Firstly: all "levers" on the steering wheel column are stalks. TMYK.
Secondly: We converted from a Subaru Forester to a Kia Niro EV at the end of August. It's a little smaller lengthwise and with a lower road clearance, but the actual ceiling height is still pretty high to this 5'11" guy. It gets ~250mi per charge (overnight on 240v or in about an hour at a high speed DC charger), though regenerative breaking and analysis of driving habits will show over 300mi available charge at times.
Speaking of regenerative breaking: the Kia utilizes paddle shifters on the wheel to adjust the setting on the fly. You can also set it to auto adjust for cars in front of you, and if desired you can pull and hold the left shifter for maximum breaking to a complete stop (I use this here and there, mostly when already stopped so I can take my foot off the break pedal).
This car does have a key fob, though higher trims can use an app on your phone as a digital key. Press the power button to start up (almost instantaneously) and use the shifter rotary knob to place in reverse or drive. It's not a particularly powerful vehicle - 201hp, front wheel drive only, 188ftlb torque - but capable of a sub-7 second 0-60, so no slouch either.
The Kia comes with a lot of features, including their own nav system (which is pretty good), as well as Apple.and Google integrations. There are two USB ports up front - USB-A (which connects for Apple/Google) and USB-C - as well as a Qi pad cubby and 180W 12v port. There are two more USB-C ports for the rear passengers, placed on the inner side of the front seats.
It has two screens: one that acts as the instrument cluster for the driver, the other for the media/map/etc.... One nice feature is it can display both the media and map at the same time, with the primary function having a larger portion of the screen.
We don't do long trips (at most an hour), but we have used public charging infrastructure a bit. It is definitely the biggest shortcoming at this time, but that will improve with time - as will batteries themselves. This is a big reason why we leased the car: in a few years there will be better tech, so why lock in now?
I drove a Kia Niro PHEV for 3 years before upgrading to the EV6. We always had Subarus, and just traded our Forester for a Crosstrek (downsize). I keep the EV6 in max regen, single pedal driving, which makes it hard to relearn driving a normal car when I switch back. Kia's nav system is top-notch. I don't use Waze or CarPlay anymore though we have it. Sounds like the Niro EV is very close to the EV6 in tech (but I love having 300+ miles range and 376 hp).
It is, though it's got a 150kw charger and not true 1 pedal driving - which I prefer as the full regenerative breaking can be jarring. It is definitely a step down in power and some features, but in terms of being a fairly normal hatchback it gets the job done.
Firstly: all "levers" on the steering wheel column are stalks. TMYK.
Secondly: We converted from a Subaru Forester to a Kia Niro EV at the end of August. It's a little smaller lengthwise and with a lower road clearance, but the actual ceiling height is still pretty high to this 5'11" guy. It gets ~250mi per charge (overnight on 240v or in about an hour at a high speed DC charger), though regenerative breaking and analysis of driving habits will show over 300mi available charge at times.
Speaking of regenerative breaking: the Kia utilizes paddle shifters on the wheel to adjust the setting on the fly. You can also set it to auto adjust for cars in front of you, and if desired you can pull and hold the left shifter for maximum breaking to a complete stop (I use this here and there, mostly when already stopped so I can take my foot off the break pedal).
This car does have a key fob, though higher trims can use an app on your phone as a digital key. Press the power button to start up (almost instantaneously) and use the shifter rotary knob to place in reverse or drive. It's not a particularly powerful vehicle - 201hp, front wheel drive only, 188ftlb torque - but capable of a sub-7 second 0-60, so no slouch either.
The Kia comes with a lot of features, including their own nav system (which is pretty good), as well as Apple.and Google integrations. There are two USB ports up front - USB-A (which connects for Apple/Google) and USB-C - as well as a Qi pad cubby and 180W 12v port. There are two more USB-C ports for the rear passengers, placed on the inner side of the front seats.
It has two screens: one that acts as the instrument cluster for the driver, the other for the media/map/etc.... One nice feature is it can display both the media and map at the same time, with the primary function having a larger portion of the screen.
We don't do long trips (at most an hour), but we have used public charging infrastructure a bit. It is definitely the biggest shortcoming at this time, but that will improve with time - as will batteries themselves. This is a big reason why we leased the car: in a few years there will be better tech, so why lock in now?
I drove a Kia Niro PHEV for 3 years before upgrading to the EV6. We always had Subarus, and just traded our Forester for a Crosstrek (downsize). I keep the EV6 in max regen, single pedal driving, which makes it hard to relearn driving a normal car when I switch back. Kia's nav system is top-notch. I don't use Waze or CarPlay anymore though we have it. Sounds like the Niro EV is very close to the EV6 in tech (but I love having 300+ miles range and 376 hp).
It is, though it's got a 150kw charger and not true 1 pedal driving - which I prefer as the full regenerative breaking can be jarring. It is definitely a step down in power and some features, but in terms of being a fairly normal hatchback it gets the job done.
Interesting.