Very recently I got to drive the Kia EV9 for a week — and without spoiling much about it right now — it’s quickly become one of the best electric vehicles I've been able to drive to date. But despite that, it’s unlikely to be my first EV purchase largely because it’s above my budget with a $54,900 starting price for the base trim. The one I test drove is even more at a whopping $73,900 price tag, so that’s way out of the ballpark for what I’d want to spend.
Actually, the more promising EV for me to buy could be the newly introduced Kia EV3 because it fits more of what I need. I don’t need the three-row seating of the larger EV9, nor do I need to burden myself with a payment plan that could take me several years to pay off. I haven’t had a monthly car payment in nearly a decade, so anything to minimize my cost is a benefit.
