While the “never minivan” people have a point about the vehicles being boring to drive and bulky, the new Kia PV5 might be cool enough to change some minds. The automaker revealed the van at its EV Day in Spain this week, showing three body styles and a load of features that take advantage of its skateboard-like underpinnings.
Kia will offer the PV5 in Cargo and passenger variants to start, with a chassis cab configuration coming in a later release. The van rides on Kia and Hyundai’s dedicated E-GMP.S platform, which the automaker said offers modularity to increase the number of possible configurations, including conversions for wheelchair access, additional seating, refrigeration, and more.
The PV5 Passenger has three rows of seats, while the Cargo can be configured with a high roof and up to 5.1 cubic meters of space inside. There are also floor-mounted tracks and anchors for more secure cargo carrying.
Two batteries will be available, including 51.5 kWh and 71.2 kWh units. The larger pack offers up to 249 miles of range on a charge, but that number will likely decrease a bit when measured on the EPA’s more restrictive test cycle. Using fast charging, the van can recover from a 10 to 80 percent state of charge in 30 minutes.
All of that is neat, to be sure, but the PV5 won’t be on sale here, at least at first. It goes on sale in Korea and Europe in the second half of 2025 and other markets throughout 2026, but Kia hasn’t said if or when it will arrive in the United States.
[Images: Kia]
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