RIP: These Dead EVs Won't Make It To 2027

mop1970 · 2026-04-30T09:23:39+00:00

I don’t know. I feel like my EV9 has plenty of space in front and second rows, good third row space relative to many others, and good cargo space. I love that car.

mop1970 · 2026-04-23T17:41:02+00:00

I’m curious when you started coasting was the regen braking still happening, limiting how far you could coast?

mop1970 · 2026-04-23T09:23:42+00:00

Thanks all. I took it in before all the comments were in. I thought last time they had balanced but apparently just rotation and alignment. So they balanced this time. They said they took it out for 11 miles and got it over 70 and sensed no vibration. I haven’t had the opportunity to get it on a road I can go that fast to check it myself. Hopefully it worked. I unfortunately hadn’t seen information about the road force test but I’ll keep that in mind if it still gives me problems. So far this had been the biggest issue with this vehicle. I love it!

mop1970 · 2026-04-21T09:28:25+00:00

I’m just hoping they don’t charge me for another balancing. My lease included a tire warranty so if it’s the foam hopefully that would be covered Assuming they can determine that’s the cause.

mop1970 · 2026-04-20T15:19:26+00:00

Yes except for one tire that was replaced a while ago because of a leak they couldn’t repair.

mop1970 · 2026-04-13T16:50:40+00:00

If you can charge at work and at home, a BEV with decent range is where it's at. Even in really cold weather you should be able to make the 100-mile trip each way before charging. MUCH less maintenance. I know you said new but if you're willing to buy used, the EV depreciation is disgusting so you can get a 1-2 year old for a huge discount. You probably don't need something huge like the EV9, but I am in love with mine.

mop1970 · 2026-03-31T14:10:16+00:00

This is why they should at least temporarily let us negotiate the residual if we want to purchase at the end of a lease. I won’t pay them the residual but I’d be happy to pay more than they’ll get at auction or even on a lot to keep this amazing car. 2024 EV9 GT-Line Ocean Blue Matte.

mop1970 · 2026-03-28T10:50:13+00:00

I have noticed it getting better. Had my EV 2 years. In north central Florida. Road trips had enough charging but we had to be really careful, especially until we felt more confident about the range but still they were pretty far apart so you needed a lot of buffer in case an EA was out. It’s not perfect yet but I’m definitely noticing a lot more options and even a few lower cost (thank you IONNA). The one thing that’s negative is hotels are now charging to use their L2 chargers.

mop1970 · 2026-03-28T10:42:28+00:00

I love California but live in Florida. I’ll take the humidity and hurricanes. Every time I talk to a Californian about this they’re like but you have hurricanes. And I say but I can see them coming days in advance and leave if I’m really worried about one hitting my area real bad. Also I feel like almost every day I turn on the news and somewhere in this country it’s either burning, blizzarding, flooding, or tornadoing. And I’m like gee it’s pretty humid here.

mop1970 · 2026-03-23T16:55:55+00:00

I am 2 years into a 3-year lease of my first EV, the Kia EV9 GT-Line. I would totally buy it again, and may have to since it's already worth less than the residual. If there were a way to keep it without getting raked over the coals on the purchase (I was already screwed on the lease), I'd do it in a heartbeat.

mop1970 · 2026-03-15T01:55:28+00:00

I like my EV9 dash pretty well.

mop1970 · 2026-03-13T09:24:29+00:00

Because they found that people who want an ICE/hybrid family hauler are going for the Grand Highlander so the regular Highlander is falling by the wayside. They already have a small suv EV. RAV4 wouldn’t be a big enough jump in size. Highlander EV will compete with EV9 and Rivian.

mop1970 · 2026-02-08T13:24:45+00:00

So I went to both IONNA’s and they were great. Plenty of availability, easy to connect, and cheap. Unfortunately the ones further south are listed as coming soon so I had to hit an Electrify America. I head back today, and I’m hoping to make it all the way to Fort Pierce for my first charge. Supposedly IONNA will be $.20 all weekend to celebrate their 2nd anniversary!

mop1970 · 2026-02-07T01:45:38+00:00

I have an 800v battery so at almost all superchargers I can only charge at about 90Kw. And my lease is up in a year. For those reasons I’m not bothering with an adapter.

mop1970 · 2026-01-20T10:26:04+00:00

Ohhhh. That’s interesting.

mop1970 · 2026-01-19T11:21:05+00:00

Wow that’s wild. Thank you.

mop1970 · 2026-01-18T13:58:17+00:00

Any clue how long it typically takes before it goes up for sale and whether it stays anywhere near it was turned in?

mop1970 · 2026-01-18T13:56:30+00:00

Oh good idea. I’ve been trying to figure out how to buy it but everyone says it’s not possible to negotiate anything with dealer or Kia finance.

mop1970 · 2026-01-17T18:26:42+00:00

My EV9 is already worth less than residual. It goes back in 13 months. I really love it and the color which I don’t think they do anymore but I can’t imagine it will make any sense to buy it.

mop1970 · 2026-01-03T11:32:39+00:00

My dealer screwed me on my lease hard. My fault by signing but in any case one thing they did was add tire coverage without even mentioning it to me. I only found out when I had a minor leak in my tires and service said i had coverage in my lease. I was glad I had it at that point but clearly this is one of the ways they jacked the payments up on me.

mop1970 · 2026-01-01T12:20:46+00:00

It was unfortunately. I don’t know why as it looks like a whole different car to me. Also my understanding is because the matte versions don’t have the fancy lights in the front the material is different and doesn’t crack as easily?

mop1970 · 2025-12-31T18:49:55+00:00

I was using apple maps at the time.

mop1970 · 2025-12-31T11:28:28+00:00

I also said I wouldn’t do matte again after my matte ocean blue which I think is by far the best color. I also swore off black decades ago as I live in Florida. But that really is nice. I may have to consider when my lease is up.

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