即将亮相的起亚秀尔电动车与现代Kona及起亚Niro电动车共享平台。这意味着该车可能会搭载64千瓦时电池组，续航里程在300-350公里之间。不过，该车也有可能就像Kona入门级车型那样只提供39.2千瓦时电池组。现行的2018款秀尔电动车续航里程为178.6公里。该车采用了更大的30千瓦时锂电池组替代了先前的27千瓦时电池组。因此，总的趋势是，内部空间宽敞的跨界车针对2019款车型，续航里程将进一步增加。预计采用新平台后，将不再采用CHAdeMO充电技术，而是提供CCSCombo快充接口。这次谍照记者在芬兰靠近拉普兰地区拍到的秀尔电动车正在进行极寒条件下的测试。根据提供的信息，该车很可能配备全轮驱动，而在此前该车从未配备过全驱系统。目前还没有该车发布时间的官方信息，但预计这款车将在今年晚些时候或明年初某次在美国举行的车展期间亮相。

 

2019 Kia Soul EV Spied, May Offer All-Wheel Drive

The upcoming Soul EV will share a platform with the Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro EV. This means it might come with a 64-kWh battery pack and a range of some 215-240 miles (~300-350 km), though it could only be offered with a smaller, 39.2-kWh battery pack, much like the base Kona.

 

The current 2018 Kia Soul EV – which is still available to order – is good for an EPA-estimated 111 miles of range. It comes with an updated 30-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. The previous 27-kWh pack offered only 93 miles of range. So, the trendy, spacious crossover will see a significant and much-anticipated range bump for the 2019 model year. We also speculate that with Kia’s move to the new platform, CHAdeMO will go away and a CCS Combo fast charging inlet will be offered.

 

Automedia snapped these spy shots near Lapland, Finland after the upcoming Soul EV was undergoing extreme, cold-weather testing on a frozen lake. According to the information provided, the vehicle may actually offer an all-wheel-drive option, which has never been available in the past.

 

We don’t have any official information about the unveiling and release date for the 2019 Kia Soul EV, however, we expect to see it at one of the upcoming U.S. auto shows later this year or early in 2019.