The EV9 is the new flagship of Kia’s electric car range. It’s a full-size SUV available with six or seven seats, promises a range of 350 miles from its huge, 99.8 kWh battery pack (weighing 566 kg all on its own, stat fans), and packs all of the fast-charging trickery we’ve come to expect from Kia’s smart 800-volt system architecture.
But while the tech is impressive, of equal importance here is how the EV9 takes Kia into a world where buyers of full-size electric SUVs aren’t used to seeing much change from £100,000. It’s a market soon to include the Volvo EX90 (from £96,255) and an upcoming all-electric Range Rover that is unlikely to come in below six figures.
