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Hi there. The navigation can only be on the center touchscreen, not the driver instrument screen. It is a shame that Kia did not do like Polestar, where you can have Google maps navigation in the driver screen if you want it.

Hi Bob. You are right with your list of improvements for the facelift EV6, but I won't be changing cars for now even though the improvements are very attractive. Being in Canada the availability will be poor due to high demand, and due to high demand the interest rates will be very high compared to what I got in March 2022. I still love my EV6 and I am in no rush to change, not until an EV hits me like the EV6 did in 2021.

I believe we will make the move to a 2025 GT-line pack 2 even though my wife’s 2023 GT-line pack 1 only has 25,000 kms on the Odo. I mostly do not care for the headlights at night on the EV6 compared to my daughter’s 2019 Niro SX Touring which is still a great car. I am also concerned that if we see a change in Government both federal and provincial here in BC we could lose our rebates which could make future upgrades more costly. Currently the demand for EV6’s appears to be dropping off as the EV9 appears to have taken over that coveted position in the market. The EV3 may be the next hot Kia EV!

Since the Niro EV is fully electric, and the electric motor does not get as hot as a gas engine, the cooling system does not come on until the components heat up enough to require it. This includes the motor, inverter, reduction gear, battery. In the winter you may never hear the cooling system come on, but you will hear the heat pump. In the summer, even when it is hot and the cooling system kicks in with the fans, it is still relatively quiet, especially as compared to a gas car. I hope this helps and sorry for the late reply.

😂 not a problem, you can laugh at my pain because once it was done I had a good laugh as well 😎. I am glad my video was helpful and that you liked how it presents the information; I try to say it like it is. I also appreciate your comment and compliment. Thank you for taking the time to watch my video.

Hardwiring the dashcam does not protect your car's 12V battery, it only allows for parking mode to work, but lets the dashcam pull power until the 12V battery is dead. This battery pack is a buffer between the dashcam and your car's 12V battery. If the battery pack empties, your 12V battery is untouched since the Powercell8 battery pack only charges when the car is powered on.

@@EV-olution Well I've been hardwired and now using an OBD connection for at least 2 years. Still on the same 12v battery. Yes, you're correct that the power bank is a better option but the price is very steep to justify that. The power bank still needs to be hardwired to your car for a faster charging option because the cigarette plug is not fast enough to charge the power bank if you're only relying on that as the charging option. Either drive long distant commute each way or hardwire.

That is how you know if the software can update your car. Install it and search for your year and model. If you can't find it, them there is no update via the software. It's a shame older models are not supported by the software because they are still excellent vehicles. Have you asked your local dealership of they have an update for it?

Not at all. After almost 3 years of use there was no damage to the lens when I sold the car.

Does your e-Niro have memory buttons for the seats?

@@EV-olution Yes, on the drivers side.

@@donaldespeut2042 that is strange. With memory buttons for the seat, you should have the dipping mirrors when putting the car in reverse if you select left or right on the mirror adjustment button.

If you watched the entire segment about buttons you would know that I like buttons and do not like touchscreen only. I even say that I don't like the approach Tesla has and prefer buttons for things that are needed on a daily basis. What I say in the video is that the Kia Niro EV is the opposite of Tesla and has too many buttons; there are certain things that are not daily use items and could have been put in the screen. I also say that I prefer a middle ground between Tesla and the Niro EV, with just the right amount of buttons for important things. My Kia EV6 is exactly that, it has less buttons than in the Niro EV, but has everything that is used regularly on buttons, which is perfect.

You are very welcome. I am glad I could help.

The ridges are to help prevent any water from moving quickly when accelerating and decelerating. Without them water would puddle together and fly out of the mat on harder acceleration/deceleration.

That is a great idea and is in my list. The issue is that I have been so busy with my company that I have not had the time to make a video in almost a year. I have a product to review, sitting on my desk since early last year, and several press cars available, I just need to figure out the time issue. Thanks for watching and commenting. The Niro EV is a great car and I loved my 2019.

Thanks for the 1 year update! Not many people take the time to come back that much later to let me know about their long term experience. I actually have a 1 year later video that may be of interest to others who have no bought them yet. Regarding the TD-4 Super Trunk, I had no idea they had a new product so I will check it out. Thank you very much for letting me know.

