[Heatlamp]

I'm confused about Kia's warranty on the PHEV traction battery (2018 model).

The 2017 Canadian warranty (https://www.kia.ca/content/Owners/warranty/2017_Kia_Warranty_Manual_en.pdf) has an explicit statement that the battery is warrantied for deterioration to less than 70% of new capacity in the the first 8 years or 160,000km.

However this statement is missing from the 2018 American warranty (https://www.kia.com/us/k3/content/media/all/warranty/2018_warranty_niro_hybrid_and_plug_in_hybrid.pdf). I see no statement at all about an EV capacity warranty.

Am I missing something, or is Kia US indeed offering no warranty related to loss of battery capacity?

Thanks, Jim

 

[Griswald]

Im sure the language is required by the Canadian gov.

It must not be required by the USA gov..

 

[yticolev]

Nor in Britain or Europe. Quite the mystery there. Great that Canada mandates an actual number. Mostly 70% is the number that comes up in discussions and I think some other manufacturer's specify it specifically.