Kia has unveiled a fully electric pickup variant of its PV5 electric transporter, expanding its push into the light commercial electric vehicle segment under its “Platform Beyond Vehicle” (PBV) strategy.
The PV5 pickup has opened for orders in South Korea with prices starting at 43.45 million won ($25,200), according to the automaker. The model shares its front-end design with the PV5 van up to the B-pillar, but replaces the rear body with a metal panel and open load bed, creating a configuration similar in concept to flatbed electric vans offered by other manufacturers.
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The pickup measures 5.04 metres in length, 1.90 metres in width and 1.95 metres in height, with a cargo bed measuring 2.42 metres by 1.75 metres. In the South Korean market, it is available in two trim levels, Basic and Plus, and with two battery options: a 51.5 kWh standard-range battery and a 71.2 kWh long-range battery.
“The pickup is the first of these variants to go on sale in South Korea,” Kia said in materials accompanying the launch, referring to the broader range of body styles planned under its PBV programme.
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The PV5 pickup joins the PV5 Cargo and PV5 Passenger as part of Kia’s first wave of PBV models, which were initially presented last year. While the pickup is now commercially available in South Korea, Kia has not confirmed whether this body style will be introduced in Europe.
For the European market, Kia has instead highlighted the PV5 Chassis Cab, which was shown at the Solutrans transport trade fair in France in November 2025. That variant, already available to order in Germany, is designed for aftermarket conversions such as flatbeds and specialist bodies, including food trucks.
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All PV5 derivatives are built on Kia’s E-GMP.S architecture, a modular electric platform tailored for commercial and service vehicles. In Europe, the chassis cab is currently offered with the 51.5 kWh battery, with the 71.2 kWh long-range version expected to follow later this year.
Kia’s PBV strategy aims to broaden its role beyond passenger cars by offering flexible, purpose-built electric platforms for logistics, services and small businesses, as competition intensifies in the global light commercial EV market.
