Welcome back to the podcast. Welcome to a special bonus edition about the Kia EV2, the little box

aiming to make electric feel normal. In the sprawling Las Vegas campus of CES last week,

electric cars were shown off as spaces and rolling tech showcases. Meanwhile, in the rather

more temperate climate of Northern Europe at the Brussels Motor Show,

the star of the show came back down to Earth. No spaceships here, just a little box from Kia.

Launched at the 2026 Brussels Motor Show, the EV2 is a small, upright, SUV-shaped design squarely for Europe. It's built in Slovakia,

sized for tight streets and priced to slip under the EV3 as Kia's new cheapest dedicated EV.

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Let's talk about the Kia EV2 today.

Launched this week at the Brussels Motor Show.

It is built not for spectacle.

Small electric crossovers have become the new decisive battleground in Europe.

Positioned as Europe's entry point into Kia's dedicated EV lineup, the EV2 is 4.1 meters long and

1.8 meters wide, the footprint of a Kia soul, but with the stance of a taller city crossover,

the design is deliberately square. A flat roof, upright tail, vertical sides. Every millimeter is reclaimed for passengers

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