Kia Showed a Bigger Electric Van for Work and Family
Kia has shown the PV7, its second Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) van, at IAA Transportation in Germany.
The PV7 follows the PV5 people mover, which went on sale in 2025. It is a bigger all-electric van in the same PBV family, made to carry more people or goods. It will come in passenger and cargo types The Verge.
The van is about 2 feet longer than the PV5. Length is between 5270mm and 5900mm, depending on the wheelbase version, the distance between the front and rear wheels. It uses Kia's electric van base, called E-GMP.S, with a flat floor like an empty room that can be set up in different ways for seats or storage.
In cargo form, it can carry up to 1200kg, with up to 8.0 cubic metres of load space Professional Van.
Kia will offer two batteries: a 71.5kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt pack and a 96.2kWh pack. KWh measures how much energy a battery holds. Kia says the Cargo Long-Range version can travel 460 km (285.8 miles) on the WLTP test, the standard range test used in Europe. It has an 800-volt system, wiring that supports fast charging. Kia says a 350kW DC fast charger can fill the battery from 10% to 80% in under 25 minutes.
For work, the PV7 has vehicle-to-load outlets, plugs that let the van power outside tools and equipment. The screens use Pleos Connect OS, built on Android Automotive, car software from Google, with natural-language voice control, meaning you can speak normally, through Gleo AI.
Kia plans to start sales in Europe and Korea in the second half of 2027. More markets, derivatives and conversion models will come later, the company says Kia Newsroom.
The broader context for buyers is picking the right size and battery for the job. Longer bodies give more room but are harder to move in tight streets, while the flat floor leaves space for racks, seats, or adapted builds. Short city trips can use the smaller battery. Longer trips can use the bigger battery and recharge during loading stops.
In my view, software and conversions are worth watching. Voice control and the car system will need to work well with fleet tools, driver settings, and regular updates. Later versions will show how open Kia keeps E-GMP.S for outside builders, since vans depend on that support.
In the longer term, if Kia hits these numbers on space and charging, owners get a bigger choice next to the PV5 that works the same way. That shared setup is the point. Daytime fast charging and built-in tool power could also cut extra gear carried on board, which helps usable payload.
