Kia’s electric van lineup is getting more interesting with reveal of PV7

起亚电动厢式货车阵容随着 PV7 的发布变得愈发引人注目

The PV7 is longer than Kia’s previous electric van and comes in two versions: one for passengers and one for cargo. PV7 比起亚之前的电动厢式货车更长，并提供两个版本：客运版和货运版。

You may not know it, but minivans are making a comeback in the US. Look around, and you’ll start to notice an uptick in these breadboxes on wheels. Sales were up 21 percent in 2025, suggesting that the humble minivan is shaking off its “uncool” stigma and finding new fans among an SUV-weary public. I’m here for it. 你可能不知道，小型厢式车（Minivan）正在美国卷土重来。环顾四周，你会发现这些“轮子上的面包盒”正变得越来越多。2025 年销量增长了 21%，这表明这种朴实的小型厢式车正在摆脱其“不酷”的标签，并在对 SUV 感到审美疲劳的公众中找到了新的拥趸。我对此非常支持。

One of the companies currently carrying the torch for minivans is Kia, which has sold its popular Carnival minivan here since 2021. Kia is also one of the few automakers making all-electric vans. This week, the Korean automaker rolled out its new PV7 at IAA Transportation in Germany. This is the second electric van from Kia’s Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) lineup, following the PV5 “people mover,” which went on sale in 2025. The PV7 is longer than the PV5 by about 2 feet and comes in two variants, one for passengers and one for cargo. 目前扛起小型厢式车大旗的公司之一是起亚，自 2021 年以来，起亚一直在美国销售其广受欢迎的嘉华（Carnival）车型。起亚也是为数不多制造纯电动厢式货车的汽车制造商之一。本周，这家韩国车企在德国国际交通运输博览会（IAA Transportation）上推出了全新的 PV7。这是继 2025 年上市的“载人工具”PV5 之后，起亚“超越平台车辆”（PBV）系列中的第二款电动厢式货车。PV7 比 PV5 长约 2 英尺，并提供客运和货运两种变体。

All of which is to say that Kia should bring its increasingly interesting electric vans to the US. If they are attractively priced — and this is Kia, so it’s safe to assume that’s possible — I really think these vans would do numbers. The people yearn for a moderately priced electric van! 总而言之，起亚应该将其日益有趣的电动厢式货车引入美国市场。如果定价具有吸引力——考虑到这是起亚，完全有理由相信这一点——我真的认为这些车会大卖。人们渴望一款价格适中的电动厢式货车！

The PBV vans are technically impressive on several levels. They’re built on Kia’s dedicated PBV architecture (E-GMP.S) that features a flat-floor layout for easy loading and unloading. The PV7 will come with a 71.5kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt battery pack or a 96.2kWh one. Kia claims the Cargo Long-Range version will get 460km (285.8 miles) on the generous WLTP cycle (which tends to be around 10–20 percent more generous than the EPA’s estimates). It’s built on an 800-volt architecture, which enables 10—80 percent charging in under 25 minutes using a 350kW DC fast charger. And it supports vehicle-to-load outlets to power external tools and equipment. The infotainment runs on Kia’s Android Automotive-based Pleos Connect OS, which includes its Gleo AI natural-language voice controls. PBV 系列厢式货车在多个技术层面都令人印象深刻。它们基于起亚专用的 PBV 架构（E-GMP.S）打造，该架构采用平地板布局，便于装卸货物。PV7 将配备 71.5kWh 或 96.2kWh 的镍锰钴电池组。起亚声称，货运长续航版本在较为宽松的 WLTP 工况下续航里程可达 460 公里（285.8 英里）（该标准通常比 EPA 的估算值高出约 10% 到 20%）。它基于 800 伏架构构建，使用 350kW 直流快充可在 25 分钟内将电量从 10% 充至 80%。此外，它还支持对外放电（V2L）功能，可为外部工具和设备供电。信息娱乐系统运行在起亚基于 Android Automotive 开发的 Pleos Connect OS 上，其中包括 Gleo AI 自然语言语音控制功能。

This all sounds great! And the design is just forward-looking enough to erase any concerns about the typical clunkiness of van ownership. The front end features a distinctive two-tone design with a dark upper section that wraps around the windshield, giving it a visor-like appearance. The upright look and tall, flat roof suggests a large interior space perfect for vanlife compartmentalization. The low front bumper and plastic body cladding around the base add a rugged, practical border. Both the passenger and cargo versions feature distinctive wheels with a squarish multi-spoke design. It’s not boring, but it’s not so in your face as to challenge your worldview. 这一切听起来都很棒！而且其设计足够前卫，消除了人们对厢式货车通常笨重感的顾虑。前脸采用了独特的双色设计，深色的上半部分包裹着挡风玻璃，呈现出类似遮阳板的外观。直立的造型和高而平的车顶暗示了宽敞的内部空间，非常适合“厢式货车生活”（vanlife）的布局需求。低矮的前保险杠和底部的塑料包围增添了一种粗犷、实用的质感。客运版和货运版都配备了独特的方形多辐轮毂。它并不枯燥，但也不会张扬到挑战你的审美观。

While Kia’s not saying whether the PV7 will be making its way to the US anytime soon, a version has been spotted testing in the US, according to Electrek. Officially, the van will be launched in Europe and Korea in the second half of 2027, with “additional markets, derivatives and conversion models to follow.” 虽然起亚尚未透露 PV7 是否会很快进入美国市场，但据 Electrek 报道，已有测试版本在美国被发现。官方消息称，该车将于 2027 年下半年在欧洲和韩国上市，随后将进入“更多市场，并推出衍生车型和改装版本”。

PBV was introduced during CES 2024 as a family of EVs built on a flexible vehicle architecture with different swappable body types. The vehicle can be transformed from a minivan to a full-size van to a small truck, depending on the specific need. The driver cab remains fixed, while the rest of the vehicle is interchangeable, like a real-life Duplo set. Of course, that was a concept from a different era. We’ve now veered into a darker timeline, at least for EVs. PBV 在 2024 年国际消费电子展（CES）上首次亮相，作为一个基于灵活车辆架构、拥有不同可更换车身类型的电动汽车系列。根据具体需求，车辆可以在小型厢式车、全尺寸厢式货车和小卡车之间转换。驾驶室保持固定，而车辆的其余部分可以互换，就像现实生活中的得宝（Duplo）积木套装。当然，那是另一个时代的概念。至少对于电动汽车而言，我们现在已经进入了一个更黑暗的时间线。

I get why Kia would hesitate to name the US as a future market, what with our well-documented history of cutting off our nose to spite our face. The minivan market may not be as red-hot as, say, the one for lifted trucks that roll coal and grind up spandex-wearing cyclists for breakfast. But the times, they are a-changing. Gas prices are going up and up. And an electric van could just be thing that finally heals our broken nation. 我理解起亚为何对将美国列为未来市场持谨慎态度，毕竟我们有太多为了赌气而自毁前程的记录。小型厢式车市场可能不像那些冒着黑烟、把穿紧身衣的骑行者当早餐碾压的升高皮卡市场那样火爆。但时代在变，油价在不断上涨。而一款电动厢式货车，或许正是治愈我们这个破碎国家的良药。