PBV VISION

About Kia PBV

Kia PBV aims to go beyond the traditional concept of a vehicle and redefine its meaning with Platform Beyond Vehicle, a total mobility solution that incorporates advanced software technology seamlessly designed to enhance the user experience. The tailored interiors and evolved software solutions will make your business and lifestyle richer and more convenient.

Discover our range of electric vans, engineered around our PBV Concept. From electric light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to people carriers, Kia's PBV Concept offers advanced mobility and software solutions for both business and personal use.

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Building the best electric van for you

Our PBV Concept offers a range of 100% electric vans. We will have our full range of Kia professional business vans for sale from 2026, with more variants being phased in over the coming years.

The Future of Sustainable Mobility Solutions

Designed to better suit diverse customer needs, the Kia PBV Concept goes far beyond the existing conventions of modern commercial vehicles. Using commercial vehicle technology and advanced software solutions, our electric vans will offer different profiles, layouts and interiors, depending on your personal or business needs.

From light commercial vehicles (LCVs) designed to unlock new business opportunities to people carriers that offer flexible travel solutions, Kia's professional business van range will expand and revolutionise the concept of sustainable mobility.

Portable Storefront

Do you need your own portable pop-up store?

With enough space to stand up while working, our professional business van range lets you freely configure the storefront you want.

And, thanks to our Vehicle to Load capabilities, your Kia business van also acts as a mobile power bank for electrical devices on-site. This includes store lights, digital displays for your latest products and services, and more.

Cargo Delivery

Do efficiency and safety come as top priorities in your business?

Our vehicles' low step height helps minimise strain, and our suite of specialised software solutions helps you optimise your operations with reliable routing. This makes them ideal as electric cargo delivery vans.

Electric Cab Ride-hailing Concept

Are you looking for a comfortable ride mode of transport?

Our PV5-R electric van Concept offers a spacious interior brimming with smart features - our vision for a future mobility solution. This makes the PV5-R ideal as a taxi van or vehicle, keeping customers comfortable and entertained on every step of their journey.

Future Business

Kia will align its PBV business with Hyundai Motor Group's key future businesses of Robotics, AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) and Autonomous driving to ultimately implement them in smart cities.

In the case of Robotics, Kia will revolutionize manufacturing and logistics through Boston Dynamics Stretch and SPOT. AAM will bring smart cities closer to reality by realizing multi-modal services and mobility hub businesses with Supernal. In regards to Autonomous driving, Kia is working on a PV5-R with Motional, and in the near future plans to achieve level 4 autonomous driving with Motional's next-generation system.

Electric Van Solutions

Kia is developing specialized software solutions to increase business efficiency and better transition to a fully electric and autonomous future.

Kia's In-Vehicle Infotainment solution recognizes the driver, their purpose and operational needs in real-time. It then loads the driver's profile, presets and preferences, and provides useful data.

In addition, Kia’s Fleet Management System solution optimises Electric Van operations while ensuring business stability. Vast amounts of data generated during Electric Van operation can be connected with the AI Cloud for efficient fleet management in real time. This provides customers with insights to maximise business operations such as preventive vehicle maintenance.

Finally, Kia will provide optimised EV charging solutions such as charging scheduling and charging stations. In the future, Kia will realise Total Energy Solution by building advanced charging infrastructure such as V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything).

Production System

Kia began construction on its PBV-dedicated Hwaseong EVO Plant in 2023. The plant will implement an innovative production process that combines a new cell method with the traditional conveyor system and will soon introduce Dynamic Hybrid technology to more flexibly respond to diverse customer needs.

Phase 1

Our first Mid PBV, the Kia PV5, will be an EV optimised for major domains such as delivery, utilities and hailing that features conversion capability for diverse customer needs. Enhanced data connectivity between vehicles and external data such as route or delivery information will enable the convenient operation of multiple vehicles as a software-defined fleet. This emergence of customised business fleets and PBV-specific solutions means less downtime and enhanced cost-effectiveness.

Phase 2

Kia PBVs will evolve into AI-based mobility platforms that use data to interact with users and ensure that it is always up-to-date. The completion of a dedicated PBV lineup will expand domain coverage to large logistics companies, mobility businesses and private lifestyle users. Real-time vehicle data will be shared with city management systems, enabling us to continuously provide customers with advanced mobility solutions using optimised fleet management system-controlled digital data. Expanding the scope of data connectivity will support AI-driven vehicle control and management, and an integrated PBV solution will provide a customised, seamless experience across devices and software. Meanwhile, new forms of business linked with robotics and other future technologies will emerge.

Phase 3

Kia PBVs will evolve into highly customisable mobility solutions by integrating into the future mobility ecosystem. This is where Kia PBVs will ultimately become life platforms that can make any spark of inspiration a reality. Connected self-driving vehicles will be managed as part of a single smart city operating system. With the emergence of a hyper-connected world where people, PBVs and social infrastructure are seamlessly linked, we will open the door to completely new lifestyles by creating a robust PBV ecosystem based on the Hyundai Motor Group’s future technologies for autonomous driving, advanced air mobility, robotics and the energy grid.

Charge faster, go further

No matter where your journey takes you, you can always count on a reliable charging capability.

Kia PV5 with DC fast charging and optional 22Kw AC, allows you to spend less time waiting more time at work. Charge your Kia PV5 with DC in under 30 mins from 10% to 80%.

Access to Ionity charging network and plug & charge allows you both a huge charging network in Europe as well as a simplified charging process with effortless payments.

Perfectly connected

Experience the next level of comfort and ease. In the future, all Kia professional business vans will have access to the Android OS app market, providing a wide range of applications to enhance functionality and improve usability. This feature will enable you to customize your van according to your individual needs.

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