Al compás de los electrizantes sonidos de la música blues (soul), Kia Motors America (KMA) fungió hoy como anfitrión de la presentación mundial del Soul EV del 2015 en el Chicago Auto Show. Programado para salir a la venta en el tercer trimestre de 2014, el Soul EV será el primer auto totalmente eléctrico de Kia, sin emisiones, que se vende en Estados Unidos expandiendo así su línea de vehículos ecológicos. Junto con el modelo completamente renovado del Optima Hybrid 2014 y el carro-concepto híbrido Niro, el Soul EV aparece en escena para mostrar que Kia tiene la intención de ser líder en el suministro de vehículos de tecnología avanzada, que también reducen nuestra dependencia en recursos no renovables. El compromiso ecológico de Kia se destacó aún más cuando Underwriters Laboratory (UL) honró al Soul EV con la primera validación medio-ambiental automotriz de esta organización, por la integración de más de 20 materiales favorables al medio ambiente.

Kia Motors Corporation has announced that the company’s new Soul EV (electric vehicle), which will have its world premiere at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show starting later this week, has achieved UL Environment validation for bio-based organic carbon content for 10% of its interior materials. UL Environment is the environmental business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global independent safety science company.

Desde que irrumpió en la escena en el 2009 como "una nueva forma de andar", el vehículo urbano de pasajeros Soul - con su acompañamiento de un trío de hamsters amantes de la música - se ha convertido en un verdadero fenómeno, con aumento ventas en EE.UU. cada año del icónico vehículo. .En la última entrega de la galardonada campaña publicitaria de Kia Motors America, los hamsters viven en un laboratorio de alta tecnología y de alta energía donde desatan sus innatas locuras científicas para crear el más innovador y ecológico Soul. Con el hit de Enrique Iglesias, "Bailando", las chispas vuelan y las caras boquiabiertas cuando una oleada de electricidad llevan al descubrimiento de un nuevo “amigo” de peluche así como el totalmente eléctrico, cero emisiones Soul EV 2015.

Kia Motors America (KMA) is kicking off the implementation of a robust charging network in advance of the Soul EV going on sale in California during the third quarter of this year.

As the centerpiece of the Kia’s ‘Clean Mobility’ efforts, the Soul EV is the embodiment of the brand’s environmentally focused mission, transforming the hip urban crossover into Kia’s first mass-market, all-electric zero emissions vehicle to be sold in the U.S. Combining the iconic design of the Soul with advanced eco-friendly technology has landed the Soul EV in a class all its own. Honored with an industry-first automotive environmental validation by Underwriters Laboratory (UL) for its innovative use of bio-based materials, the Soul EV also earned an EPA estimated range rating of 93 miles with an MPGe of 92 miles highway and 120 miles city for a combined mileage of 105 miles.

Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced pricing for the all-electric version of its hugely popular urban passenger vehicle, the Kia Soul. Offered in two trims, Base and + (Plus), the 2015 Soul EV MSRP will be $33,700 (not including federal tax rebate of $7,500) for the Base and $35,7001 for the Plus (not including federal tax rebate of $7,500). With an expected introductory lease price of $249 per month, the Soul EV boasts best-in-class EPA-estimated range of 93 miles and MPGe4 of 92 miles on the highway and 120 miles in the city (105 miles combined). The Soul EV has also been honored with an industry-first automotive environmental validation by Underwriters Laboratory (UL) for its innovative use of bio-based materials.

The 2014 SEMA Show will showcase a fleet of attention-grabbing vehicles that highlight the imprint motorsports has left on the brand's DNA. This Smitten Ice Cream Soul EV embraces the fun and festive atmosphere fans of our championship-winning race team experience while enjoying a day at the track.

Kia’s hip urban crossover and first all-electric zero emissions vehicle, the Soul EV, has been named the Best Eco-Friendly Vehicle in MotorWeek’s 34th annual Drivers’ Choice Awards. MotorWeek, which airs on 92 percent of PBS stations nationwide, analyzes trends, new products and new technology to produce a list of winners that can be used as a car-buying guide by the show’s viewers. Admired for its practicality and fun design, editors at MotorWeek appreciated the roomy interior and cargo space of the Soul EV, which offers more rear seat leg room than other key EV competitors.

Following the successful launch of the Soul EV late last year in California, Kia Motors America (KMA) is proud to announce it is expanding availability of its fullycharged urban runabout into five new states: Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. Electric vehicle demand has been growing in these states, and consumers there have expressed a lot of interest in Soul EV. And with more than 1,8001 charging stations combined, the robust EV infrastructure within these markets makes battery-powered travel convenient and an increasingly appealing choice for consumers. Within each state, select Kia retailers will be certified to sell and service the Soul EV, and customers will have access to charging stations installed at these facilities. The Soul EV-authorized Kia dealership locations will be announced closer to the Soul EV’s on-sale date in the expansion states later this year. Additional markets are set to come online in 2016.

The 2015 Kia Soul EV has been honored as a 2015 Vincentric “Best Value in America” award winner in the Electric/Plug-in Hybrid category. Vincentric is a leading source of cost-of-ownership data and analysis within the automotive industry.