The KIA EV6 has received an important novelty, an update to its software that allows one of the weakest points of this 100% electric crossover to be solved. The Korean brand was aware of a disadvantage that prevented charging faster in the coldest conditions.
The Kia EV6 It is the first new generation electric model of the Korean brand. A crossover that has become a benchmark, but which had a disadvantage compared to other zero-emission models in its category, a weakness that was more than evident in colder world regions where it is marketed.
A fact that the South Korean firm has solved through an update of its control software, since it did not cover major technical changes. The Dutch division of KIA has announced the significant improvement that has already come to the EV6, recommending that owners and customers carry out this update in all units produced in 2022, which adds the battery preconditioning function, in addition to other improvements. However, they must go through the official service so that it can be carried outas it does not have the wireless update download function.
The KIA EV6 improves its cold charging capacity
This improvement will come built into 2023 model units, which are already being manufactured, so that the new owners who receive the electric model units in the coming weeks will not have to worry about this weak point. The KIA EV6 can recharge your battery from 10 to 80 percent in just 18 minutesthanks to the 800V ultra-fast charging system, supporting a charging power of up to 350 W.
But in colder regions, this ability is significantly diminished, resulting in increased charging time. The drawback has been addressed with a preconditioning that ensures that charging time can be reduced by up to 50 percent under extremely low temperaturesso if the ambient temperature is lower than 21º and the battery capacity is 24 percent, the system automatically activates the preheat function when connected to a dc charger.
An important improvement that is also transferred to the navigation system, activating the adequacy of the battery temperature, even en route on the way to a charger. Once the system detects that the battery is at an optimum temperature for recharging, pre-conditioning is automatically switched off.
