Kia’s all-electric PV5 van arrives in showrooms with impressive haul of accolades

• Versatile new van scoops six accolades, including ‘International Van of the Year’

• PV5 Cargo earns maximum five-star rating in 2025 Euro NCAP Commercial Van Safety assessment

• Sets a Guinness World Record, travelling 430.84 miles on a single charge while carrying maximum payload*

The Kia PV5 dedicated electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) is arriving in UK showrooms, having claimed an impressive tally of industry accolades, including the prestigious ‘International Van of the Year’. Independent assessments have also identified it as one of the safest vans on the road, with record-breaking real-world range.

Available now at Murray Kia PBV, the Kia PV5’s impressive haul of industry awards includes:

• ‘International Van of the Year’, as voted for by a jury of leading commercial vehicle journalists from 26 countries
• ‘EV Van of the Year’ at the Electrifying.com EV Awards 2026
• The ‘Van of the Year’ and ‘Compact Van of the Year’ at the 2026 What Van? Awards
• ‘Best Electric Van’ and ‘Van of the Year’ at the 2026 Parkers Van and Pickup Awards
• ‘The Sun Van of the Year’ at News UK Motor Awards
• ‘Family Car of the Year’ at the BBC TopGear.com Awards 2026 for the Passenger variant

Euro NCAP Commercial Van Safety assessment

Reaffirming the model’s leadership in delivering safe and practical electric mobility for commercial customers, the Kia PV5 Cargo has achieved the highest possible five-star rating in the 2025 Euro NCAP Commercial Van Safety assessment.

Euro NCAP reported that the PV5 Cargo delivered a consistently strong performance across all major evaluation areas, earning:

• 75% for ‘Occupant Protection’ (occupant monitoring, driver engagement and vehicle assistance)
• 80% for ‘Safety Assist & Crash Avoidance’ (frontal collisions, lane departure collisions and low speed collisions)
• 80% for ‘Post-Crash Safety’ (rescue information, post-crash intervention and vehicle extrication)

This result positions the PV5 Cargo among Europe’s safest commercial vans and continues Kia’s track record of top-tier Euro NCAP results following EV6 (2022), EV9 (2023), and EV3 (2025).

New Guinness World Record set for an electric van

Showcasing its prodigious real-world range and efficiency, the Kia PV5 Cargo has officially entered the Guinness World Records™ for achieving:

“The greatest distance travelled by a light-duty battery-powered electric van with maximum payload on a single charge is 430.84 miles (693.38km)”.

Fully loaded with its maximum permitted payload*, the PV5 Cargo L2/H1 Long Range 71.2kWh covered 430.84 miles (693.38km) on a single charge, setting a new benchmark for efficiency and endurance in the eLCV segment. The record-breaking drive took place on 30 September 2025 under authentic, real-world conditions on public roads north of Frankfurt, Germany.

Available now in Cargo (L2/H1) and Passenger (five-seater), the PV5 will be joined from 2026 by new variants, including Crew, Chassis Cab, Cargo L1/H1, and Cargo L2/H2. The larger PV7 and PV9 are currently in development.

Find out more about the award-winning PV5 today by contacting Murray Kia PBV, a part of Kia's brand-new PBV Centre Network on 07523272949.

Grab a PBV-Powered Breakfast Bap at our launch event!

We’d love for you to join us on 15th January for a morning of innovation, PBV powered breakfast baps and your chance to experience the future of Kia mobility up close.

Join us any time between 07:30 and 11:00 for a complimentary bacon or sausage breakfast bap, freshly cooked on-site and powered by our brand-new PB5 Cargo. We’ll also have plenty of hot tea and coffee ready to keep you warm, fuelled, and set for a morning of discovery...