Thank you, I am glad you liked my video. The parking mode and Powecell8 battery pack both require the hardwire kit. You cannot have parking mode without the hardwire kit. FYI, you don't have to wire it to the car's 12V like I did, you can simply connect it to the fuse box in the car, with fuse taps. You can see how the camera is installed with the hardwire kit in my video about the Viofo T130.

@@EV-olution Dear sir, thx for a speedy response. I was talking about the Powercell 8, not Neo. Powercell offers two methods of charging - cigarette port of hard wired. That’s the basis of my question.

Sorry about that, I made a mistake in my response. If I recall correctly, the Powecell8 switches the output to the parking mode output when it detects there is no power coming into it, but since I don't use the 12V input for it I am not 100% sure.

Wow! That is pretty fast service. I still love mine and they are holding up very well after 2 winters. They still look like new. Thanks for the comment and for watching my video.

I don't think you can make the region change yourself. I believe you may have to ask your Kia dealer to do it, but I cannot confirm. Have you tried to use the update for your region?

I am glad I could make you laugh. You may be interested to know that I have bloopers at the end of all my videos. If I can't laugh at myself, who can I laugh at 😎

I am glad you liked it. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

Thanks for the suggestions, and for watching my video. Regarding your question about solar panels, this has been gone over at length and with the panels we have today, it makes no sense to use portable panels because you would need far too many to be of any real use in the real world. There are tons of articles and videos about the subject, but here is a reference that goes over the math (see link below). If you scroll half the way down the article, you get to the section called "How many solar panels will I need to charge just my EV?" and the example math they show that you would need 5.85 solar panels that generate 410W of power each to be of any real use. www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/heres-how-many-solar-panels-youll-need-to-charge-your-ev/

The OBD2 port on the EV6 points downwards, and is not in the fuse box, but below it. Nothing needed, I just plugged in my adapter.

@@EV-olution Thanks for your reply! So your EV6 US version is different from the European version. By default, the OBD port in my EV6 GT-line is just below the fuse box, but behind the fuse box lid where the rectangular cutout is. I'll have to check if mine also has a cutout where your OBD port is - would be logical in terms of manufacturing economy.

I am actually Canadian, so it is a Canadian EV6, but the OBD2 port should be the same in all of North America. Although historically there are differences between Canadian and US Kia versions. Let me know what you find in yours, I am curious.

As an FYI, if you install the hardwire kit it directly in the fuse box as the Viofo instructions indicate, instead of doing what I did, it is the same thing as plugging a wire into the OBD2 port. The OBD2 port is an interesting idea and will work well, but you still have to run the wire to the camera, which is the same amount of work as running a wire to the fuse box that is 2 inches away from the OBD2 port of the EV6. Also related to this, I use an OBD2 dongle to read car data with an app on my cell phone, and with a dedicated device called the EVOBD2, so using the OBD2 port to power the dashcam is not an option for me. Another thing I can see as a possible negative of the OBD power wire would be if you bring the car to the dealer for an update and the technician does not plug the OBD power wire back in when done; you may not notice that the camera is not working and be without it until you notice it. Still, it is an interesting option, but it would have to be seen if it is compatible with Viofo dachcams.

@@EV-olution Thank you, for taking your time & effort to create such a detailed comment.

It is my pleasure :-)

@@EV-olution I thought about & seriously considered the Viofo 229 Pro - 3 Channel, however, I decided to stay with my Garmin 57 for all of the following. #1 - I don't like the Viofo adhesive mounting system & much prefer the Garmin Magnetic mounting system. I learned years ago the problems with suction cut mounts with my Garmin Nuvi 2597 GPS. #2. I can't call & talk to a Viofo tech support person, only email. With Garmin, I can call & talk to a real live person #3. I seriously object to being coerced into buying a Viofo SDHC card. There should be no problems with using Transcend, SanDisk, or any other brand of SDHC card. #4. I've come to the conclusion any & all dashcams are incapable of capturing licnese plate #'s at night unless the license plate is in a proximity, is directly in front of the dashcam & not moving in the opposite direction. The notion of capturing license plate #'s at night is a lot of marketing BS, in my opinion.

They are excellent after almost 2 years. I actually have a 1 year later video. Here it is in case you are interested: czcams.com/video/9beHzmBxlCo/video.html

They are a bit of a tight fit, but well worth the effort to install them as they offer the best protection of any mat I have owned since 1987. I leave my Tuxmats in all year round and only take them out 2 to 4 times per year for a full mat wash. Regarding the Weathertech mats, I had the same issue with the hard plastic edge curling in on the sides of all of the mats. That issue coupled with the lack of full coverage of the Weathertech made me very happy to switch to Tuxmat.

