There are #noautojobs the factories are robotic. What there is, still, is jobs making to its and heavy specialized vehicles.
Canada has a half dozen #firetruck & 4 #ambulance makers .
Getting them to standardize on #CATLBedrockChassis & #KiaPV7 chassis would drastically undercut US competitors.
Good grief. Has anyone got a serious look at the #KiaPV5 or #KiaPV7 low power DC internals?
#Hyundai is terrible #rightofrepair so the continuing fail of 12v or 24v is enough to end those lines despite their nice module design & perfect sizing.
Tell me it's 48VDC #AutomotiveEtherloop in new Kia!
youtu.be/Tla8fXa2Bqs
#ChineseEV are almost the only EVs now.
#CATL #BYD #HIMA
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony...
Maybe #KiaPV5 #KiaPV7 could compete...maybe. But #Hyundai has a rotten #righttorepair record, so...?
None of this matters. #CATL & #BYD matter. Maybe #KiaPV5 and #KiaPV3 and #KiaPV7.
#Honda small #EVbatterypack standard matters.
![[4K] 2026 KIA PV5 Passenger "Soft Mint / Brown" 1 min Walkaround](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:scxgmlojbo6iidl3enwcn2ac/bafkreifgehpqtipjp3b3dqfvyfsozax64wclmsorw5eoocdbleal3l6et4)
#KiaPV5 way better deal, more modular, cheaper. Not sure if it will have #Naxtra batteries as an option or #Qiji swapping, but someone working with #CATL will. I hope #KiaPV7 has these heavy duty and more standard #EVbatterypack options.
Or maybe they'll do a PV9.
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PV5 en 2025, PV7 en 2027 : l’offensive de Kia sur le marché des utilitaires électriques se précise www.automobile-propre.com/articles/pv5... via @automobilepropre.bsky.social
#Kia #PV1 #PV5 #PV7 #KiaPV1 #KiaPV5 #Van #KiaPV7 #Plateforme #PBV #Fourgons #Utilitaires #Electriques #IAA2024 #Hanovre #VE
