Understanding EV6’s Distance to Empty

When EV6 drivers are on the road, they need to know how long they can drive before needing to recharge—that’s why it’s important to explain Kia’s Distance to Empty (DTE) technology to your EV customers. The DTE technology in Kia EVs monitors how the vehicle is driven, along with other impactful road conditions, and provides the driver with an estimate of the battery’s remaining All Electric Range^* or the distance it can go before the battery is empty. Customers can find their estimated DTE mileage on the right side of the instrument cluster.

The Distance to Empty monitor uses various technologies to estimate the remaining Electric Range^*, but they vary based on one major factor: whether a destination has been set in the vehicle’s navigation^*.

• If the destination is NOT set: The DTE monitor operates on a limited scope, relying solely on the heating and air conditioning settings, previous driving patterns, and natural battery degradation to calculate the vehicle’s remaining range^*.
• If the destination IS set: The DTE monitor can access and utilize additional information provided by the navigation^* system, including anticipated geography, road conditions, and traffic data—providing the driver with a more proactive range^* estimate.

Be sure to share this function with your customers and recommend that they always set a navigation^* destination to get the most out of this advanced mileage-monitoring technology.