Kia's 2023 Niro EV Is The Hatchback Answer To Your EV6 Dreams 

First gen Niro EV owner here. We love our Niro. Best car we've ever had. Charge times on road trips aren't as slow as they might seem on paper. I told my wife Kia released a new model and she said I'd be in trouble if I traded her car...

That's tough. Niro EV is very appealing but, it's hard to ignore the price of the Bolt.

I have the same Niro EV in Snow White Pearl with gray aeroblades. Going on 3rd month of my Niro EV Wave. Almost took the 2024 EV at the dealership, but then saw the 2023 sitting in the corner of the showroom. It was there inside for 8 months. Never test driven. Loaded. Too loaded (Nitrogen air in the tires!?). As I was leasing, the sales manager decided to give me a deal because he was anxious to finally "rid" himself of the 2023. In order for me to take it, they removed all the charges for those dumb add-ons, including the $4,000 dealer markup, and I still got the federal tax credit off MSRP (it is leased). Best part? I charge it at home (two incentives in NJ for home EV chargers) and when I charge from 30% to 100% -- good for 290 miles. Designed for 253 miles on a charge, always get much greater. Oh, and I love my Niro Wave, and would get it again in 2027. But by then, probably an EV3.

Once the Chevy Equinox EV is available, the Niro EV is going to have a much harder time in the market as the Equinox will address many of the deficits of the Bolt EV or EUV it has against the Niro, and will cost somewhere between the Bolts and the Niro.

Niro EV in the EcoRun 2023 somehow got 156mpge. Better than the Ioniq 5 or 6. Go figure. They all were tested at the same time too.

I JUST GOT MINE 23 KIA NIRO EV WIND IN DRK CHARCOAL GRAY. LOVE IT! ALOHA!!

Front charge doors would be a concern in Chicago where drivers push their way into tight parking spots. But I like the size since I find the Kona a bit to small.

I was hoping Kia priced this to start around the low 30s or 35k but I guess not. We need more affordable EVs here in the US.

I just bought a 2020 ioniq ev and I love it. Hyundai/Kia are absolutely killing it with the EVs, granted I think the screens in the new ones are a bit much, that's just personal preference. It does make me sad the ioniq ev was such a unicorn car due to its low availability as it was a compliance vehicle sold in like 4 states . It was only sold in a few states and only for like 4 years total. It even had a healthy 170 miles of range too, like thats not terrible for an economy EV that has super high efficiency.

21:12 Lol when did y'all shoot this video? Chevy announced the 2023 Bolt price drop *four months* ago.

Alex is so good, he can give an EV the gas! @13:15 😄

This new Niro EV is a lot more attractive than the outgoing model but dang, Kia is going to need to figure out how to drop the price or where to build these in the USA because without the $7500 tax credit, they're looking at a $15,000 price difference against their competitors.

Can you do a video comparing the different ev batteries? I’m curious to know you opinion on the different brands battery tech!

If your looking at the Niro EV like I was, I went to the Kia Niro EV Experience Centre in Vancouver, BC last week and was told that they don't know when the Niro EV is going to be available and they also didn't have one in the showroom, good luck.

Equinox is gonna be nicer I think. But exciting to see a new generation of this. I think it’s going to be quite affordable.

We are almost 2 years and 3 months away from when this important break down review was done by Alex: So now when it comes to the used marketplace, you can beging asking yourself, Is the 2023 NIRO EX Wind Trim is worth or not worth the 5,000 higher purchase price than the 2022 Chevy BOLT EUV ? because that is about the difference in price in the used marketplace as we approach the 2025 model year coming up in less than 3 months.

That 3.9 mi/kWh is really good I think. Impressive stuff.

Putting the charge port in the center of the bumper makes it a hard pass. Bumpers are designed to be sacrificial. Deer are all over my area and it isn't an if, but a when situation as to when you have an encounter with a deer. Putting something that NEEDS to work properly 100% of the time in a location easily damaged makes no sense. Besides Bambi, it can freeze shut due to snow and is susceptible to getting bumped in traffic or while parked. Put it up high in the front, on a fender, rear quarter panel, or near a tail light like a Focus. Pretty much anywhere other than the front bumper.

