A 2011 Lincoln MKZ hybrid vehicle owner had a very unpleasant experience when he saw the $20,000 bill for the battery replacement needed after it failed. A similar case was that of a 2018 Kia Soul EV ...

The Kia Soul EV E400 battery may short-circuit while driving, increasing the risk of fire and injury in the Kia compact crossover.

If there's one thing electric vehicle owners do not want to hear, it's that their cars are being recalled for battery fire risk. While EV battery fires are not as common as people think, when they do ...

Kia is recalling the Soul EV from the 2015-2019 model years due to a possibility of fire, stemming from a short circuit within the battery pack. The automaker does not yet know precisely what is ...

In production since 2014, the Soul EV has been recalled in the United States market for an issue affecting the high-voltage battery. More specifically, Kia has called back Soul EVs produced between ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

In Europe, Soul will be offered exclusively in the all-electric version. Production of the e-Soul takes place at Kia’s Gwangju manufacturing facility in Korea. "In its third generation, Kia’s ...

With my 2018 Kia Soul EV+ loaner car fully charged–from having plugged the accompanying trickle charger into a household outlet in my garage overnight–my wife was curious about the top range displayed ...