Is the long run of the Kia Soul EV in the United States in question? The current, 2nd era of the electric powered-driven edition of the smaller Soul SUV has been offered in Canada and in Europe given that final year (as a 2020 design), but in the United States its introduction has been frequently delayed. Now, an anonymous source who spoke with Cnet.coms Roadshow claimed that Kia has resolved versus bringing the design to the U.S.
For now, Kia is denying that it has manufactured any choice to pull the plug on the design for the U.S. A spokesperson for the Korean automaker did say that priority is remaining supplied to creating the sector for the far more-standard Niro EV design, which essentially can be uncovered at American dealerships and comes in a structure far more recognizable to U.S. shoppers. Kia also informed the Arstechnica site that there are no plans to deliver the Soul EV to U.S. soil before 2021, at the earliest. Whats far more, there is no for a longer period any signal of the design on Kias U.S. media site.
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In 2019, Kia attributed the very first delays in introducing the Soul EV in America to a deficiency of provide of batteries and of the vehicle itself, citing solid need in environment marketplaces (in Europe only the electric powered-driven edition of the Soul is offered). The Soul EV employs the exact same battery pack as uncovered in the Niro EV and in the Hyundai Kona Electrical.
The 2nd-era 2020 Kia Soul EV characteristics a boosted electric powered battery pack, efficiently doubling the variety of the design in comparison with the preceding edition. It was chosen Earth City Vehicle of the year for 2020.
Canadian shoppers have been equipped to acquire the new Soul EV given that late final year now it appears that could be a privilege not shared by our neighbours to the south. At the very least until finally 2021.
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