Overview
- The PV5 Cargo covered 693.38 kilometers on one charge using the largest available 71.2 kWh battery.
- It carried a 665 kg payload on a 58.2 km route north of Frankfurt that avoided motorways to reflect real delivery patterns.
- The drive lasted 22 hours 30 minutes at an average 30.8 km/h until the battery was fully depleted.
- A Guinness adjudicator supervised the attempt, with TÜV Hessen and buck Vermessung verifying loading, sealing doors and charging port, and continuous GPS and camera monitoring.
- Transport journalist George Barrow and Kia engineer Christopher Nigemeier alternated driving on Sept. 30, as Kia promotes the PV5’s German launch with prices starting at €38,290.