UK electric car guide
Kia Soul Battery, Range & Charging Guide UK
Battery capacity, official WLTP range, estimated real-world range, home charging, rapid charging and battery warranty for the Kia Soul, 2015–2024. There are 12 versions. Figures stay on the version they belong to.
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Choose a version
Battery capacity, range and charging for the Kia Soul depend on the model year and variant. This summary is for one version. It does not blend the model into a single figure.
2024 Soul Explore EV (Explore)
Battery capacity
67.5 kWh
Listed type: Lithium-Ion. This is not a measured usable capacity.
Official WLTP range
280 miles
Official combined test figure for this version.
Estimated real-world range
Not listed
Home charging
7.2 kW onboard
Type 2. Listed charging time: 1370 min from 10–80% on a 2.3 kW supply; 434 min from 10–80% on a 7.5 kW supply; 438 min from 10–80% on a 11 kW supply.
Rapid charging
No confirmed vehicle limit listed
CCS Standard. Listed charging time: 39 min from 10–80% on a 100 kW supply; 39 min from 10–80% on a 150 kW supply. A supply power is not the car’s maximum.
Energy use
241 Wh/mile (4.15 miles/kWh, 24.1 kWh/100 miles)
Miles per kWh and kWh per 100 miles are the same Wh per mile figure converted.
Battery warranty
8 years / 100,000 miles
New-car catalogue cover. It is not the warranty left on a used car.
Versions at a glance
Battery capacity, official WLTP range and estimated real-world range for each Kia Soul version. The estimated range is the supplier’s figure, not a VehicleScore road test. A blank cell means that figure is not listed for that version.
| Model year | Variant | Battery capacity | Official WLTP range | WLTP city | NEDC combined | Estimated real-world range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | 67.5 kWh | 280 miles | 480 miles | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2024 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | 42 kWh | 171 miles | 252 miles | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2023 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | 67.5 kWh | 280 miles | 480 miles | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2023 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | 42 kWh | 171 miles | 252 miles | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2022 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | 67.5 kWh | 280 miles | 480 miles | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2021 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | 67.5 kWh | 280 miles | 402 miles | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2021 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | 67.5 kWh | 280 miles | 480 miles | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2020 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | 67.5 kWh | 280 miles | 402 miles | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2018 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 27 kWh | Not listed | Not listed | 93 miles | Not listed |
| 2017 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 27 kWh | Not listed | Not listed | 93 miles | Not listed |
| 2016 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 27 kWh | Not listed | Not listed | 93 miles | Not listed |
| 2015 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 27 kWh | Not listed | Not listed | 93 miles | Not listed |
Charging cost estimate
Estimated home-charging cost for one Kia Soul version. The full charge uses that version’s listed battery capacity, which is not a measured usable capacity. Charging loss is an assumption you can change, not a test result for this car. The tariff and annual mileage are examples until you replace them.
Estimated full charge
£18.00
Estimated electricity cost per mile
6.43p
Estimated annual charging cost
£514.40
Cost per mile uses this version’s listed Wh per mile figure. A full charge is estimated at 75 kWh from the meter after the assumed loss. That works out at 4.15 miles per kWh before charging loss.
Charging time
A listed charging time is shown only when this version has a 10–80% time at the exact supply power you enter. Otherwise the minutes are a VehicleScore estimate from the battery capacity, that power and the charging loss. The rapid power box starts empty unless a rapid-charge limit is listed for the car. A charger’s advertised power is not filled in for you. A calculated rapid-charge time assumes constant power. It is not a real-world charging curve, and the number you type is the supply power, not confirmation of the car’s limit.
Home, 10–80%
437 min calculated
Calculated estimate: constant 7.2 kW for 70% of the listed battery capacity, including the charging loss. No listed 10–80% time matches this supply power.
Rapid, 10–80%
Enter capacity and power
A time needs a battery capacity and a supply power you enter.
Full vehicle specifications for every version
Home charging
The onboard figure is the Type 1 or Type 2 charger listed for that version. Listed charging times are 10–80% at the supply power named beside them. A 22 kW supply does not mean the car charges at 22 kW.
