Kia prices PV5 Chassis and high-roof electric van
The electric van’s bare chassis reaches customers in the first quarter of 2027, and a version fitted by TGS Automotive with a dropside or tipper body costs from £36,600 before VAT
- Charging: 10% to 80% in under 30 minutes on a rapid charger
- Range: up to 239 miles for the high-roof van in the official test
- Load space: 5.2 cubic meters in the high-roof van
- Towing: the high-roof van can pull up to 1,500kg on a trailer with its own brakes
- Warranty: seven years or 100,000 miles, with eight years on the battery
The chassis is sold only through Kia’s dealers for its business vans, which also take orders for the dropside and tipper. The finished dropside carries up to 633kg and the tipper up to 561kg. Kia has published no tested range for the chassis and says the final figure will depend on the body fitted, the load and the route.
Kia published prices on 10 November for two new versions of its PV5 electric van: the PV5 Chassis from £30,605 before VAT, and a high-roof PV5 Cargo panel van from £32,355 before VAT. The first chassis are due with customers in the first quarter of 2027.
Kia sells the chassis in one version, with the long-range battery, heated seats, parking sensors and a reversing camera as standard. TGS Automotive, one of the first body builders Kia approved to convert the PV5, fits it as a dropside from £36,600 before VAT and as a tipper from £37,600.
The high-roof van is the largest PV5 Cargo model, with more height inside the load area than the two lower-roof versions. A walk-through version, with a sliding door between the cab and the load area, costs from £34,425 before VAT.
Sources
- Kia UK, “Kia announces UK pricing and specification for PV5 Chassis”, press release, 10 November 2026. https://www.kiapressoffice.com/releases/2045
- Kia UK, “Kia announces UK pricing and specifications for PV5 Cargo L2/H2”, press release, 10 November 2026. https://www.kiapressoffice.com/releases/2044
- electrive, “Kia reveals UK prices for PV5 Chassis and high-roof electric van”, 10 November 2026. https://www.electrive.com/2026/11/10/kia-reveals-uk-prices-for-pv5-chassis-and-high-roof-electric-van/
