Kia EV9 2024 - Review of electric vehicle; High Voltage (HV) battery (lithium-ion)

Review of electric vehicle
Electric vehicle guide
* The information provided may differ according to which functions are applicable to
your vehicle.
What you need to know
This printed manual is a summary of the digital manual and does not include all safe
ty precautions and explanations of all features. For information not included in this
manual, refer to the digital manual provided separately.
Review of electric vehicle
An electric vehicle is driven using a battery and an electric motor. Whilst general vehi
cles use an internal combustion engine and petrol as fuel, electric vehicles use electri
cal energy that is charged and stored inside the high voltage battery.
As a result, electric vehicles are eco-friendly in that they do not require fuel and do
not emit exhaust gases.
Characteristics of electric vehicles
It is driven using the electrical energy that is charged & stored inside the high volt
age battery. This method prevents air pollution since fuel, like petrol, is not required,
negating the emission of exhaust gases.
A high performance electric motor is used in the vehicle as well. Compared to stan
dard, internal combustion engine vehicles, engine noise and vibrations are much
more minimal when driving.
When decelerating or driving downhill, regenerative braking is utilized to charge the
high voltage battery. This minimises energy loss and increases the distance to empty.
When the battery charge is not sufficient, AC charge (L2-Normal), DC charge and
Trickle charge (L1-Trickle) are available. (Refer to "Charge types for electric vehicle"
on page 28 .)
Battery information
The vehicle is composed of a high voltage battery that drives the motor, air condition
er, and charges an auxiliary battery (12 V) that drives all other 12 V systems.
The auxiliary battery is automatically charged when the vehicle is in READY mode or
the high voltage battery is being charged.
NOTE
What does regenerative braking do?
It uses the electric motor when decelerating and recaptures & transforms kinetic to
electrical energy in order to charge the high voltage battery.
High Voltage (HV) battery (lithium-ion)
The HV battery powers the vehicle and peripheral devices.
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