In July-end, Kia India will launch the Syros EV – its second mass-market electric car after the Carens Clavis EV. Built on a reinforced K1 platform designed for sub-4 metre cars, it has achieved a major milestone – the first sub-4 metre EV to cross the 500-km range barrier.
Equipped with a 51.4-kWh battery pack, the Syros EV has an ARAI-certified range of 526 km – more than the Tata Nexon EV (489 km) and Punch EV (421 km), as well as Citroen eC3 (320 km). It, however, will also have a smaller 42-kWh battery, with a range of 443 km. The Syros EV will also be quickest in the segment, with a claimed 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 8.1 seconds.
