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Kona EV Hacking

Kona EV Hacking

AnnikaL

Comments (69)

  • dsr_
    For people who are not aware: this is the same Hobbit ashttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/1995/Oct/28
  • spicySpy
    I really like both the e-Niro and the Kona EV for their "normal" car look and I did some hacking too. Wanted to play with the Web Bluetooth API and Svelte, so created the open source Niro Spy app (should work with your Kona too), works on iOS through BLE browser. It might be a good template for some OBD2 hacking, you can also check Open Vehicle Monitoring System repo and the evDash project.The car is somewhat reliable on the battery side (still have SOH over 101% after 90k km / 50k miles), but the gearbox and motor bearings issue can be tricky to fix.Also the MY2019 vehicles do lack remote climate controls and battery preconditioning (which I'm still trying to fix with the app).
  • ezfe
    Blog posts without dates on them are super frustrating. If this was written today I would have a litany of complaints about the details around EV charging.If this was written 5 years ago they might have a little more leeway. Here's one:> trying to force everyone to download janky apps just to play is disingenuous and short-sightedThe biggest networks do not require apps to use their chargers (excluding Tesla, who built a huge network with no screens and then decided to open it up without hardware retrofits). Some offer memberships which obviously use an app, but that's not surprising or relevant.
  • sgt
    Recently bought a second hand BMW i3 - what a cool car! Not planning to 'hack' it but nice to read about ideas.
  • codeulike
    At some point later I got around to playing with DC fast charging ... That market still has a long way to go as far as sorting out its business model, as billing based on time vs energy is completely unfair ... An excuse that's offered less and less often is that pricing by kilowatt-hours delivered is prohibited in some states by utility regulatory rules.I didn't know they were billing for DC charging in the US based on Time instead of kwh. Thats odd. In Europe its just kwh.
  • miduil
    > [...] due to some dipshit blonde not paying attention [...]Wow, instantly stopped reading after this. I can't comprehend how someone would even remotely have the courage writing such in a public posting.
  • zorg-is-real
    There is a way to make the Android Auto work wirelessly
  • physhster
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