Driving the Kia EV2 Until It DIES

27 thoughts on “Driving the Kia EV2 Until It DIES”

1. I’ve just checked my numbers from trips to France last August and just last week in February. Driving style exactly the same in my Nissan Ariya, travelling entirely on motorways and toll roads at the speed limit, so 70 in UK and 80mph in France. 618 miles at 2.51m/kWh in the summer, and an amazing 636 miles at 2.56m/kWh in the winter. I would say that it wasn’t as cold as you’d expect, it was above zero, and the summer journey was particularly hot at around 35 degrees, but nevertheless I’m pretty impressed
   As for these conditions, I remember in December 2022 we had -13 and the summer range on my ZOE of 180 miles was down at 90 miles in that temperature. Still, it beat my Mondeo which wouldn’t even start!

2. It looks like tesla Semi truck

3. Has this car being used actually got a heat pump, which is an additional cost unlike Renault.

4. Hey Jack, you said we get the review of the EV2 in a couple days. It's 12 days already? How long do we have to remain patient? 😄

5. In the cold lots of short trips with gaps mean lots of full cabin heats.
   thats could easy eat 50% of your range.

6. 한국에는 현대 캐스퍼EV 때문에 기아 EV2가 판매되지 않아요. 흑흑

7. Many words for a range of 🚙 310 km ! … 😮😮

8. I bought a Hyundai Inster small battery, no winter package, in the beginning of december 2025. During this very cold winter in Denmark I've been getting ~80% of WLTP range, ~90% with climate control off. Mostly going on 80km/h roads and city.

9. HEY i live in Otta

10. I heard the Lucid Air is still going

11. Hi, the link to the results doesn't show the EV2, only an EV4???

12. As someone that lives in Estonia, that has a KIA Ceed and plans to upgrade to an electric one (or even to have two cars), this is the perfect video! Thanks!

13. Kia EV series are very efficient in cold weather. I am an EV3 user, and I am satisfied in terms of both comfort and efficiency. Electric Kia are truly different.Greetings from Türkiye!

14. "Not allowed to use Eco Mode, have to drive in Normal Mode" That's the silliest thing I've ever heard in an EV range test. I've never taken my Kona out of Eco Mode, except to realize all it did was reduce the range and make the accelerator pedal more twitchy. That's like doing a fuel economy test on a combustion car, but stipulating "You have to rev the gas for no reason, every time you step on the pedal."

15. Swede here. It starts to be OK to freeze at around -40C/F.

16. Yet another reason I'd personally never want an EV. I'm sticking with ICE vehicles.

17. I hav a ev rav4 it -22 lot of electrical glitches starting to happen around _10 so still drive the Subaru in wintertime. Wich really bothers me cause Subaru are thirsty idling in traffic , been starnded couple times last winter in town and turn key it dead , yes mine's still takes a key where my 2000s ruvs all had fobs . Dealership says dont drive in extreme cold , We in canada Dum ass Toyota, So trade it in for a Kia

18. -8 to -15C is considered a nice winter day in Canada. We don't consider it brutal until it hits -35C.

19. It looks like a cheap hatchback from back. Also wish range was better.

20. Im waiting for it to be released in Denmark 😀 Thank you, for a nice video.

21. Now, we all have heard the criticism about EVs’ poor performance in winter and we all know it is an issue, I never hear anyone retort by saying ‘well, ICE cars lose range and performance in this weather too, so what's the issue?’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

22. Great episode, being a Brit and having worked in Norway in the past I can attest to the cold, it was a shock the first time 🙂 but a test that was very inciteful

23. Stupid not to tow out of the way. a role model….no way.

24. Its T shirt weather at -15

25. 부럽다 .. 한국차인데 한국에 안나와요 ㅠㅠEV2

26. -20 is not even that cold 😂
    Where i live in norway its -37c 😵‍💫

27. Kia/Hyundai are great with their WLTP ranges but it's surely no coincidence that #1 and #2 are both small EVs.

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