Il Be PV5 WKNDR it is an electric van dedicated to camping which we had already seen in preview on these pages. Now, after a first online appearance, the Korean concept van has made its first live appearance at Los Angeles Show.
As you can see from the photos in this article, these are “vanlife” concepts, based on Kia’s new “Platform Beyond Vehicle” program, a family of modular electric work vehicles of different sizes and configurations. Here are all the details that our American colleagues discovered when they saw him at the US event.
It will really exist
According to what was specified by the company during the presentation, Kia has big plans for this new internal program, with the aim of expanding into the commercial vehicles. With the presentation of the new PV5 WKNDRIn fact, the company wants to demonstrate how this platform – which we have already talked about in detail – can be valid if re-proposed for a van intended for consumers and which can also engage in off-roading.
Photo at: Kia
And speaking of this last feature, Kia describes the vehicle as “an escape pod for long weekends in nature” and “a Swiss army knife on wheels”.
This is not just for adults tyres off-road, but also because the entire cockpit has been customized to become a sort of mobile living space: The concept is complete with lounge seats, camping chairs, tables, an extendable rooftop tent and more. Furthermore, it is equipped with tow hooks front and rear in case other vehicles get across or upside down.
Photo at: Kia
Kia PV5 WKNDR, the interior
Self-sufficient
Precisely to reflect the nature of camping with which it was designed, then, the Kia PV5 WKNDR was equipped with solar panels on the roof and a system of micro wind turbines to generate electricity in a self-sufficient manner. In this way, at least on paper, it should be able to guarantee customers and enthusiasts fairly high autonomy when camping “freely”. The prices are not yet clear and whether it will ever arrive in Italy too.
Source: it.motor1.com
