Kia e-Soul converted into a small van via conversion kit

With a conversion package, the Korean company's electric crossover e-Soul is transformed into an emission-free, small commercial vehicle with a cargo volume of around 1.000 liters.

This article is part of the special topic Electromobility for trades and medium-sized businesses

Just a quick trip to the customer to repair or deliver something quickly. emission-free and needs little cargo space, you can use the Stromer e-Soul the Korean brand with a conversion kit into a small van transform.

The small crossover has a Range of up to 452 kilometers according to WLTP, in city traffic it even manages up to 648 kilometers, provided it has the large 64 kWh battery on board. If you "only" have the small version with a 29,2 kWh battery, you will get combined range of 276 km and creates in the city cycle 407 km. With the conversion kit, the e-Soul offers at least one cubic meter, i.e. 1.000 liters, loading volume.

Cargokit comes from Kleinmetall

The Cargoset has Kia together with the local supplier small metal developed from the Hessian Erlensee near Hanau. For installation, the rear seat in the e-Soul must be removedThen comes a roof-high partition grille behind the front seats, which is tested according to ISO 27956. In addition, there is a robust, two-part loading floor, which is 22 millimeters thick. In its base the usual Airline rails with six eyelets to ensure that the to lash cargoFinally, during all commercial journeys, including those in cars, the load must always be secured.

lateral Cover plates and retaining nets in front of the side door openings complete the conversion kit. removable flap in the rear base section enables the use of the underfloor area, where a Impact plate prevents objects from slipping forwardThe conversion kit costs €1.380 net, plus individual installation costs. According to Kia, the installation takes approximately 1,5 hours. The kit can also be easily removed if the owner wishes to resell the vehicle.

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Can be retrofitted to all models

The cargo package can be in all versions of the Kia e-Soul and, of course, can also be retrofitted to all vehicles of the current model generation. The kit weighs 41 kg. If you take into account the weight of the removed rear seat, the remaining load is 390 kg for the e-Soul version with the 64-kWh battery and the 150 kW/204 hp powerful engine.

Whoever has the smaller 39,2 kWh battery with the 100 kW/136 hp powerful engine, can 382 kg The Kia e-Soul starts at €32.008,40 and is equipped with the 39,2 kWh battery. Thanks to the innovation bonus from the federal government and the manufacturer, this price is reduced by 9.000 eurosThe warranty on the Cargo Kit is two years, and the vehicle itself is the usual 7-year Kia manufacturer's warranty – including the battery.

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