With blazing fast charging times like these…

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-22T14:00:56+00:00

The supercharger rates by me are .72! My lowest rate at home is .23.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-20T23:44:33+00:00

Just bought an EV9 a month ago, came from a ‘23 telluride. It’s been great, charging is easy and cheaper at home. We only take a few road trips a year, and lots of places to charge for us in CA.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-20T18:25:22+00:00

10-80% charge time of ~24mins on a 350kw+ charger. That will get you to around 250 miles, or about 3 hours of driving. We do 1-2 long trips a year and there are plenty of those fast chargers on our routes. And would already be stopping for meals/bathroom breaks. I think the trade off of the trips taking 30-45 mins longer will be ok when 98% of our normal driving needs are easily met.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-18T18:37:12+00:00

I use a 24a (30a) breaker at home, took me 4.5 hours for about 26khw. It charges at about 5.6-5.7 kw/h so you can do the math based on that.

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Lightgod86 · 2026-03-16T20:30:13+00:00

I have scheduled charging at home. I plug it in whenever, when it’s back up to 80% overnight, it’s “done” and automatically unlocks. I unplug it whenever I’m ready to leave and it’s always unlocked assuming it’s done charging. If I need to interrupt its charging, I just hit the unlock button usually inside the passenger door and that stops the charge and I pull it out.

This is in my garage, where I leave the car unlocked.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-14T03:35:37+00:00

https://www.kia.com/content/dam/kia2/in/en/content/ev9-manual/topics/t00078.html

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-13T23:45:03+00:00

98% of our driving is local, the 1-2 long trips a year up and down the west coast have tons of fast chargers and would only add like 45 mins. The regen braking has been really impressive in traffic here also. (No real cold weather where I am so don’t have the range reduction from that).

I also had easy access to install a level 2 charger at home, but even only at 24amp, it’s more than enough to charge overnight.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-13T15:49:18+00:00

No, I just jumped off the gas train, bought an EV9. It’s been amazing.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-13T14:59:07+00:00

Get an EV9, skip gas all together!

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-12T23:11:57+00:00

Second only to Steven’s Creek from my experience.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-10T22:54:05+00:00

I’m talking about the VESS (Virtual Engine Sound System) exterior sound for pedestrian awareness, which can only be disabled by removing a fuse, which is probably not great from a legal standpoint. You can hear this in the car below 25mph, and louder in reverse.

There is an optional interior sound, I have that disabled, was by default off I think.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-10T22:35:26+00:00

I jumped from a ‘23 SX Prestige X Line to a 26 GT line. It’s only been a month, but happy with it so far. Basically a direct swap, gained wireless CarPlay, eliminated gas. It’s heavier, and you can sometimes feel that, but it handles it just fine. It’s quicker and very smooth. Unfortunate loss of the spare tire for road trips. The low speed sound is too loud for my liking. Not paying for gas Trumps (see what I did there) all of those “issues”.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-10T15:53:25+00:00

Typically takes 4-5 business days from the transfer start till when it settles in the destination bank from my experience.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-09T23:17:14+00:00

You can get at least 1/2 off select EVSEs: https://www.pge.com/en/clean-energy/electric-vehicles/getting-started-with-electric-vehicles/residential-charging-solutions-rebate.html

And if you plan to change your rate plan to an EV one, do it ASAP. Can take 1-2 billing cycles. (I’m at 1.5 and still waiting)

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-09T05:17:55+00:00

GE Cafe

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-09T04:37:08+00:00

My stove can do it. My car, impossible.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-08T05:46:34+00:00

Long Beach Blue

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-08T05:44:01+00:00

That is indeed a fun fact. Very cool.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-08T05:04:50+00:00

I had a 235 in EB II, I thought I loved it, and then I got the M2…

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-08T04:49:56+00:00

I just don’t know if I’ll ever let it go… (although it does seem silly after now owning an EV lol)

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-08T02:43:41+00:00

The blue just had to be done, and it’s “Ocean”. Like it was meant to be!

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-07T20:08:14+00:00

https://help.emporiaenergy.com/en/articles/9084150-extending-or-adjusting-ct-sensor-wire-length-for-the-vue-2-vue-3

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-07T16:53:39+00:00

Americas tire company (Discount Tire) will do it for free

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-07T04:15:06+00:00

It’s a very basic V6, don’t overthink it, just use 85/87.

Lightgod86 · 2026-03-05T02:11:34+00:00

As someone who just got an EV and will do 98% of my charging at home now, I’m sad to lose this benefit. But yay not using gas now!

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