WHEN Kia’s big cheese promised electric motors for everyone, he wasn’t kidding.
Please be upstanding for:
- EV2, a £26k runabout
- EV4, a £37k family hatch
- PV5, a £32k work van
The Kia EV2, said to be for ‘the early majority’[/caption]
The PV5 minibus that will be around £10k cheaper than Ford’s E-Transit Custom[/caption]
We’re getting there, aren’t we?
A swoopy EV4 saloon and PV5 minibus will also be unveiled today, meaning Kia will have NINE dedicated EVs in showrooms by this time next year.
EV1 will be the smallest, cheapest battery-powered Kia. But that’s at least three years away.
EV3, EV6 and EV9 are already here and a hit.
EV5 is a Sportage-sized SUV arriving in October.
Don’t think Kia is walking away from petrol by the way.
Because it is not.
The mega-selling Sportage will be refreshed this summer and there’s a corking new petrol motor called K4 going down a storm in America.
I keep nagging Kia to bring it here to replace the ageing Ceed.
Then we’d have K4 petrol hatch and saloon. EV4 electric hatch and saloon.
Lots of choice.
Right, EV2. Small, cool, 250-mile range, likely to cost around sixty notes a week on finance.
You might buy one as a second family car but it’ll be the one you use most.
EV4 will come in two battery sizes with a maximum range of 367 miles.
When you do need to stop to recharge, you can stream Netflix on the widescreen display or load up the karaoke for a sing-song.
Ah, yes. That reminds me. Kia chief Ho Sung Song.
He’s determined to make electric mobility “truly accessible to all”.
He said: “EV2 is for what we call the early majority, people looking for a more affordable price.
This car will bring a new level of sophistication and usability to urban drivers with practicality beyond its size.
“EV1 is for the late majority. We are internally studying our entry EV model.
“We are committed to delivering the best-priced, best-quality cars to as many people as possible.”
And vans, of course.
If I’ve done my sums right, the PV5 panel van will be around £10k cheaper than Ford’s E-Transit Custom and the six-seat PV5 minibus will be £20k less than a VW ID Buzz.
That’s one helluva saving.
They look just as cool, do the same job, go just as far – plus you get Kia’s seven-year warranty.
All sorts of variations to follow, including box freezer and camper, and there’s a jumbo PV7 in the pipeline for 2027.
Kia UK boss Paul Philpott will present the first wave of vans at the CV Show at Birmingham’s NEC in April.
He said: “They are innovative and built as electric.
“We will start small and focused and gradually extend the range that’s right for the UK.”
The EV4 family hatchback[/caption]
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