Walking the dog this morning, came across this interesting car: Read up a bit. There's quick Canadian video review here: Long-Term Car Review: 2016 Kia Soul EV – Final Verdict | Driving And a 2 part review: Long-Term Car Review: 2016 Kia Soul EV – Part 1 | Driving Long-Term Car Review: 2016 Kia Soul EV – Part 2 | Driving
Interesting link in the article you linked: a Vancouver (small world) dealership actively steering a potential Soul EV customer away from the car: You Shouldn't Want To Buy A Kia Soul EV, Says Kia Dealer
Saw that, and nearly posted it. It appears to mostly be about the dealership not wanting to lose a sale, because they aren't one of Kia's chosen EV dealerships. Of course, their response isn't likely to get them a sale, and is just further proof to support Tesla on their sales model.
Welcome to the party Mendal - we spotted our 1st soul ev about 2½ years ago during their testing. https://priuschat.com/index.php?threads/138599/ Sales began here in the U.S. exactly years ago. How did you like that bizarre color combination. I call the EV color schemes, "Hello Kitty". .