Electric GV70

[Blitz118]

They updated the US app to show battery percentage.

 

[rbreeze]

Has anyone here tried out changing the Brakes performance setting from "Comfort" to "Sport" in the Drive Mode settings menu in 'Vehicle Settings'? Just curious to know what changing this setting practically does. I've never changed that setting in my eGV70 - I've left it in the "Comfort" setting since day 1. Think I'll try the "Sport" setting on my next drive.

 

[Wolf359fb]

Has anyone here tried out changing the Brakes performance setting from "Comfort" to "Sport" in the Drive Mode settings menu within Vehicle Settings? Just curious to know what changing this setting practically does. I've never changed that setting in my eGV70 - I've left it in the "Comfort" setting since day 1. Think I'll try the "Sport" setting on my next drive.

I never tried it, and I won't right away because I'll have the family aboard for my next few trips and wouldn't want to submit them to jerky braking (The wife already threatened to throw up on Boost mode...). So let us know!

Looks like my temp presets came back in the app, not sure what happened there...

 

[steveinarizona]

Has anyone here tried out changing the Brakes performance setting from "Comfort" to "Sport" in the Drive Mode settings menu in 'Vehicle Settings'? Just curious to know what changing this setting practically does. I've never changed that setting in my eGV70 - I've left it in the "Comfort" setting since day 1. Think I'll try the "Sport" setting on my next drive.

I have driven in both modes and frankly I can't tell the difference on braking. Maybe if I tracked the car I would but I don't plan to do that.

 

[rbreeze]

I have driven in both modes and frankly I can't tell the difference on braking. Maybe if I tracked the car I would but I don't plan to do that.

^ Thanks. I drove in both modes today and I couldn't tell the difference on braking either.
During my drive I tried out a few other things and discovered the following:
1. When Boost mode is activated it can be cancelled at any time by pressing the Boost button again.
2. When in manual regen mode (L0 to L3) and when Max regen is activated by way of pulling & holding the left paddle switch until the vehicle comes to a full stop (i.e. without using the brake pedal) and the left paddle is then released, the vehicle will remain fully stopped until the accelerator is pressed. On pressing the accelerator the manual regen system returns to the previously set regen braking level. Perfect!
3. I played around with the "Smart Regeneration System" (aka Auto regen) for a while and decided that Auto regen is not really well-suited to urban driving where there are lots of traffic lights and stop signs. Auto regen is probably much better suited to highway driving with moderate traffic. I'll try it again sometime later on when I'm driving in those conditions.

 

[Wolf359fb]

Just read about the upcoming hybrid, so far it wasn't on well know (a.k.a. Reliable) sources, so it is to be taken with a grain of salt, but as I was expecting a battery added to the ICE version, instead it was said that it would be an Electrified version with a range extender under the hood (So bye-bye frunk), à la Chevy Volt or BMW i3. The thing was called EREV (The engine would only act as a generator and never actually drive the wheels), but time will tell if it's only the rumor mill spinning or an actual interesting contraption coming up.

 

[Wolf359fb]

So got my first badluck with the car today. We had pretty bad storms last night and they blew a sign on the road where my wife works (Small square sign for work symbol or speed). I drove in the right lane and it has fallen at the right of that lane. At the time I had the sun in my eyes and even if I have sunglasses, never saw the thing which was in a shaded area.

I only heard a loud bang and saw it in my rearview mirror (Wasn't speeding, just going about the posted limit), and none of the proximity sensors beeped. What I saw in the mirror was a banged up sign with a rolled up corner, which I'm sure I'm not the first to catch. It did a sizeable hole in the passenger side front door rocker panel, probably when the front wheel lifted it up.

I'll know Monday the exact repair cost but at least it's just a plastic piece and not metal, plus nobody got hurt.

 

[steveinarizona]

3. I played around with the "Smart Regeneration System" (aka Auto regen) for a while and decided that Auto regen is not really well-suited to urban driving where there are lots of traffic lights and stop signs

Actually, I find it works very well in urban traffic. Try it with auto on but at the lowest regen setting for urban driving. It gives you a bit of regen and also slows you up as you approach traffic which is a nice reminder. See what you think.

 

[SebringSilver]

So got my first badluck with the car today. We had pretty bad storms last night and they blew a sign on the road where my wife works (Small square sign for work symbol or speed). I drove in the right lane and it has fallen at the right of that lane. At the time I had the sun in my eyes and even if I have sunglasses, never saw the thing which was in a shaded area.

