Hotcars.com Reveals Kia's New Dedicated EV's Final Confirmation for 2021 US Release

After leaving the entire industry on edge with a slew of electric concepts, Kia let their mid to long-term schemes be made public with the release of Plan S, the blueprint for the brand's electrification lineup. This past week the staff at Hotcars.com reported on the plans for the U.S. market, including a new dedicated battery electric vehicle. When Plan S was first made public in January, it was said that EVS would now be made more popular to the public, as well as expanding mobility.

As a very important part of this strategy, Kia said it will definitely see the launch of a dedicated BEV next year, leaving us here at Jim Butler Kia of St Louis among others guessing whether it would see and arrival in the States or not. Now there is no need to guess, based on a conversation between technology PR manager Neil Dunlop and long-range product strategy manager Steve Kosowski. The exciting and “super-charged” news is that Kia is not going to bring just one, but two electrified products starting late this year!

First up is a PHEV or dedicated plug-in hybrid EV. According to the experts over at Green Car Reports, it is on track to be offered solely as a plug-in model. You can see one concept image here, and check out the smaller-size and very futuristic looking appearance. Following that up is the previously touted BEV -our very first- that will boast a crossover design that pleasantly combines the boundaries between passenger cars, compact utility vehicles, as well as crossovers. This model is supposed to be the perfect combination of a sporty car and crossover. It will be underpinned by the E-GMP dedicated EV platform that Hyundai also uses.

This new EV architecture should allow for improvements in size and design element, and when it sees official launch should have a 20-minute charging time and range of 300 miles. As the world changes rapidly and traits such as charging time and range see expansion yearly, Kia is planning right now to launch 11 new EVs by 2025, with annual BEV sales of 500,000 units by the following year. While this seems ambitious, we have faith in the many talented men and women who are overseeing the production and development of the brand we loyally support.

 

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