The 2024 Kia EV9 is coming to shake up the electric vehicle scene. The EV9 is the first fully-electric midsize SUV from the brand. It will be the flagship electric vehicle for Kia, so there’s a lot riding on how the public perceives the new EV. How much driving range does the Kia EV9 get?

How much driving range does the 2024 Kia EV9 have?

Kia claims that the new EV9 midsize electric SUV has a targeted 300 miles of driving range. So, it should travel for roughly 300 miles on a single charge. New electric vehicles tend to have between 220-250 miles of standard driving range.

The EV9 has enough driving range to satisfy many fans of EVs. That being said, there are still plenty of skeptics with extreme range anxiety that believe most electric vehicles don’t offer practical driving range for daily driving.

Though there’s still much to learn about the Kia EV9, an EV9 driver with a home charger and access to fast charging should find the midsize electric SUV to have fairly practical driving range. Hopefully, Kia will offer a long range model that has over 320 miles of driving range.

Practicality is a huge factor in a consumer’s decision when choosing an electric vehicle. Many average American drivers are steering clear of EVs until they find a model that’s affordable without enough driving range to suit their needs and commutes. Automakers like Kia are taking this into consideration, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure is developing rapidly. Ideally, infrastructure will eventually develop to a point where there are so many fast charging stations that drivers won’t need an EV with more than 250-300 miles of driving range.

What’s so special about the Kia EV9?

Many drivers are excited about the upcoming 2024 Kia EV9 because it’s a descendant of the popular Kia Telluride. The Telluride has taken the world by storm in recent years and dominates the midsize SUV segment. Since the EV9 shares some fundamental characteristics with the Telluride, it has the potential to become just as popular, if not more popular in the distant future.

Many fans of EVs and the Kia brand have high expectations for the EV9. Hyundai Motor Company and its portfolio of brands are producing some of the most exciting electric vehicles on the market like the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Kia EV6, and the Genesis GV60. Hyundai and its brands are rolling out plenty of great new EVs in the next few years, but the EV9 is an impactful electric vehicle for Kia as its flagship electric SUV.

Kia has proven that it can produce a great electric vehicle with the EV6. If it proves that its midsize electric SUV can be popular as well, the automaker could have a bright future producing battery-electric vehicles.

Is the 2024 Kia EV9 a good SUV?

It’s too early to tell whether or not consumers should rush to get a new EV9, but the electric vehicle is arguably one of the most exciting upcoming new releases. The EV9 has a lot to prove, but this isn’t Kia’s first rodeo in the electric vehicle space. Will the 2024 Kia EV9 meet expectations? Car and Driver expects it to start at around $56,000. The EV9 should hit the streets in late 2023.