill for that charging. I am sure that it was no longer so ECO like they claim it is. If you would give diesel a jump start it will start in minus 30... probably minus 35 also.

Engine sounds like turbine some kind of. What about the power, is there a full power availabe?

You can actually hear the temp you know he says truth just by the sound of snow he is walking :D

can you please do the same video but unpluggeg. in fact the car was connected to the wallbox all night. so the car was charging.

Got the E-Soul and people ask me what about when it is cold, well, maybe this video will make them shut up :)

please test a lithium 12volt battery in these temps.... good video

my old audi did not have any trouble starting in -35, so get a new jeep if it does not start :)

24:10 he has some misconception about how the 12-volt auxiliary battery is charge in a EV. On ICE cars, the battery only when driving. While EV does it different. Some cars charge it all the time, some then driving and plugged inn, and som only when driving. I do not know what Kia does.

But u had it plugged in? Shouldn’t have a problem Do it over night not plugged in

12v battery is charged while the car is plugged in for charging the big battery, it will not be dead, and when you drive, the battery is charged from the big battery, it never stops charging...

thank god you have your beanie on. You might get cold

I live in Canada. -35 c my head light lens would be frosted over, heavy heavy steam when you talk like your are. Windows would be totally frosted and I would not be able to stand outside in a t-shirt. Must be a different -35 there.

You can see it is really cold, he put long trousers on

FINLANDTONY IS THE BEST

Dude, put on your jacket or you won't start.

are you sure its the electric engine ..sounds like a frozen wheel bearing

+12°C today here in the mustard city, can't complain (actually, I don't like these mildly fresh temps, either a real good sub zero cold, or a real +20 to 25°... it's these "in between" weathers that kill me) Anyhow, get your motor checked, -35 or 20, it shouldn't be making that noise... My e-Soul 64 never made a single noise like that since day 1 (which started at the dealership by -15° from Troyes in northern france and ended 20 coffees and 1300km later in Toulouse by +10° ;-) )

Oh your in a garage not outside 😂

Maillot de bain de rigueur !

get a coat...