Kia Hopes It's Bang For The Buck Approach Will Keep It Ahead With The All Electric EV5

Kia has revealed technical specifications for the European version of its EV5 electric SUV, which gets a different battery from the Chinese-market car launched two years ago.

 

It swaps the Chinese model’s lithium-iron-phosphate pack for the 81.4kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt unit that is also offered in the smaller EV3 and EV4. This is claimed to yield a range of up to 329 miles.

 

It can be charged at up to 120kW on a DC connection, which enables a 10-80% refill in half an hour.