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The design was previewed when Kia unveiled its purpose-built vehicle concepts, including the PV5, in January 2024. It was first introduced at CES and unveiled along with the EV2 and EV4 at the 2025 Kia EV Day in Spain on February 24, 2025. Pre-orders for the PV5 are scheduled to begin in South Korea and Europe in the first half of 2025.
The base model includes passenger, cargo and wheelchair-accessible versions, while conversion models include leisure, refrigerated and frozen vehicles. The PV5 Crew is a model exclusive to the European market
Overview
The PV5 is an electric vehicle built with an upper body on top of a flat and wide E-GMP.S (service) platform. The E-GMP.S platform was developed based on the Hyundai Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) platform introduced in 2021 to reflect the needs of potential customers in various industries. It is the first model of Kia's PBV series, the PV.
It is designed for various operational purposes such as passenger transport, cargo transport, and wheelchair user assistance, and can be expanded into other forms. It will be released as a basic model for each main purpose, including "Passenger", "Cargo", and "WAV" (Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle). WAV has convenience features for wheelchair users. In addition to the basic models, there will also be a number of conversion PV5 lineups produced and guaranteed by Kia. These include the "Light Camper" optimized for leisure and relaxation, the "Prime" and "Open Bed" luxury passenger models, and the "Crew" exclusive to Europe.
It is equipped with a 12.9-inch screen display with a 16:9 ratio and an infotainment system based on the Android Automotive Operating System.
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- As a German, you can see very clearly here how the German automotive industry has missed the boat. Well done, Kia! :)- I honestly find this car far more "interesting" than the ID Buzz, it's honest, practical, beautiful and affordable. That's everything I want from a car and more. Great job as usual.
- The really really game changing version is the wheelchair enabled one. There is virtually nothing like it in the ev space right now. That is going to dominate it's niche for quite some time.
- Places that hire small vans to the public are going to LOVE these! They're so perfect for: Trip to the dump, Moving your child to Student accommodation, picking up that 2nd hand fridge etc that people need a small van for just 12-24hrs
- I just checked the price in Germany. Passenger is listed as 42k€ and I could already order one with 20% off for 35k€. That's the price of a used T6. And it's the 71kWh version since we don't get the small battery in the passenger PV5.
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