1. could it be the 350 kw charger ? I just noticed on the Kia app the recommended chargers are only level 1 & 2. Isn’t the 350 kw a level 3?
Nope. Shouldn't matter how you get up to that 80% charge.
2. i always charge with the car and air conditioner on. Today the2nd to the lastcharge it was cold outside and the heater was on a bit, could it be that?
Both heat and AC can reduce range. Based on my experience with my leased Honda Clarity EV, heater can definitely severely impact driving range more so than the AC. I'd typically just turn on heated seats rather than blasting the heater on in order to maintain range.
3. also I went up the mountains of Portland with lots of zig zags, could that be it too? Using more power for less miles hence the car estimation of miles adjusted down?
Elevation climbs can also definitely hurt range, but usually on the return trip, you'll be able to gain that range back by charging the car going down hill... Zig zags typically will cause you to slow down, the slowing down part will all regen to recover energy, so I don't think zig zags hurt EV ranges all that much. Typically stop and go traffic will only serve to increase EV ranges. It's maintaining a constant fwy speed, especially going uphill that kills EV ranges.
4. or was the car simply just overused? We left SF around 6pm (but was driving around for errands since 3pm) and got to Portland at 8am the next day
Li-ion batteries maintain their charges well. If you left the car parked for weeks or months, maybe you could lose a small amount of charge over long period of time. I don't think anyone could possibly overuse an EV. Local errands should be better for EVs. It's the extended high speeds, elevation climbs, extreme temperatures that end up killing range.
On my previous leased 2017 Honda Clarity EV, max range was only about 90 miles. (Which was good enough for my daily commute) On near triple digit hot days after being fully charged, range estimator was telling me that I'm only good for 50miles!!! But I could easily go more than that. Some times the range estimator just isn't very accurate.
Nope. Shouldn't matter how you get up to that 80% charge.
2. i always charge with the car and air conditioner on. Today the2nd to the lastcharge it was cold outside and the heater was on a bit, could it be that?
Both heat and AC can reduce range. Based on my experience with my leased Honda Clarity EV, heater can definitely severely impact driving range more so than the AC. I'd typically just turn on heated seats rather than blasting the heater on in order to maintain range.
3. also I went up the mountains of Portland with lots of zig zags, could that be it too? Using more power for less miles hence the car estimation of miles adjusted down?
Elevation climbs can also definitely hurt range, but usually on the return trip, you'll be able to gain that range back by charging the car going down hill... Zig zags typically will cause you to slow down, the slowing down part will all regen to recover energy, so I don't think zig zags hurt EV ranges all that much. Typically stop and go traffic will only serve to increase EV ranges. It's maintaining a constant fwy speed, especially going uphill that kills EV ranges.
4. or was the car simply just overused? We left SF around 6pm (but was driving around for errands since 3pm) and got to Portland at 8am the next day
Li-ion batteries maintain their charges well. If you left the car parked for weeks or months, maybe you could lose a small amount of charge over long period of time. I don't think anyone could possibly overuse an EV. Local errands should be better for EVs. It's the extended high speeds, elevation climbs, extreme temperatures that end up killing range.
On my previous leased 2017 Honda Clarity EV, max range was only about 90 miles. (Which was good enough for my daily commute) On near triple digit hot days after being fully charged, range estimator was telling me that I'm only good for 50miles!!! But I could easily go more than that. Some times the range estimator just isn't very accurate.
