The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released key range details for the 2022 Kia EV6 in the U.S.
Sitting at the base of the range is the EV6 Standard Range RWD. This variant is powered by a 58 kWh battery pack with a single electric motor producing 167 hp and, as the name suggests, is rear-wheel drive. It has a range of 232 miles (373 km) and MPGe ratings of 136 city, 100 highway, and 117 combined.
One step up from the EV6 Standard Range RWD sits the EV6 Long Range RWD. It comes standard with a larger 77.4 kWh battery, a 218 hp motor, and has the highest range of any variant, capable of traveling up to 310 miles (499 km) on a charge. It also returns MPGe ratings of 134 city, 101 highway, and 117 combined.
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Last but not least is the flagship EV6 Long Range AWD. While it has the same 77.4 kWh battery pack as the Long Range RWD, the presence of two electric motors that deliver a combined 313 hp, as well as all-wheel drive, reduces its range to 274 miles (441 km) and lowers MPGe figures to 116 city, 94 highway, and 105 combined.
All three Kia EV6 variants come standard with 19-inch wheels but the Long Range AWD is also offered in First Edition guise with 20-inch ones. Range figures for this version haven’t been announced.
Joining these models in the U.S. line-up in late 2022 will be the range-topping EV6 GT. It has the same 77.4 kWh battery pack as the Long Range models but uses two powerful electric motors making a combined 576 hp. Unsurprisingly, given its launch timeframe, there are no range or MPGe ratings available yet.
