The 2025 Kia EV Day occasion in Spain isn’t simply concerning the EV2 idea and EV4. The business-focused Platform Past Car (PBV) can also be celebrating its premiere, and the car-derived PV5 leads the best way. Prospects can select from three distinct flavors: Passenger, Cargo, and Chassis Cab. The latter relies on the Cargo and is very customizable: meals truck, freezer field, crew van, camper, dropside van, and a Wheelchair Accessible Car (WAV).

At 183.4 inches (4659 millimeters) lengthy, 74.6 inches (1895 millimeters) extensive, and 74.7 inches (1899 millimeters) tall, it’s barely smaller than a standard-wheelbase Volkswagen ID. Buzz. All flavors of the Kia PV5 measure 117.9 inches (2995 millimeters) between the axles, which is a smidge greater than VW’s retro-flavored electrical van. As many as eight individuals match contained in the Passenger mannequin in a three-row structure (2-3-3) with a lift-up tailgate.

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The electrical workhorse ushers within the E-GMP.S platform, derived from the E-GMP structure used on many Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis merchandise. However whereas most of these EVs (and the VW ID. Buzz) begin with rear-wheel drive and add a entrance motor for some variations, the PV5 is a front-wheel-drive-only affair. The only-motor setup produces 161 horsepower (120 kilowatts) and 184 pound-feet (250 Newton-meters) of torque.

Kia has engineered the PV5 to accommodate three batteries: 51.5 kWh and 71.2 kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NCM) packs for all variations, plus a 43.3 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) optionally available battery unique to the Cargo. The Korean model quotes a most vary of 249 miles (400 kilometers) on the WLTP cycle for the Passenger mannequin with the larger battery. Juicing the battery from 10% to 80% will take half an hour.

In contrast to most Kia fashions, the place the digital instrument cluster merges with the infotainment, the driving force’s 7-inch show is separate from the 12.9-inch touchscreen. There are nonetheless some arduous buttons decrease on the middle console for fast entry. The PV5 WAV we talked about earlier includes a ramp that may stand up to 661 kilos (300 kilograms). The Cargo mannequin has a most cargo house of 5.1 m³ and may match two Euro pallets.

Kia will promote the PV5 in Europe and Korea within the second half of the 12 months, with different areas following in 2026. Though the 25% Hen Tax would hit the van in North America, Kia’s President and CEO, Ho Sung Tune, mentioned in the course of the 2025 Kia EV Day that the corporate will attempt to discover a method to carry the PV5 to the US.

Since this new van is known as the PV5, it leaves room for greater and smaller fashions as a part of an expanded Platform Past Car (PBV) lineup.

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