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2020 Kia Soul EV: Electric power, familiar shape

The 2020 Kia Soul sprouts an electric variant with great driving range.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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The 2020 Kia Soul EV hits the streets of South Korea.

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Kia's redesigned electric Soul will go on sale in the US later this year.

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The Soul EV has an EPA-estimated range of 243 miles.

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That's a longer driving range than many other EVs, including the Kia Niro EV with which the Soul shares a powertrain.

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The Soul EV has a 64-kilowatt-hour battery pack, compared to 27 kWh in the outgoing car.

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The Soul EV makes a healthy 201 horsepower and 291 pound-feet of torque.

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That's enough to scoot the electric Soul to 62 miles per hour in 7.6 seconds.

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Charging the Soul EV will take about 9.5 hours on a 240-volt, Level 2 charger.

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Pricing hasn't been announced just yet.

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Keep scrolling for more photos of the 2020 Kia Soul EV.

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