Video Summary
- The Kia EV9 starts at low $60,000.- There is one rear-wheel drive version that has a small 76 kWh battery pack.
- The rear-wheel drive with big battery version has an EPA-rated range of 303 miles.
- Most EV9s seen on the road will be all-wheel-drive trims.
- The GT-Line all-wheel drive has roof rails, 21-inch Han cook ION EVO AS tires in a square 285 setup.
- Lower-range versions have a light rear wheel drive and a small battery.
- The charger used in the video was limited to 250 amps. Normally they are 350-amp chargers.
- During charging to 100%, charging speeds were 150kW up to 70% charge state.
- One version tested has manual folding rear seats. Another version has power rear seats.
- Test conditions include almost perfect weather with little wind, a standardized loop style, a loop-style 70 mph highway speed.
- The EV9 has a 99.8 kWh gross battery pack.
- It is a 550V car dead and mid 600s when full. It is not an 800 V car.
- With perfect conditions, this version gets almost 300 miles.
- At the end, the car ran it down as much as possible to be accurate.
