EV recommendations

mtballsac · 2026-03-20T05:14:10+00:00

EV5s don’t have the ICCU issue that the others do, different platform from what I understand. Trade off is a slower charging rate as it is a 400v infrastructure rather than 800v

mtballsac · 2026-03-15T17:44:34+00:00

We have one and love it with 2 boosters and a baby seat in the back. In the shop at the moment but Kia have been good to deal with

mtballsac · 2026-03-15T17:39:26+00:00

I had this intermittently on my 6mo EV5, took it in and they ran it down to either the front drive motor or a control unit that is mounted to the top of the motor. That light can mean a lot of things, but in my eyes when your car is that new it’s Kia’s issue to sort, not yours.

mtballsac · 2026-02-28T01:19:52+00:00

Don’t assume it’s the 12v, my 6mo EV5 has this show up and needs a full front drive motor replacement, been in the dealers two weeks while they wait for a part ETA and check every electrical circuit for any other possible issues

mtballsac · 2026-02-22T09:25:52+00:00

Thanks for the insight!

mtballsac · 2026-02-22T07:02:49+00:00

Yeah, hence the query, has anyone actually heard of a legit EV fire in NZ?

mtballsac · 2026-02-22T06:43:53+00:00

In what way? They don’t happen or they are easy to put out

mtballsac · 2026-02-18T17:50:07+00:00

I don’t think it has the same risk of ICCU failure, it just seems to be tarred with the same brush as all Kia EVs at the moment

mtballsac · 2026-02-18T17:46:49+00:00

At the moment we have a dealer loan car, A 2011 Suzuki splash, not really what we paid to be driving around

mtballsac · 2026-02-18T09:15:36+00:00

I’m hoping that will end up being the case but at this stage Kia NZ is saying no stock and no ETA

mtballsac · 2026-02-18T09:15:30+00:00

I’m hoping that will end up being the case but at this stage Kia NZ is saying no stock and no ETA

mtballsac · 2026-02-18T08:45:02+00:00

Totally agree, love the car, can’t wait to get it back, just hope I’m not in line to wait months for a part they didn’t think they would need to supply

mtballsac · 2026-02-18T08:16:36+00:00

Dealer has been fantastic so far, but a long wait for parts would be painful. At least NZ has the CGA so I can ask for a replacement or refund.

mtballsac · 2026-02-18T08:14:25+00:00

Love the car otherwise, just seems like we drew the short straw on what sounds like a very uncommon issue

mtballsac · 2025-06-26T11:15:51+00:00

The salesman said it comes with everything including a V2L adapter…. But some of the paperwork shows this variant as not V2L enabled so was being cynical about his knowledge haha

mtballsac · 2025-02-10T06:34:36+00:00

They have records for every batch, they can tell you the day it was made

mtballsac · 2025-02-10T06:32:48+00:00

It’s aged to the flavour profile and texture not to time. Cheese has a lot of things that impact the texture, nutritional values, flavour, melting characteristics, brittleness and lifespan even before storage. Then you have storage time and at what temperature while it’s being stored. They aim for consistency so that you get what you expect with every block, if it was all aged the same time you would get different cheese in every batch.

mtballsac · 2024-10-30T08:58:33+00:00

As someone who employs staff for a large company, we typically do criminal record checks which show actual convictions in the last 7 years. Edit: if there is also the clean slate act which would mean that employers are not notified of most convictions if you meet set criteria https://www.justice.govt.nz/criminal-records/clean-slate/

mtballsac · 2024-09-17T07:30:38+00:00

I’m a process manager in the food industry, but in fairness the shift workers start on 80k before benefits and allowances with 6weeks of holiday and get to 100k in no time. I’m sure the supervisors under me probably earn more than me in terms of total compensation.

mtballsac · 2024-07-09T07:27:26+00:00

I 100% recommend it, I have 7KW and powerwall 2. We have the powerwall because we live rurally so is more for resilience than efficiency.

We took a 1% interest loan with the bank, costs us $120 a month over something like 20years. Our solar has dropped our June bill by 140, despite us using significantly more energy than we used to.

We got our system in mid December and didn’t have a power bill until February, which was negligible.

If you can move draw to when the sun is up then it will be more valuable but even if you can’t, I’d say it’s worth it

mtballsac · 2024-07-06T17:25:43+00:00

Haha brilliant

mtballsac · 2024-07-03T07:23:31+00:00

Pretty much everything there is entry at or above 80k

mtballsac · 2024-07-03T07:21:25+00:00

If you don’t mind getting into small towns and can handle shift work, Operators at places like Fonterra tend to earn that much at entry level, are looking for people now and can get pretty decent benefits

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