The Kia PV5, the brand’s first all-electric Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV), is building one of the most comprehensive global award records ever achieved by a first-generation model, confirming Kia’s competitiveness in the traditional light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment from its very first year on the market.
The PV5 is a battery-electric van built on Kia’s dedicated PBV platform, which is part of a broader shift by the company into the light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment. PBV vehicles are designed with modular architecture to serve various roles such as cargo transport, passenger mobility, and specialised fleet applications. In the UK, the PV5 Cargo variant won multiple titles at major industry awards. These include “Van of the Year” honours from Electrifying.com, What Van?, Parkers, and News UK publications. Judges in these contests highlighted the vehicle’s practical design, modular PBV platform, urban usability, and electric driveline performance as factors in their evaluations.
“The momentum behind the PV5 reflects Kia’s long-term commitment to redefining purpose-built mobility,” said Sangdae Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of PBV Business Division, Kia Corporation. “By combining modular design, electrification and a scalable PBV ecosystem, we aim to create lasting value for businesses, cities and individual customers worldwide.”
Europe has emerged as a key proving ground for the PV5’s global competitiveness. In the UK alone, the PV5 Cargo has secured multiple ‘Van of the Year’ titles from Electrifying.com, What Van?, Parkers and News UK, with judges consistently praising its modular PBV platform, refined EV driving experience, conversion flexibility and operator-focused practicality. Kia was also named ‘EV Brand of the Year’ at the 2026 Electrifying.com Awards.
Together, these achievements position the PV5 as both an award-winning vehicle and the starting point of Kia’s long-term PBV journey toward more flexible, efficient and customer-centered mobility solutions.
