[Jojoe]

Found this review by Petrol Ped, the Kia PV5 electric van, it’s the one Motability and Kia are collaborating on to have a Kia factory made WAV. The base model is under £30,000 with the long range around £38,000, that’s £30,000 cheaper than the VW ID Buzz!

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[kezo]

Interesting proposition and whils’t not quite as fancy as the Buzz, at £30k cheaper, it will be popular. I have become to like alot of Thomas’s (Autogefuel) reviews and Electritying have compared it to the Buzz.

 

[Jojoe]

See the side by side comparison with the Buzz, you’d be crazy to spend £30k more on the VW.

I watch a lot of van life creators on YouTube and at £30k I can see this be very popular for a basic conversion, especially with the 3 pin V2L plug socket.

[kezo]

In the first video by Thomas he went through the various seating layouts (wheelchair) and showed a different interior colour, which I understand there are a few along with electric rear doors which will be popular in europe, if when Kia brings them.

Yes you can’t do alot with £30k and make it into a nice van if one wanted and good first impressions by Kia, I’d have one if the range was that little bit better!

[MFillingham]

Looking at a few videos they all compare it to the Buzz but, and it’s a big one, whilst the specs vary slightly the build quality and materials vary hugely.  The Buzz, reportedly, is a significantly better built vehicle in terms of materials choices, seating, etc.

 

That all said, a factory standard wheelchair accessible van would be a game changer, with the fact it’s a decent range BEV just an added bonus.  Side entry is, apparently, more of a challenge for wheelchair access but that all depends upon how KIA built ramps.

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[kezo]

MFillingham wrote:

Looking at a few videos they all compare it to the Buzz but, and it’s a big one, whilst the specs vary slightly the build quality and materials vary hugely.  The Buzz, reportedly, is a significantly better built vehicle in terms of materials choices, seating, etc.

I would hope so for what is essentially £30k more however, just think what a custom pimp my ride shop could do with that £30k, to make it better and exclusive compared to the Buzz!

[kezo]

[James295]

Looks like advance details to be formally announced soon?

The Park Motor Group in Scotland is advertising the KIA PV5 on Motability for £2999 AP for the Essential trim or £4999 for the Plus Trim.

[MFillingham]

Motaclarity have it at those APs too.  I’m not sure how useful a 5 seater is with so much space between front and rear seats.

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