While electric passenger cars get most of the hype, electrified commercial vehicles will soon form the invisible backbone of our everyday life. Kia is preparing its own electric vans complete with highly customizable, swappable bodies and their own dedicated software and business ecosystem.
Announced at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show, Kia’s “Platform Beyond Vehicle” scheme is built on an upcoming lineup of reconfigurable electric vans of varying sizes. Basically, they’ll be chassis cabs that attach to a variety of upper bodies using a combination of mechanical and electromagnetic anchors. In theory, this lets users quick-swap between delivery vans, passenger shuttles, and even recreational vehicles.