I only heard a loud bang and saw it in my rearview mirror (Wasn't speeding, just going about the posted limit), and none of the proximity sensors beeped. What I saw in the mirror was a banged up sign with a rolled up corner, which I'm sure I'm not the first to catch. It did a sizeable hole in the passenger side front door rocker panel, probably when the front wheel lifted it up.

I'll know Monday the exact repair cost but at least it's just a plastic piece and not metal, plus nobody got hurt.

Wow, sorry to hear that. Glad no one was hurt.

 

[rbreeze]

So got my first badluck with the car today. We had pretty bad storms last night and they blew a sign on the road where my wife works (Small square sign for work symbol or speed). I drove in the right lane and it has fallen at the right of that lane. At the time I had the sun in my eyes and even if I have sunglasses, never saw the thing which was in a shaded area.

I only heard a loud bang and saw it in my rearview mirror (Wasn't speeding, just going about the posted limit), and none of the proximity sensors beeped. What I saw in the mirror was a banged up sign with a rolled up corner, which I'm sure I'm not the first to catch. It did a sizeable hole in the passenger side front door rocker panel, probably when the front wheel lifted it up.

I'll know Monday the exact repair cost but at least it's just a plastic piece and not metal, plus nobody got hurt.

Bad luck Wolf. Oh well, accidents happen. As you say, it's just a plastic piece, and no one was hurt thankfully. Let us know how the repair goes.

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[rbreeze]

Actually, I find it works very well in urban traffic. Try it with auto on but at the lowest regen setting for urban driving. It gives you a bit of regen and also slows you up as you approach traffic which is a nice reminder. See what you think.

I tried auto regen again today (in urban driving), and I think I like it a little better now. I took your advice and set it to the lowest regen setting, and then experienced how the system ramps up to as high as L3 regen as my car approaches slower or stopped traffic. Pretty impressive tech. I may end up using auto regen more and more. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Wolf359fb]

Bad luck Wolf. Oh well, accidents happen. As you say, it's just a plastic piece, and no one was hurt thankfully. Let us know how the repair goes.

I will! I'm also starting to think about running boards. I always thought those were useless on such a low vehicle, but seeing how debris lifted up the ground can actually damage the doors, I'm starting to shift view on this, from a protection perspective (I couldn't care less if the underside of a running board got dented and it would actually have saved a door)...!

First things first, I'll get the car fixed for a start, and see after (It would have to look good on the car, and I don't want to overpay for extensible ones that would sooner or later fail and usually come with enough lights to make the car look like a Christmas tree - Also not protecting anything because those are flush with the doors).

 

[rbreeze]

I'm coming up to the 1-year anniversary (May 31st) of my eGV70 Prestige being delivered to me, and I've got to say - the vehicle has been sensational and completely problem-free. I love it as much now as I did on Day 1.
Today I decided to open up one of my Smart Keys to check the voltage on the internal 3V lithium coin battery to see if it has degraded at all after a year. The measured voltage was 3.023V, so pretty perfect.
I noticed that the type of battery that was installed in my Smart Key is CR2032. The eGV70 owner's manual (Section 5) states that the type of battery is CR2450. I've sent an email to the Service team at my local Genesis distributor to ask about the battery type discrepancy. I'll post their response here when I hear back from them.
/R

 

[rbreeze]

Further to my previous post, I received a reply today from my local Genesis distributor. Here is a copy/paste of their message:

"We don’t know why your owner’s manual is suggesting that other battery. It’s too big and won’t even fit inside your fob. The battery that is currently in your fob is the appropriate battery for that fob, and what you’ll need to replace with when you’d like to do so".

So, battery type CR2032 it is for our 2023+ eGV70s.
I took a photo of the inside of my Smart Key, with the internal metallic battery cover removed. The photo clearly shows the term "CR2032" molded into the frame that surrounds the battery. Here's the photo:

 

[SebringSilver]

Two days ago, I drove from Vancouver to Calgary, a 1,000+ km trek, and made 4 stops to recharge. The first leg, a 214km drive to the BC Hydro station off of Coquihalla Hwy, left me with only around 70ish km of range, despite setting off on a 100% full charge. This was a mostly uphill drive over steep hills in colder temps going as low as 3⁰C.

