Nuked The ev6 will be a fun and fast electric car with a refreshingly modest footprint. Kia spent the last month teasing its new electric vehicle.
The ev6 is built on what Kia will use to power six future electric cars. The same platform, called e-gmp, is being used by parent company Hyundai to power the ioniq 5 EV and other future electric vehicles.
The company made sure it’s full of attractive features and leading technologies. But it still is n’t going to blow buyers away with its range.
Kia says the rear-wheel drive ev6 with the long-range pack can go 510 kilometers, or roughly 316 miles. That means an EPA range is likely going to be a little bit less, perhaps under 300 miles.
Kia’s promoting just that one range figure, so all other versions of the electric car will likely get less. The car will not be well suited for long road trips.
The e-gmp platform uses 800-volt battery packs. It can charge an ev6 from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 18 minutes.
The all-wheel drive GT version of the ev6 is the top spec, and only comes with the long range battery. It uses two motors to produce a combined 430kw, or roughly 576 horsepower, and can go from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) in just 3.5 seconds.
The ev6 can put out up to 3.6kw of power – enough to power a 55-inch TV and an air conditioner for more than 24 hours. It’s not as powerful as the 7.2kw version of the new hybrid Ford F-150’s optional onboard charger. It can also tow up to 1,600 kilograms (roughly 3,500 pounds) as long as the battery is more than 35 percent full.
Kia calls it a crossover, which is n’t wrong, but it also has big hatchback vibes. From some rear angles, it bears some resemblance to the polestar 2. From the side, it’s a longer, meaner ioniq 5.
Two 12-inch curved displays sit inside a structure that rises up from the dashboard, one in front of the driver and one for infotainment purposes. Kia promises this will all be updatable over-the-air, and there are advanced driver assistance features to boot.
