A 2022 Kia EV6 has set a brand new Guinness World Document by driving throughout america with the shortest quantity of charging time of any electrical automobile.
The automobile producer drove an EV6 from New York Metropolis to Los Angeles over seven days and throughout the 2,880.5-mile journey, the automobile was solely plugged in for 7 hours, 10 minutes and 1 second. This allowed the Kia EV6 to beat the earlier record-holder held by a Tesla at 12 hours, 48 minutes and 19 seconds.
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“The EV6’s record-setting run is the most recent sign that Kia will likely be a pacesetter within the popularization of electrical automobiles, vice chairman of selling at Kia America, Russell Wager mentioned. “All of Kia’s world-class engineering and expertise in electrical automobiles will likely be utilized within the transfer to electrification. The identical consideration to element, design, high quality, expertise and driving dynamics that Kia has turn into identified for will likely be present in each new electrical automobile we deliver to market.”
Whereas Kia could now maintain the Guinness licensed world document, it’s unclear if it holds the outright document for the shortest quantity of charging time wanted for an EV to cross america. A few weeks in the past, a Tesla Mannequin S Lengthy Vary crossed the U.S. in 42 hours and 17 minutes, setting a document for an EV. It spent 7 hours and 12 minutes charging. It’s attainable different runs have been recorded with lower than 7 hours of charging time wanted.
Nonetheless, attaining a Guinness World Document is a powerful feat for the Kia EV6 and in addition serves to reveal how a lot better non-Tesla charging stations have turn into within the final couple of years.
