Kia EV6: Biggest Pros & Cons in 2024 ( in 5 min! )

Kia EV6 is one of the best electric crossover alternative to the Tesla Model Y so let's talk about EV6's pros and cons!

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[jaymac]

I'm 6 months in. No problems at all with my EV6. My dealership was pretty hassle free for my 1 routine checkup and service for the "charging issue" which never happened to me. I do appreciate that this vehicle isn't creating a cult like following though.

[jaredlorenzen]

I just got my ev6 and absolutely love it. And it does actually qualify for the 7500 dollar tax credit in the US

[eric]

I would still get a Kia EV6 over a Model Y. I never liked the looks of Teslas. Both of these EVs are great cars but at the end of the day, EV6 is a better-made car!

[LawlessRaafay]

How much it cost to run compared to hybrid or diesel ?

[teomolca]

The charge port location is correct. So that it is on the pavement side. If you consider it not a good location because Superchargers cables don't reach, Tesla has acknowledged their mistake and V4 superchargers come with a longer cable so cars with charge port in the right side can use it too.

[royborgersen]

Yes, the buttons and menu is a bit strange, and there are many buttons. But when you have gotten used to it, it works good. And I like buttons instead of having to do everything on a screen. There are a lot of other pros with this car. The seats are really comfortable, and there is little noise, long driving is a pleasure. What I don't like is that small stones too often hit the windshield and make scratches. And I am not comfortable with parking it. The autonomous parking is bad/scary to use, especially compared to Xpeng.

[adammman]

Happy to see your videos again! You have very quality information that keeps it interesting and real world relatable 👌

[JohnCap]

My dealer for service has been GREAT.

I get ~330 miles normal mixed driving in my EV6 AWD averaging 4.5mpk. My car delivers on the 18 minute promise and i’ve always gotten between 239-243kW at 350kW chargers.

I don’t find the controls confusing at all. Everything i need is on the steering wheel or console.

Not sure how having to get a home charger is a con….

[kevinn]

I've test driven the Model Y (too nervous steering and overly harsh ride), the ID4 (smooth ride, numb steering, felt very heavy), Ioniq 5 AWD (numb steering, pleasant ride, wallowed a bit) and the EV6 AWD GT line. (This was the best of the lot in every regard.). The software was ok on the EV6. And they keep improving it. Tesla software was solid but no apple carplay? Lame. ID4 software was a disaster but apparently the 2024 gets a completely new system hardware and software.

[markmosca]

i love these 5 minute videos - so informative, entertaining and a perfect match for my attention span! I took me longer to write this comment

[RWagnerPhotography]

Great video, concise! One fact hear is incorrect. Although the EV6 is equipped with Vehicle to Home (or grid) it is not available in the usa. You can not use it to power your home. I checked with KIA USA to confirm. It does have Vehicle to Load for small appliances, but that's not going to power your home. Bonus if you buy one in the USA, you're paying for the hardware for VTG but you can't use it. This may seem like a small feature, but if you have solar power or want backup power for your home batteries are 10-40K and generator starts at around 8k with installation. This feature would be huge if available!!

[tomk]

By now whether an EV has a heat pump or not should be mentioned in every review, even a Pro/Con rundown

[ytvibe]

We did not have any issues with user friendlyness. WE had a Honda Hybrid before. I think everything is self explaintory. This car rocks. We did get a charge cable with the car but still have to have it installed by the house.

[sebrofc]

The lack of rebate from the government on this and other competitively priced foreign built electrified vehicles proves that the true goal isnt to get efficient clean vehicles on the road but rather making yet another political statement. Forcing people into a 90k ev pickup or overpriced plastic status symbol that is Tesla seems ridiculous.

[nochancecw]

The best thing about this car is the 800v battery. It allows fast charging from about 10-50%, a tesla has to downgrade fast charging after the first 10-15% due to heat from a lower voltage battery - thus higher current. Having less current due to a high voltage battery will future proof this car and will help reduce heat in the battery. Its funny car reviewers dont spend more time on this. It makes these kia EV's in a class of their own.

[diehappy]

Clever. Can't burn down the house if you can't charge home .

[michaelherrera]

The car comes with a home charger included my friend. I On the other side, Tesla doesn't include one. I take Kia EV 6 anytime before a Tesla model Y. I I tested both and my son owns one. I EV6 is better in every way except on the radio sound

[canadarecordsofficial]

Pros unlimited and cons is only it cost a lot. Best EV EVER

[Lascarnn]

3I have kia EV and I really don't find this infotainment unfriendly. As with every car, you need some minutes to adjust, but then it's really intuitive and you can access everything you need quite easy. And it has Apple Car Play/Android Auto.
The one annoying thing though is beeping. I hope they will fix it in future software update

[MrFester]

As a EV6 owner for more than a year now, I can say one huge CON is the US dealerships service centers and no true OTA updates. We get OTA updates for maps and some UI items, but not OS. You are forced to take it into a dealership and waist more time dealing with them asking if you need a oil change all the time during your appointment window.