
- Kia deliberate a high-performance model of its fashionable EV9 3-row electrical SUV
- Nonetheless, the automaker has now delayed the mission indefinitely
A yr in the past, Kia used the Los Angeles Auto Present to disclose a high-powered model of its aggressively styled EV9 electrical SUV. The EV9 GT was to boast 501 horsepower and haul three rows of passengers from zero to 60 in simply 4.3 seconds.
Was.
As employees put together to open the 2025 version of the LA present, Kia has quietly shelved the mission.
Automobile and Driver had the report first, with a Kia spokesperson telling the journal the GT mannequin has been “delayed till additional discover” because of “altering market circumstances.”
It’s the second time in current months that Kia has delayed the launch of an electrical automobile (EV). The corporate paused plans to deliver its compact EV4 to the U.S. in October.
EV gross sales have dropped within the U.S. following the tip of a $7,500 federal tax rebate for consumers. Nonetheless, they continue to be very sturdy globally. A current report from the Worldwide Vitality Company discovered that 25% of automotive gross sales worldwide could possibly be electrical by the tip of 2025.
