Kia is opening up preorders within the UK for its PV5 Passenger electrical van at a beginning worth of £32,995, or about $44,000 with a normal vary battery.
Kia says preorders will open up tomorrow, May 1st, with preliminary deliveries within the UK deliberate for “late 2025.” It will are available a five-seat configuration (seven seats will come later) and clients can select between the bottom “Essential” package deal or the “Plus” model that comes normal with the lengthy vary battery.
The normal vary 51.5kWh battery can energy the PV5 for 149 miles on a single cost primarily based on the European WLTP spec, whereas the lengthy vary 71.5 kWh pack will get 249 miles of vary. Kia says pricing for the bigger battery can be revealed later.
The Plus upgrades the Essential’s 16-inch metal wheels to alloy ones, and provides an elective warmth pump. The increased trim additionally consists of heated entrance seats with energy changes, a heated steering wheel, a powered tailgate, Vehicle-to-Load AC outlet adapter assist, wi-fi cellphone charging, security additions like cross visitors collision avoidance, energy folding mirrors, and extra.
Kia says it’s conserving choices “easy and simple,” so you may’t choose options between the 2 trims past upgrading the usual white paint to a premium choice like “Cityscape Green” or “Runway Red.”
The PV5 is a part of Kia’s lineup of all-electric PBVs (Platform Beyond Vehicle) that have been launched at CES in 2024. These modular EVs have a versatile structure the place the our bodies will be swapped right into a minivan, a full-sized van, or a small truck, relying on wants. The bigger PV7 is coming in 2027, and the PV9 in 2029.
On the PV5, each batteries get a single electrical motor with a max output of 120kW for the lengthy vary. The PV5’s 400-volt E-GMP.S structure gives as much as 150kW charging, which Kia says can cost from 10 to 80 p.c in lower than 30 minutes.
Kia may even provide the PV5 in industrial Cargo, Crew, and Chassis Cab variations in 2026, when it begins transport the automobile to extra markets. The automaker intends the PV5 to even be utilized in fleets for deliveries and journey hailing. Uber has already signed on as Kia’s first buyer.
