The EV9, the massive electrical folks mover rolled out on to the market final 12 months by South Korea automotive maker Kia, has swept a few of the key international automotive of the 12 months awards, together with for the UK and by 63 main ladies automotive journalists throughout the globe.
As we reported right here at TheDriven late final week, EVs had already taken 5 of the seven classes vying for the highest spot within the UK Automobile of The Yr Awards.
Over the weekend, the Kia EV 9 was awarded the highest gong, a runaway winner with practically half of the 30-strong jury selecting it. The runner-up for the award was the Hyundai Ioniq 6 (constructed on the identical e-GMP platform because the Kia) with the Volvo EX30, an electrical SUV, taking third place, rounding off the electrical automotive domination of the awards.
“The Kia EV9 is solely an outstanding household automotive because of seven seats as customary and a cabin that’s filled with tools,” awards director Alisdair Suttie mentioned.
“There’s no must look past the entry-point mannequin because it’s so beneficiant with equipment, consolation and, importantly, driving vary. It does all of it and does it brilliantly.”
John Challen, the co-chair of the 2024 UK Automobile of The Yr awards mentioned the EV9 “could possibly be the automobile that will get extra drivers out of their petrol or diesel automotive than every other mannequin.”
In a associated announcement on World Ladies’s Day, the Kia EV9 was additionally declared the ‘World’s Greatest Automobile for 2024’ by the crew of 63 ladies motoring journalists (from 45 international locations on 5 continents) who make up the judging panel for the Ladies’s World Automobile of the Yr.
Australian choose, Liz Swanton, mentioned: “The EV9 excited me in regards to the future prospects for multi-purpose electrical automobiles. It was laborious to imagine this huge, snug and versatile automobile didn’t want a tank of petrol or diesel.”
See additionally: Household to set off on 9-month trek towing a caravan in an electrical EV9
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Bryce Gaton is an knowledgeable on electrical automobiles and contributor for The Pushed and Renew Economic system. He has been working within the EV sector since 2008 and is at present working as EV electrical security coach/supervisor for the College of Melbourne. He additionally supplies assist for the EV Transition to enterprise, authorities and the general public by means of his EV Transition consultancy EVchoice.