Kia's EV6 pricing will start at $42,115 when it goes on sale in the coming weeks

[rcjordan]

https://www.engadget.com/kia-ev6-pricing-revealed-more-than-ioniq-5-092502588.html?src=rss

[ergophobe]

$52K for AWD and 274 miles of range. I'm not planning to make a reservation to buy one yet.

[rcjordan]

800v charging

One fast charge in the Kia EV6 told me everything I needed to know
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/one-charge-in-the-kia-ev6

[ergophobe]

I think the 800V chargers will be 350kW as opposed to 250kW for the highest-power Tesla Superchargers. Normally, you should avoid drawing your battery below 20%. So you would charge 80% of a 100kW battery in 14 minutes under ideal conditions.

Even on a 120kW charger, Tesla recently reduced charge time by 25% by pre-heating the battery as you drive to the charger.

Still, it's going to take a lot of grid upgrades to roll out a large number of 350kW chargers. That's a massive amount of juice. It's a third of the capacity we have to power our entire subdivision of 200 homes.

Don't get me wrong. I think this is great. I'm just saying it will be years before the typical charge for you Kia will be on a 350kW charger.