The Kia EV6, EV9 And Niro EV Simply Received Big Reductions

• Kia’s EV lineup in america is seeting “buyer money” of as much as $10,000 per mannequin.
• The reductions apply to the Kia EV6, EV9 and Niro EV.
• Company cousin Hyundai has dropped its EV costs for some 2026 model-year vehicles, but it surely’s not but clear if Kia will do the identical.

We have persistently heaped reward on Kia’s lineup of electrical vehicles, a lot in order that the EV9 three-row SUV was one among our Breakthrough Awards contenders final 12 months and I put an EV6 in my driveway utilizing my very own {dollars}. However now, like each different automaker, Kia’s taking a look at a dip in electrical gross sales with the EV tax credit score now not serving to patrons safe as much as $7,500 off a lease or buy.

With out the tax credit score at its disposal, Kia’s taking issues into its personal arms. The automaker is now providing reductions of as much as $10,000 on its trio of all-electric fashions within the U.S. You possibly can seek for these by ZIP code on Kia’s gives web page.

At the start, the now-U.S.-built Kia EV6 qualifies for a “buyer money” bonus of $10,000 when it is bought. Kia would not listing any stipulations round which trim ranges qualify for any of those offers, so in concept, this implies you would get the EV6 Mild Lengthy-Vary AWD mannequin with 295 miles of vary for $40,300 beginning.

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Or, the extra properly outfitted Wind AWD for $44,300. And when you can dwell with a single electrical motor, the Mild RWD fashions drop to the mid- and low-$30,000 vary. Contemplating the tech, efficiency, fast-charging, wonderful vary and now a Tesla-style North American Charging Commonplace (NACS) plug you get right here, that is an incredible discount.

Kia EV9 Dusk Version

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Have to upsize? Take a look at the Let’s EV9. The big, electrical SUV noticed a $2,000 value reduce for the 2026 mannequin 12 months already, however now it additionally qualifies for one more $10,000 off in buyer money. Which means you would get into an EV9 for as little as the mid-$40,000 vary, or the low-$50,000 vary for a properly outfitted trim like a Wind AWD. That is not a foul deal for as much as 283 miles of vary, a NACS plug, three rows of seats abd higher tech and luxurious than it’s possible you’ll assume.

Kia Niro EV driverless taxi

Photograph by: Sway Mobility and Mapless AI

However the actual secret winner right here stands out as the Kia Niro EV. Now that the Kia EV4 is not coming to America and the extra trendy EV3 continues to be MIAthe common-or-garden Niro EV picks up the slack. Although it has simply 253 miles of vary, that could be greater than sufficient when $10,000 buyer money knocks the beginning value underneath $30,000.

In the meantime, Kia’s company cousin Hyundai has introduced comparable pricing changes, specificially to the EV6’s sibling the Hyundai Ioniq 5. That is now $9,800 cheaper, which means its base-model model now retails for as little as $35,000—making it probably the very best new EV deal in America. It is unclear if Kia will regulate costs equally to all its 2025 model-year EVs, however that is price keeping track of.

The lesson right here is that this: many automakers have made vital investments into EVs. Even when they’re projecting a short-term downturn, they will not sacrifice these investments completely and the good ones have to play the lengthy sport. In making the EV6, EV9 and Niro EV extra reasonably priced, Kia’s doing precisely that—and the one who stands to learn is you, as a automobile shopper.

Contact the creator: patrick.george@insideevs.com