In most U.S. zip codes, electric vehicles are cost-competitive with their gas-powered counterparts, according to a new study. And regarding emissions benefits of EVs, individual driving patterns matter as much as regional factors like the local electricity mix.
You can just disable connectivity on a KIA from the settings menu.
Well sure, my Leaf has that also. But that assumes a level of trust that it actually fully disables everything and doesn’t have “exceptions”, and that it won’t get re-enabled during service or battery changeout or something else like that.