2022
Automatic
Tax: £0
Mileage: 25
Electric
Mileage: 110
Mileage: 3,224
Mileage: 3,405
Mileage: 5,000
2021
Mileage: 5,227
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Mileage: 9,100
Mileage: 9,413
Mileage: 11,205
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The family-sized Kia e-Niro, on sale here between 2019 and 2022, was at launch the most complete affordable electric vehicle we had then seen to date. Key to its appeal in 64 kWh form is the kind of driving range you'd expect from a much larger full-electric car - WLTP-rated at 282 miles. Plus the e-Niro is practical, well equipped and easy to adapt to. There are certainly cheaper EV options in this sector from this period. But we're not sure that there are any better ones.
Let's make this as clear as it can possibly be. On paper, the e-Niro makes more sense than any other compact family-sized electric car sold in the 2019-2022 period. The only two models from this time that can match this contender's driving range - Hyundai's Kona Electric and Kia's Soul EV - need the same powertrain to do so but package it in a smaller bodyshell that isn't really family-sized. The e-Niro isn't huge inside either, but it'll be big enough for most buyers. Otherwise, the problems here are those that afflict all EVs; a restricted public charging infrastructure, the need for off-street parking and, of course, an ultimate restriction in driving range. The latter issue used to be the killer problem for most would-be EV buyers. Being able in the 64kWh version of this one to, say, drive from London to Sunderland without a stop should make a big difference here. But of course electric vehicle ownership is all about suitability for frequent shorter trips and in this regard too, an e-Niro is difficult to better. When we look back in a decade's time at EVs that really changed their market, we think this will be one of them.
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