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A few days ago, I looked into how much it would cost to fuel a Hyundai Santa Fe versus how much it would cost to “fuel” a Hyundai IONIQ 5. (There’s a backstory there — go ahead and catch up on it all if you’re curious and missed that.) I enjoyed doing the comparison, so I wanted to do it with more models. With news that Kia has just slashed pricing on the EV6 (my favorite vehicle on the market), this seemed like the obvious model to use next.
I tried to think of a good vehicle to compare the EV6 to, and I came up with two from Toyota, the C-HR and the RAV4. In each section, I’ll explain the reasons. At this point, I haven’t yet run the comparisons, so I don’t know how things will land. Let’s go through it together and see what we find!
In that previous article, reader William Fitch recommended using the term “energize” instead of “fuel” for EVs. I like that idea — “energize” is a fun word and it works.
The Kia EV6 and Toyota C-HR have quite similar dimensions. The EV6 is longer and wider, but the C-HR has slightly more trunk space while the EV6 has much more passenger volume. Furthermore, pricing is almost the same — the C-HR starts at $37,000 while the EV6 now starts at $37,900. So, yeah, let’s go!