I am glad my video was helpful and that your installation went well. Next time I install one I will probably start from the front as well. Thanks for watching.

I hope your installation went well.

Sorry, but that is not correct. There is no slide to unlock feature on the EV6. It has the capacitive buttons on the door handles, as well as the auto unlock feature (depending on the trim level).

The link is in the description of the video.

Thanks for the comment, but I have since found out that the color change of the video is due to the way the hardware of the camera processes the light. It is possible to have hardware that corrects for the issue, but it is quite a bit more expensive, and the reason most dashcams with IR and night vision don't have that hardware. The camera placement does not make a difference because my last car and previous dashcam did the same thing, and the camera was far from any other object.

I did this last year, so I don't recall the exact parts I bought, but I am 99% certain that I bought the same guage relay and fuse wire size.

I forgot to say thank you! Thanks 😎

@@EV-olution appreciate the help!

I saw some videos where people removed the items below the boot floor, but I need the flat floor when the rear seats are folded down, which I why I never considered doing it.

Thank you very much!

Congratulations on your new EV6. It is an amazing car and although the eNiro is a great car, the EV6 is on a whole other level. Regarding your tip about the climate/radio touch panel, yes, thank you. I have it in my list for the part 2 of this series 😎. Thank you for watching my video.

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Yes, you can use the original SD card that came with the car. I used a second card because I wanted to keep the original files, but you can simply copy the entire contents of the card to your computer before using the software to update it. That is what I did for my wife's 2019 Soul EV.

Je vise à aider et à communiquer avec le plus de gens possible et ça c’est en anglais. Pour ma chaîne CZcams qui a plus de 14,500 abonnés, plus de 147,000 heures d’écoute, plus de 1,8 million de visionnements, avec 28.5% d’écoute aux États-Unis, 14.7% au UK, 13.4% au Canada, et la balance dans plusieurs autres pays, ça ne serait pas le cas si mes vidéos étaient en français. Une vidéo me prend entre 20 et 60 heures à créer; je les crée par passion pour les VÉs, parce que je veux aider le monde, et parce que j’aime beaucoup ça. Avec mon entreprise, ma vie de famille, le bénévolat, le gym, mes passe-temps, et la vie en générale, en plus de ma chaîne CZcams qui est quasi une job à temps plein qui est fait comme bénévole... ma vie est suffisamment pleine. Autre chose, est-ce que vous savez que vous pouvez activer la traduction automatique des sous-titres sur CZcams?

Thank you very much, I am glad you liked it. Congratulations on your eNiro. It's a great car and you are going to love it, especially compared to a 2016 Leaf.

I am glad you found it useful. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

Thank you very much for your support! I really appreciate it.

Yep, I get that sometimes 😎. I am glad you liked my review, and thank you.

My impression is that there is no major difference between being on the trunk floor versus the trunk liner. Things will slide around regardless.

@@EV-olution Thanks. I have used Smartliner in cargo areas on other vehicles and will stick with that for this area. Don't want things sliding around.

@@ToddBrussnot a problem. I just had a look at the Smartliner trunk liner on their website and it looks to be similar in terms of how items would slide around if you turn a corner hard enough. I am curious, is it made of sticky rubber or something?

@@EV-olution Not really sticky. The Smartliner does have some texture to it that prevents slippage. Obviously if you take a turn hard things will move.

@@ToddBruss ok, that sounds pretty much like the Tuxmat liner. If you are happy with yours then there is no real need to change.

Thank you very much. It was a pain in the arse to do but I really wanted the rear camera; not just for when I am driving, but also for the parking mode. I think it is worth the effort if you have the time and patience. Thanks again.

I fully understand what you mean. This is not the kind of job I would want to do again. At least not while managing 3 cameras to make a video.

I was going to, but after almost 3 years of ownership of the Niro EV I sold it and bought an EV6. What I can tell you is that the Frunk was amazing and not once did I ever have water or dirt in it, even after driving a couple of hours in a mild hurricane. I still highly recommend the Frunk.at product even though I don't have it anymore. I was surprised at how useful it was, especially on vacations where I would use it to store stuff we bought.