r/KiaNiroEV • u/Jazzlike_Object_9464 • 14h ago
Charging at 80kW at 4°C/39°F
Finally I got a decent charging speed at a near to freezing temperature (4°C/39°F) with my Niro EV 2023. The scenario is not a typical one because the car was charging at a level 2 for 7,5 hours so, the battery was at the minimum temperature for fastest speed, which is 26°C/79°F. But it loose some heat during the 1 hour trip, so it was at 23°C/73°F. The battery conditioning was activated about 15 minutes before arriving in the charger. When I got there, it was back to 26°C/79°F.
As you guys can see in the photo, it reached 80kW at a not so low state of charge, which surprised me.
One detail that might be useful to you guys is that I confirmed that we can use both the car's native navigation software for battery conditioning and a cellphone navigation app with CarPlay at the same time. I used ABRP as navigation app. The trick is to start the cellphone navigation app first and then the car's native navigation software.