The BC Hydro charge station there was a 50kw DC fast charge which got me back to 97% in just over an hour, during which I grabbed a hotdog and some samosas from the nearby food truck, used the surprisingly clean washroom facilities, and fed peanuts to the local ground squirrel population.

The second leg took me 190km to another BC Hydro station in Chase, BC. The station was right next to the tourist info centre for this small village of 2,500 residents, and if the two people I met inside the info centre was any indication, these are some of the nicest people you could hope to meet. Once again, their washrooms were incredibly clean!

With the battery pack recharged to about 95%, I then set off for a Shell Recharge station in Revelstoke, BC, which is a much more built-up town than Chase, with majestic mountains serving as the backdrop of some pretty jaw dropping scenery. The charger was another 50kw DC setup and worked flawlessly, getting me back to around 96% in 54 minutes.

I then set off for my final recharge just 136 km away in Golden, BC which, surprisingly uses Mountain and not Pacific time even though it's in the same province. The station was also a Shell Recharge at 50kw but the app refused to work here. I called the Shell hotline and they remotely activated the charging so yes, it wasn't quite as satisfyingly simple as the previous stops but no biggie either as it was just one phone call. The station was right next to a Holiday Inn and so of course the washrooms there were not just clean but downright luxurious, lol.

The last two stops were set relatively close together so that I could be sure to be at 100% charge before the final leg into Calgary, which I would not be planning on making any further stops. Fortunately, I was able to get through the 259km distance in temps that got as low as 4⁰C in some areas without much trouble and finally arrived at my destination with about 90km of range remaining.

I used a combination of Comfort and Eco mode, and switched anywhere between iPedal to 0 regen depending on conditions during this trip. I did try to observe the posted speed limit for the most part, but also frequently saw myself going at about 20 to 30 km/h faster as well. It probably did have a small impact on the range but I doubt it would have reduced the number of stops needed for recharge, so here's to having at least a little fun on quite a bit of lonely highway driving.

Overall, I set off at 6:45 am, and arrived at 11:15 pm (local time), adjusting for the one-hour time zone difference so it was right around 15.5 hours in total. It wasn't too bad at all!

 

[steveinarizona]

Two days ago, I drove from Vancouver to Calgary, a 1,000+ km trek, and made 4 stops to recharge. The first leg, a 214km drive to the BC Hydro station off of Coquihalla Hwy, left me with only around 70ish km of range, despite setting off on a 100% full charge. This was a mostly uphill drive over steep hills in colder temps going as low as 3⁰C.

The BC Hydro charge station there was a 50kw DC fast charge which got me back to 97% in just over an hour, during which I grabbed a hotdog and some samosas from the nearby food truck, used the surprisingly clean washroom facilities, and fed peanuts to the local ground squirrel population.

The second leg took me 190km to another BC Hydro station in Chase, BC. The station was right next to the tourist info centre for this small village of 2,500 residents, and if the two people I met inside the info centre was any indication, these are some of the nicest people you could hope to meet. Once again, their washrooms were incredibly clean!

With the battery pack recharged to about 95%, I then set off for a Shell Recharge station in Revelstoke, BC, which is a much more built-up town than Chase, with majestic mountains serving as the backdrop of some pretty jaw dropping scenery. The charger was another 50kw DC setup and worked flawlessly, getting me back to around 96% in 54 minutes.

I then set off for my final recharge just 136 km away in Golden, BC which, surprisingly uses Mountain and not Pacific time even though it's in the same province. The station was also a Shell Recharge at 50kw but the app refused to work here. I called the Shell hotline and they remotely activated the charging so yes, it wasn't quite as satisfyingly simple as the previous stops but no biggie either as it was just one phone call. The station was right next to a Holiday Inn and so of course the washrooms there were not just clean but downright luxurious, lol.

The last two stops were set relatively close together so that I could be sure to be at 100% charge before the final leg into Calgary, which I would not be planning on making any further stops. Fortunately, I was able to get through the 259km distance in temps that got as low as 4⁰C in some areas without much trouble and finally arrived at my destination with about 90km of range remaining.

I used a combination of Comfort and Eco mode, and switched anywhere between iPedal to 0 regen depending on conditions during this trip. I did try to observe the posted speed limit for the most part, but also frequently saw myself going at about 20 to 30 km/h faster as well. It probably did have a small impact on the range but I doubt it would have reduced the number of stops needed for recharge, so here's to having at least a little fun on quite a bit of lonely highway driving.

