u/RayDonovanBoston

Car is KIA EV6, Earth model from 2022 with 93.000km

12V battery is still a stock one, Delkor Clarios and never gave me a bother.

Tested this morning with power OFF, it showed 11.3V.

Once car was ON and tested again, it was charging it and it was showing 13.4V

Not sure if battery is dying already, but genuinely surprised it’s still running.

Question is, based on the information above is the battery on its way out and should I replace it? Going for a long EU travel next week and don’t want to get stuck somewhere.

Looking also for any recommendations and have you gone with AGM?

For any Irish EV drivers visiting or driving through France this summer or anytime soon…I found a very useful charging tip and the app.

If you use the Atlante app, member of Charge League/Spark Alliance, you can subscribe to their France plan for €9.99 per month. You need to set your region to France inside the app, but your shipping address and mobile phone number can still be the Irish one.

With the subscription active, charging drops to unbelievable €0.29/kW at Atlante chargers, which is significantly cheaper than many roaming cards and motorway chargers. IONITY is €11.99 per month and charging in France is €0.33 per kW.

They also have a Green Gems rewards system which basically gives you charging credit back for future sessions.

How it works:
- €1 spent = 100 Green Gems
- 100 Green Gems = €1 charging credit

So if you spend €20 charging which is roughly around 69kW at €0.29 price, you get €20 back in credit for another charging session later.

The credit can only be used at Atlante chargers, but for anyone doing long drives through France it could save a serious amount of money.

Some of their fast chargers are up to 600kW 😵‍💫

Additionally, their app also supports connecting your car through your manufacturer login details so it can monitor real time battery status, I tried it on my EV6 and it works fine.

I wish we had those prices for public charging, because people without home chargers would come off cheaper by a long shot! 🫠