We take our long-term Kia EV6 GT-Line on a road trip to see how both it and our country's charging infrastructure performs.
) make this prepwork either negligible or non-existent thanks to navigation systems that automatically route you through charging stations for maximum efficiency. However, our EV6 has no such advanced routing software.
At my first stop along the way just outside Cleveland, the initial attempt at charging at a Electrify America station was a failure due to a broken payment terminal. What a great start! I moved the car over to the next stall, and this charger worked flawlessly. If you’ve ever experienced a particular pump not working properly at a, requiring you to move to a different one, the experience is similar here, but a little worse.
From Detroit to Buffalo, it only took six hours and some change. Most gas-powered cars could do this trip without a single stop in 20-30 minutes less time, which is notable, but it’s hard to get worked up over an extra half hour. Charging up in Buffalo for the N.Y. leg of the trip was met with another small annoyance. As soon as I made it into the nearby Walmart to aimlessly stroll about for 15 minutes, the charger “broke” and stopped charging the car.
The last charging stop in Syracuse was the least troublesome and best of the bunch. It was an Electrify America station, but was part of the Evolve NY program that the state is touting to increase the number of charging options. Every charger at the station was working flawlessly, and the car charged at its peak potential. This is how it should work!
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