| Model year | Variant | Home charge port | Onboard home charger | Listed charging time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | Type 2 | 7.2 kW | 1370 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 434 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 438 min on a 11 kW supply |
| 2024 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | Type 2 | 7.2 kW | 852 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 272 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 271 min on a 11 kW supply |
| 2023 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | Type 2 | 7.2 kW | 1370 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 434 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 438 min on a 11 kW supply |
| 2023 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | Type 2 | 7.2 kW | 852 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 272 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 271 min on a 11 kW supply |
| 2022 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | Type 2 | 7.2 kW | 1370 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 426 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 426 min on a 11 kW supply |
| 2021 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | Type 2 | 7.4 kW | 1370 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 426 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 426 min on a 11 kW supply |
| 2021 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | Type 2 | 7.2 kW | 1370 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 426 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 426 min on a 11 kW supply |
| 2020 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | Type 2 | 7.4 kW | 1370 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 426 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 426 min on a 11 kW supply |
| 2018 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | Type 1 | 6.6 kW | 626 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 218 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 218 min on a 11 kW supply; 218 min on a 22 kW supply; 218 min on a 50 kW supply |
| 2017 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | Type 1 | 6.6 kW | 626 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 218 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 218 min on a 11 kW supply; 218 min on a 22 kW supply; 218 min on a 50 kW supply |
| 2016 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | Type 1 | 6.6 kW | 626 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 218 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 218 min on a 11 kW supply; 218 min on a 22 kW supply; 218 min on a 50 kW supply |
| 2015 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | Type 1 | 6.6 kW | 548 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 191 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 191 min on a 11 kW supply |
Rapid charging
No confirmed rapid-charge limit is listed for these versions, so this table does not invent one. The times are listed 10–80% figures at the supply power stored with them.
| Model year | Variant | Rapid charge port | Rapid-charge limit | Listed charging time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | CCS Standard | Not listed | 39 min on a 100 kW supply; 39 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2024 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | CCS | Not listed | 39 min on a 50 kW supply; 25 min on a 100 kW supply; 25 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2023 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | CCS Standard | Not listed | 39 min on a 100 kW supply; 39 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2023 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | CCS | Not listed | 39 min on a 50 kW supply; 25 min on a 100 kW supply; 25 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2022 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | CCS | Not listed | 63 min on a 50 kW supply; 41 min on a 100 kW supply; 41 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2021 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | CCS | Not listed | 63 min on a 50 kW supply; 41 min on a 100 kW supply; 41 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2021 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | CCS | Not listed | 63 min on a 50 kW supply; 41 min on a 100 kW supply; 41 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2020 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | CCS | Not listed | 63 min on a 50 kW supply; 41 min on a 100 kW supply; 41 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2018 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | CHAdeMO | Not listed | 626 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 249 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 249 min on a 11 kW supply; 249 min on a 22 kW supply; 33 min on a 50 kW supply; 33 min on a 100 kW supply; 33 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2017 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | CHAdeMO | Not listed | 626 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 249 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 249 min on a 11 kW supply; 249 min on a 22 kW supply; 33 min on a 50 kW supply; 33 min on a 100 kW supply; 33 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2016 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | CHAdeMO | Not listed | 626 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 249 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 249 min on a 11 kW supply; 249 min on a 22 kW supply; 33 min on a 50 kW supply; 33 min on a 100 kW supply; 33 min on a 150 kW supply |
| 2015 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | CHAdeMO | Not listed | 626 min on a 2.3 kW supply; 218 min on a 7.5 kW supply; 218 min on a 11 kW supply; 218 min on a 22 kW supply; 33 min on a 50 kW supply; 33 min on a 100 kW supply; 33 min on a 150 kW supply |
Energy efficiency
Wh per mile is the listed energy-use figure. Miles per kWh and kWh per 100 miles are that same figure converted. They are not a second test.
| Model year | Variant | Energy use |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | 241 Wh/mile (4.15 miles/kWh, 24.1 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2024 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | 245 Wh/mile (4.08 miles/kWh, 24.5 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2023 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | 241 Wh/mile (4.15 miles/kWh, 24.1 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2023 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | 245 Wh/mile (4.08 miles/kWh, 24.5 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2022 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | 229 Wh/mile (4.37 miles/kWh, 22.9 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2021 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | 284 Wh/mile (3.52 miles/kWh, 28.4 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2021 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | 229 Wh/mile (4.37 miles/kWh, 22.9 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2020 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | 284 Wh/mile (3.52 miles/kWh, 28.4 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2018 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 290 Wh/mile (3.45 miles/kWh, 29 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2017 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 290 Wh/mile (3.45 miles/kWh, 29 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2016 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 290 Wh/mile (3.45 miles/kWh, 29 kWh/100 miles) |
| 2015 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 290 Wh/mile (3.45 miles/kWh, 29 kWh/100 miles) |
Battery warranty
These are the new-car battery warranty years and mileage. They are not the cover remaining on a used car. Where both a time limit and a mileage limit are listed, the record does not say which one ends the cover.
| Model year | Variant | Battery warranty | Vehicle warranty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2024 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2023 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2023 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2022 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2021 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2021 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2020 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | 7 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2018 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2017 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2016 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 8 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
| 2015 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 7 years / 100,000 miles | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
Other vehicle specifications
Power, pace, weight and size already have their own VehicleScore pages. They are here so you can recognise the version. They are not averaged across the model.
