Production-Spec起亚EV5 Coming Sooner Than Expected

A report fromThe Korean Car Bloghas revealed that the production version of theKia EV5 conceptwill be officially launched at the 2023 Chengdu Motor Show on 25 August. Deliveries for the car can then be expected later this coming November.

The report also detailed that the Korean-branded electric crossover will be built in China, which will be its primary market, before being exported to other key markets. The report didn't specify if North America is getting this new Kia, reinforcing a previous comment by the automaker about its uncertainty in the US.

"Kia America has made no official announcement regarding the EV5," a Kia spokesperson toldCarBuzzwhen the concept was initially unveiled.

The report further specified the pricing for the upcoming EV5. The short-range version in its home market of South Korea will reportedly be sold for the equivalent of $38,000 (direct conversion), while the long-range version will have a retail price of $43,800. Those prices undercut the Tesla Model Y in the Korean market, whose sole rear-wheel-drive variant is offered in South Korea for $45,139 before government subsidies.

As with all other Hyundai Group EVs at present, the EV5 will be underpinned by the E-GMP platform, which supports everything from the Kia EV6 to the larger EV9. The production EV5 will get an 82 kWh battery pack, according to the report, with 372 miles of range. The overseas market version will then use a Lithium-Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt-Oxide (NMC). The Chinese market, in turn, is getting Lithium-Iron-Phosphate batteries similar to whatFord EV models will be using.