Great overview and comparison, Alex. In Canada we are awaiting confirmed pricing, however I believe the wait list for this may be considerably shorter than for the EV6 or Ioniq 5, I believe the Soul EV may have better availability still

I agree that this seems like a solid vehicle and probably would fit my needs well, BUT the loss of the tax rebate this would have qualified, and now that alternatives are now getting the rebate, and Chevy dropping the Bolt/Bolt EUV price, the value proposition was blown up. I think Kia would have to drop the price of this by 5-10k as a start and I wouldn't be surprised if they will put some money on the hood as an incentive mid year.

This is going to be a great car for the price when it’s released But the new GM models coming out later on next year are going to make this a tough sell. Does the Kia Niro EV have a vehicle to load like the EV six and ionic five?

Heads up for Canadians, the Niro is eligible for the CAD $5k federal ZEV incentive/credit.

Alex does a kick ass review as always. Unfortunately, all of these reviews are for naught as dealers are marking up Bolts and most certainly will mark up the Niro. I'm so glad I'm not in the market for a car.

The location of that charging port would annoy me every day. My charger is at the front right in my garage, so I would need to back up into my garage if I had the Niro EV.

Oops, "now let's get the EV6 out on the road" @ 11:20. Unfortunately, still not enough front legroom for me. How about a electric golf cart?

Alex, could you compare it to the Nissan Ariya FWD? The lease prices are almost identical.

you said get the ev6 out on the road at 11:22 xD the inside look so similar to an EV6

Dealerships being anticonsumer? What a surprise.

20K more for this over a 2023 Bolt EV, i'll take a Bolt EV.

Kia needs to drop the price considerably for this new Niro otherwise it's DOA without the tax credit.

How about the wheelbase? I appreciate that you post the length, but wheelbase helps me understand it better. Is it more than 107?

What’s the point though. All these manufacturers are releasing all these EV and PHEV models which you can’t even get to buy unless you live in certain states and even then you have to pay cutthroat prices from the dealers

I would love it if you would make an episode on off grid charging of an EV

Tomorrow my dad is getting his 2023 Kia Niro EV Wind in green.

I'll wait for Chevy Equinox ev 2023 starting $30k + tax credits

Needs more gloss black plastic.

The car odd looking which makes it not much differnt than the Bolt. The Bolt still has bad seats and bad charging but the price is way better

Hey, this is Alex on Autos! I thought he stopped doing car reviews.

Too bad the original ioniq isn't coming back. Hope to see it come back in some form.

@18:30 I like that 0-06 times.😂

In Sweden EV6 is priced +10.000 USD over Niro EV.

How do you know the Bolt will get the full $7,500? What percentage of battery is from the US or fair trade agreement countries?

This will compare poorly to the ID.4 in its lowest 2 trim levels, 37.5 and 42.5, especially as that will likely qualify for at least half of the new tax credit

Full highway range test for this upcoming?

If only these were available nationwide...

0-06 in 7.7 and 8 seconds? Jeez these are turtles 🐢

Good car, but tax credit kills it 😅

Does this have the terrifying VESS?

Appreciate your channel but more EVs we can't find.

Mediocre at best, Kia dropped the ball on BEV Niro, charges so slow, old battery chemistry. I'll go for Ev6 RWD instead.

I don't care about tax breaks and incentives and all that stuff looks like a good buy to me it doesn't have the range that I want but no EV right now has the range that I want that's under 45k so I like it

Not everyone will qualify for the tax credit.

It better be much cheaper for that garbage recharge time

they want 2k more than a tesla model 3 , and the model 3 is wayyyy more car ..lol

I dislike this car because it’s the reason Kia won’t sell Soul EV in the USA 🙄

It seems like at least half of your videos have typos or editing errors. Someone should really be watching them before you release them for public consumption.

Love the niro, but it's ugly

This thing is soooo ugly!

300 miles must be a standard minimum for ev these days.

Kia should’ve taken the Infinity Q45 approach: this thing is butt-ugly.

Not good absolutely at all. The price is too high. The range of around 250 miles is unacceptable. The useful trunk volume of around 22 cubic feet behind the back seats is too small, highly unacceptable. All in all a very unuseful, non-practical electric car for masses. Absolutely unacceptable specs. Kia can shove it.

Don't buy electric

Ugly, IT IS A HATCHBACK, and too small. A fools EV at best.

This is very plasticity