#kia-ev2

#kia-ev2

Kia entered a prototype of its smallest electric model, the EV2, in the Norwegian Automotive Federation's (NAF) El Prix Winter Test Drive. It's an annual group winter range test designed to compare an EV's claimed range with its real-world performance when temperatures dip well below freezing. The EV2 isn't mentioned on the official results page (presumably because it's not a finished production car), but Kia points out that it performed better than all other cars that took part in the test.

Being an entry-level electric car, the EV2 will apparently retail somewhere around $32,000, but don't be fooled by the price or small size (it's barely more than 13 feet long)-the top-spec version will have a 61-kWh battery that should be good for just shy of 280  miles. Meanwhile, the 400-volt e‑GMP platform lets you recharge in 30 minutes from 10 to 80 percent.

It's not my job to fight the Chinese on price.