Today Kia officially launched the EV4 sedan in the US. The brand touts this as its first "all-electric global sedan". It will become available in the US in the first quarter of next year, and will feature a built-in NACS (North American Charging Standard) port, located on the front passenger side.
The car uses a 400V architecture that enables it to charge from 10% to 80% in 29 to 31 minutes depending on battery size. Speaking of which, there will be two batteries: 58.3 kWh for the Light trim and 81.4 kWh for the Wind and GT-Line trims. The Wind version will have a Kia estimated 330 miles of range, while the Light trim will have to make do with 235 miles.
The EV4 supports Kia's i-Pedal 3.0 variable regenerative braking, as well as Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) allowing it to power your everyday devices such as laptops. The Light and Wind trims get 17" wheels, the GT-Line gets 19-inchers, and the car's drag coefficient is 0.23 Cd.
There's only one power option, a front-mounted 150kW motor. Inside you get two 12.3" screens and a 5" climate display in between them. Support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is baked in. There's also an AI assistant, because of course there is.
Core for this car are affordability and efficiency: 400V to bring the cost down, the LR variant I expect will get more km/h in charging time than the 800V eGMP cars (less power, FWD, weight and Cd). We'll have to wait for real world tests, spec ...
Should be on 800V with 15 min 10-80%. Considering hyundai already has 800V arch
That limo trunk instead of a hatchback cripples this car so much… tha back is already not everyone’s taste, but that cargo opening is ridiculous!
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