The 2024 Kia EV6 will get a brand new trim that provides patrons extra vary at a lower cost.
Information of the 2024 EV6 Gentle Lengthy Vary was initially discovered by Inexperienced Automobile Reviews’ associate website CarsDirect, citing a dealership order information, however GCR has since confirmed the brand new mannequin’s arrival with Kia USA.
The Gentle Lengthy Vary will minimize the value of the EV6’s bigger 77.4-kwh battery pack by as much as $2,750. That is the distinction between the Gentle Lengthy Vary’s $45,950 base worth (together with vacation spot) in single-motor rear-wheel-drive type and that of the next-highest Wind trim stage. The EV6 Wind’s base worth is unchanged from 2023.
Each the Gentle Lengthy Vary and Wind are anticipated to fulfill or beat this configuration’s 2023 EPA score of 310 miles of vary. The EV6 Gentle was beforehand obtainable solely with a smaller 58-kwh battery pack affording 232 miles of EPA vary. The Gentle Lengthy Vary prices $3,350 greater than the usual model, in response to CarsDirect.
2023 Kia EV6 GT
Upgrading to a dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain is an additional $3,900, however that is equal to the premium for all-wheel drive on different EV6 trim ranges.
The brand new lineup parallels the strategy used for the three-row EV9, which affords its highest vary of 304 miles in Gentle Lengthy Vary trim. It is also the second time Kia has reshuffled the EV6 lineup for the reason that EV’s launch for the 2022 mannequin yr.
Whereas the EV9 is anticipated to be eligible for the EV tax credit score of as much as $7,500, the EV6 is made in South Korea and is not eligible.
Kia initially raised costs for the EV6’s second mannequin yr, for 2023, and dropped the bottom Gentle model with the smaller battery pack. That model returned this spring at $43,925 with vacation spot, however was solely initially obtainable in a subset of states.
Kia USA confirmed to Inexperienced Automobile Reviews that the 2024 EV6 Gentle Lengthy Vary and 2024 EV6 Gentle will likely be obtainable in all 50 states.
2023 Kia EV6 GT
The EV6 is likely one of the fastest-charging inexpensive EVs, and due to its good effectivity and modest battery pack dimension, it does not require searching for out the highest-power chargers. That provides it a bonus in charging livability versus its Hyundai Ioniq 5 platform-mate.
Kia this previous week mentioned that the EV6 would be the first of its fashions to get the Tesla North American Charging Normal (NACS) cost port, within the U.S. The rollout is scheduled to start out in late 2024.
with reporting by Bengt Halvorson