| Model year | Variant | Output | Torque | 0–60 mph | Top speed | Kerb weight | Length × width × height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | 201.2 bhp | 395 Nm | 7.6 sec | 104 mph | 1757 kg | 4220 × 1825 × 1605 mm |
| 2024 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | 134.1 bhp | 395 Nm | 9.5 sec | 97 mph | 1610 kg | 4220 × 1825 × 1605 mm |
| 2023 | Soul Explore EV (Explore) | 201.2 bhp | 395 Nm | 7.6 sec | 104 mph | 1757 kg | 4220 × 1825 × 1605 mm |
| 2023 | Soul Urban EV (Urban) | 134.1 bhp | 395 Nm | 9.5 sec | 97 mph | 1610 kg | 4220 × 1825 × 1605 mm |
| 2022 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | 201.2 bhp | 395 Nm | 7.9 sec | 104 mph | 1766 kg | 4220 × 1825 × 1605 mm |
| 2021 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | 201.2 bhp | 395 Nm | 7.6 sec | 104 mph | 1757 kg | 4220 × 1825 × 1605 mm |
| 2021 | Soul Maxx EV (Maxx) | 201.2 bhp | 395 Nm | 7.9 sec | 104 mph | 1766 kg | 4220 × 1825 × 1605 mm |
| 2020 | Soul First Edition EV (First Edition) | 201.2 bhp | 395 Nm | Not listed | 104 mph | 1757 kg | 4220 × 1825 × 1605 mm |
| 2018 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 108.6 bhp | 285 Nm | 10.8 sec | 90 mph | 1623 kg | 4140 × 1800 × 1593 mm |
| 2017 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 108.6 bhp | 285 Nm | 10.8 sec | 90 mph | 1623 kg | 4140 × 1800 × 1593 mm |
| 2016 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 108.6 bhp | 285 Nm | 10.8 sec | 90 mph | 1623 kg | 4140 × 1800 × 1593 mm |
| 2015 | Soul EV Auto (EV) | 108.6 bhp | 285 Nm | 13.5 sec | 90 mph | 1588 kg | 4140 × 1800 × 1593 mm |
Winter range
These specifications do not include a winter or cold-weather range for the Kia Soul, and this guide does not estimate one. Cold weather shortens an electric car’s range. Compare the official WLTP figure and the supplier’s estimated real-world range for the same version.
A single winter percentage would mix versions that already have different batteries and ranges.
Buying a used Kia Soul
The figures above describe catalogue versions. They do not describe the battery in one used car.
- Match the advert to the model year and variant before you compare battery capacity or range.
- Read battery capacity as the listed catalogue figure. Usable capacity is not included.
- Check the charge port and onboard home-charger rating for that version, especially on older cars with a Type 1 socket.
- Treat the warranty as the new-car catalogue cover. Age and mileage decide what is left.
- Enter the registration for history and any battery health records available for that vehicle. This page cannot show them.
Data sources
Battery capacity, official WLTP range, estimated real-world range, listed charging times, energy use and warranty figures are vehicle specifications supplied by UK Vehicle Data. Estimated real-world range is that supplier’s estimate, not a measurement by VehicleScore. Charging costs and any minute marked as calculated are VehicleScore estimates from the figures you can see. Usable battery capacity and winter range are not in this specification set, so they are not shown. Listed charging times that cannot be a 10–80% charge of a passenger car are left out.
Each row is one catalogue version. Figures are not averaged across model years or variants.
Questions about the Kia Soul
What battery capacity does the Kia Soul have?
Battery capacity differs by version: 27 kWh, 42 kWh, 67.5 kWh. Each figure belongs to the model year and variant in the table. They are not averaged, and none of them is a measured usable capacity.
What is the official WLTP range of the Kia Soul?
Official WLTP combined range differs by version: 171 miles, 280 miles. The range table shows which model year and variant each figure belongs to.
How efficient is the Kia Soul?
Energy use differs by version: 229 Wh/mile, 241 Wh/mile, 245 Wh/mile, 284 Wh/mile, 290 Wh/mile. Miles per kWh on the page is calculated from that version’s Wh per mile figure.
What home charger does the Kia Soul accept?
Onboard home-charger ratings differ by version: 6.6 kW, 7.2 kW, 7.4 kW. Use the version you are comparing, not a single figure for the whole model.
How fast can the Kia Soul rapid charge?
No confirmed rapid-charge limit is listed for these Kia Soul versions. Listed charging times are 10–80% at the supply power stored with that version. The highest supply power is not the car’s maximum charging speed.
What battery warranty does the Kia Soul have?
The battery warranty is not the same on every Kia Soul version. The warranty table shows the years and mileage listed for each one. Those are new-car catalogue figures.
What is the winter range of the Kia Soul?
These specifications do not include a winter or cold-weather range for the Kia Soul, and this page does not estimate one. The range table shows the official WLTP figure, any other official test cycle that is listed, and the supplier’s estimated real-world range where those fields are filled in.
What should I check before buying a used Kia Soul?
Match the advert to the model year and variant before you compare battery capacity, range or charging. These pages describe catalogue versions. They do not show one car’s battery health or the warranty cover it has left. Enter the registration to check history and any battery health records available for that vehicle.