E-car start shows that Kia has miscalculated
With the EV6, Kia showed that the South Koreans know what they are doing when it comes to electric cars. The huge SUV EV9 should not be inferior to that. In the meantime, the electric car has been launched in the home country – and thus has to cash in on one of the most important promises. It’s about reach.
Kia EV9: Electric car just misses promise of range
The EV9 is there. The all-electric SUV is Kia’s new flagship. As such, it should convince with strong values that Kia’s electric cars are now known for, such as fast charging thanks to the 800-volt architecture and a more than competitive Range. But Kia is now making it obvious swabsalbeit small.
Kia had one for the EV9 several times WLTP range of 541 km announced. In South Korea there is no longer any talk of this: According to current reports, the E-SUV creates only 501 km left (Source: The Korea Economic Daily).
As always, this is the technically possible ideal range. In everyday life, the WLTPranges can hardly be achieved with practically all e-cars, regardless of brand or manufacturer. So Kia customers have to to more than just 40 km less discontinue than originally promised.
To the Success of the EV9 should be the small minus in the range little harm. After all, 501 km is still significantly more than the EV6 is at best possible. So the EV9 doesn’t get as far as originally promised. But the new e-car still has them largest all-electric range at Kia. However, Kia does not beat Hyundai’s group brother Ioniq 6.
Kia presented the concept for the EV9 for the first time some time ago:
E-Car EV9: Kia expects strong demand
In contrast to the range, the previous technical details were confirmed when the EV9 was launched in South Korea. So, among other things, one 99.8 kWh battery installed. Kia is satisfied with the market entry: “With 60 percent of the pre-orders from private customers, of which 55 percent are new customers for Kia, we are very encouraged to observe new demand for our flagship model,” the Korean business portal quoted one Kia spokesman.
A date for the launch of the EV9 in Germany is so far not yet known. The e-SUV is to be released internationally in other countries later this year.
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