Kia does not build many cars like the Kia EV2: a 5-door hatchback, built from 2026 in the decade the industry is turning electric.
Where it came from
The Kia EV2 is a battery electric subcompact car / supermini car produced by South Korean automaker Kia since 2026. It is the sixth model in the manufacturer's "EV" battery electric car lineup, and the Kia's fourth dedicated electric vehicle to feature the 400-volt architecture after the EV4.
Under the skin
The record carries the shape — a 5-door hatchback — and the layout: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The engine, output and weight have not yet reached the open record, and MotorJury does not guess at them.
In context
Where it sits in Kia's history is not in doubt: the Soul EV/e-Soul (Europe) came before it; it was built at Žilina (Kia Slovakia), Slovakia. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Tesla Cybertruck, the Nissan NX8, the Aston Martin Valen. Nearby in the Kia catalogue sit the Kia K5 (Optima) and the Kia Magentis.