A DECADE AGO, electric vehicles (EVs) were an outlier on Australian roads. Owning one often required deep pockets, as well as an ecoconscious mindset and a tolerance for limited range and sparse ...

The size is right, the price is right and the drive is right – three things that make the Kia EV5 ... rear cross-traffic alert when reversing out of driveways or loading docks. These active aids ...

Toronto, ON – It was a large-scale, flashy affair this evening to mark the official presentation of the 2026 Kia EV5. And why not ... the central console. The rear seats, meanwhile, can be ...

but add a 70kW rear electric motor (for 230kW combined) but range drops to 500km and 470km respectively. The EV5 is the first Kia vehicle in Australia to be built in China, and the battery ...

The Kia EV5 slots between the ... By contrast, the EV5 is FWD (or AWD) and uses the cheaper 400-volt variant of the e-GMP chassis. On average, it tends to be a bit cheaper than the EV6.

There’s rear-cross-traffic alert, semi-autonomous highway cruising and a whole heap more. If you want a blind-spot view monitor, surround-view monitor or remote park assist, you’ll need to spring for ...

Unlike the Kia EV6 and EV9, the EV5 is based on a different dedicated electric-car platform – with more of its power sent to the front wheels, not the rear-biased E-GMP chassis of the larger ...

Although we were pulling for it, Kia’s affordable EV5 electric SUV will not arrive in the US. In a rare move, Kia is planning to launch the entry-level EV next door in Canada next year ...

Kia has announced the brand’s ... front-wheel drive while the more wagon-like EV6 is rear- or all-wheel drive. Aside from confirmation the EV5 will be equipped with the North American Charging ...

30, 2025 /CNW/ - Exclusive to the Canadian market in North America, Kia is announcing an all-new electric vehicle for the compact SUV segment, the EV5 ... through to the rear of the vehicle ...