The innovative &Charge service allows users to collect EV charging credits (&Charge Kilometres) that can be used on the Kia Charge App to pay for public charging sessions, reducing total cost of ownership. Credits are earned by providing feedback on the quality of the charging experience, and by shopping online with more than 1,500 &Charge partner stores.
In addition to improving the
affordability of EV ownership through its sustainable bonus programme,
&Charge offers the chance to make the charging experience more
effective and reliable in Europe through regular feedback. As
&Charge App users, Kia customers can provide real-time input on
individual charging station performance. This crowd-sourced data is then
used to help charge point operators verify issues and quickly improve
the reliability and user experience at their public charging stations.
The
Kia &Charge service will initially be available from December 2022
in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Spain, and the UK, and during the first
quarter of 2023 in Czech Republic and Poland.
Kia will launch a
lineup of 14 fully electric models by 2027, in line with its Plan S
strategy. Next year will see the production-ready debut of the highly
anticipated EV9 SUV. This new model is based on Kia's Electric Global
Modular Platform (E-GMP), and will usher in a new era of sophisticated,
high-tech, sustainable mobility for Kia.