Overall, I set off at 6:45 am, and arrived at 11:15 pm (local time), adjusting for the one-hour time zone difference so it was right around 15.5 hours in total. It wasn't too bad at all!

What was your mkh for the entire trip?

 

[Wolf359fb]

Two days ago, I drove from Vancouver to Calgary, a 1,000+ km trek, and made 4 stops to recharge. The first leg, a 214km drive to the BC Hydro station off of Coquihalla Hwy, left me with only around 70ish km of range, despite setting off on a 100% full charge. This was a mostly uphill drive over steep hills in colder temps going as low as 3⁰C.

The BC Hydro charge station there was a 50kw DC fast charge which got me back to 97% in just over an hour, during which I grabbed a hotdog and some samosas from the nearby food truck, used the surprisingly clean washroom facilities, and fed peanuts to the local ground squirrel population.

The second leg took me 190km to another BC Hydro station in Chase, BC. The station was right next to the tourist info centre for this small village of 2,500 residents, and if the two people I met inside the info centre was any indication, these are some of the nicest people you could hope to meet. Once again, their washrooms were incredibly clean!

With the battery pack recharged to about 95%, I then set off for a Shell Recharge station in Revelstoke, BC, which is a much more built-up town than Chase, with majestic mountains serving as the backdrop of some pretty jaw dropping scenery. The charger was another 50kw DC setup and worked flawlessly, getting me back to around 96% in 54 minutes.

I then set off for my final recharge just 136 km away in Golden, BC which, surprisingly uses Mountain and not Pacific time even though it's in the same province. The station was also a Shell Recharge at 50kw but the app refused to work here. I called the Shell hotline and they remotely activated the charging so yes, it wasn't quite as satisfyingly simple as the previous stops but no biggie either as it was just one phone call. The station was right next to a Holiday Inn and so of course the washrooms there were not just clean but downright luxurious, lol.

The last two stops were set relatively close together so that I could be sure to be at 100% charge before the final leg into Calgary, which I would not be planning on making any further stops. Fortunately, I was able to get through the 259km distance in temps that got as low as 4⁰C in some areas without much trouble and finally arrived at my destination with about 90km of range remaining.

I used a combination of Comfort and Eco mode, and switched anywhere between iPedal to 0 regen depending on conditions during this trip. I did try to observe the posted speed limit for the most part, but also frequently saw myself going at about 20 to 30 km/h faster as well. It probably did have a small impact on the range but I doubt it would have reduced the number of stops needed for recharge, so here's to having at least a little fun on quite a bit of lonely highway driving.

Overall, I set off at 6:45 am, and arrived at 11:15 pm (local time), adjusting for the one-hour time zone difference so it was right around 15.5 hours in total. It wasn't too bad at all!

Yes it's nice to still have some fun in normal mode on mountain roads!

I prefer to go shorter distances (~200km) and refill more often for shorter times, and not suffer any form of range anxiety (Anyways it's good to stop and stretch your legs every few hours).

Nice to see the trip went well, and thanks for the detailed washrooms report!

 

[SebringSilver]

What was your mkh for the entire trip?

I didn't keep track of it but whenever I did pay attention to the readout, it was mostly around 5.0 to 5.2 km/kWh.

 

[steveinarizona]

I didn't keep track of it but whenever I did pay attention to the readout, it was mostly around 5.0 to 5.2 km/kWh.

I think that converts to around 3.2 mkh. I have averaged 3.0 over a year and a half. You were driving a bit slower than I do, especially on the highway so I expect that you would have somewhat better score. The takeaway, I think, is that Genesis has done a very good job of managing the battery pack usage.

 

[rbreeze]

Fyi... Here are links to three 4K videos of the facelifted GV70 that will be on offer as a 2025 model-year vehicle in the Korean market. The facelifted GV70 will likely hit the North American market in mid-2025 as a 2026 model-year vehicle.
Ceres blue is a new color from Genesis that looks pretty great, imho.
I wonder what the facelifted Electrified GV70 will look like?

Genesis GV70 & GV70 Sport Facelift Revealed - Sportier Looks, Upscale Interior:

Genesis GV70 Facelifted Standard Model "Ceres Blue Matte / Frozen Gray Two-Tone" Walkaround Review:

Genesis GV70 Facelifted Sport Package Model "Makalu Gray Matte / Sevilla Red Two-Tone" Walkaround Review: