LOS ANGELES — Kia’s first devoted battery-electric automobile, the EV6 crossover, will come to the U.S. with two battery choices when it launches in early 2022. A loaded First Version mannequin restricted to 1,500 copies can even be obtainable.

The worldwide reveal of the EV6 was in late March, however Kia gave extra particulars on the U.S.-bound fashions late Tuesday. Pricing and particulars on trim packages are anticipated nearer to the official launch.

The EV6 will go on sale in all 50 states early subsequent yr, Kia stated, however the efficiency GT model will not present up till late 2022.

The bottom powertrain on the EV6 will function a 58-kilowatt-hour battery with a rear motor that places out a modest 167 hp. Kia did not give an estimated vary for the bottom battery.

The following degree up for the powertrain is a 77.4-kWh battery with a rear motor that places out 218 hp. The all-wheel-drive model can have entrance and rear motors with 313 hp whole and a 0 to 60 mph time of 5.1 seconds.

The efficiency GT model of the compact EV6 will mix the 77.4-kWh battery with extra highly effective entrance and rear electrical motors for a complete of 576 hp and a 0 to 60 mph time of lower than 3.5 seconds.

The big hole between battery and motor combos might enable the EV6 to compete on the low finish of the EV crossover market whereas difficult premium choices on the excessive finish, such because the Tesla Mannequin Y.

Kia estimates a most vary of about 300 miles on the EPA cycle for not less than one model supplied with the larger battery within the U.S. however famous that EPA certification shouldn’t be anticipated till late this yr.

One profit Kia has over most rivals is ultra-fast charging expertise on the E-GMP platform it shares with company siblings Hyundai and Genesis as a part of Hyundai Motor Group.

Kia stated that on the quickest public chargers within the U.S., the EV6 can add practically 70 miles of vary in lower than 5 minutes and add as much as 210 miles in 18 minutes underneath splendid circumstances. Charging charges differ considerably relying on battery dimension, state of cost and different elements.

In a primary for the Korean model, Kia will provide a First Version of the EV6 and can start taking reservations on June 3.

The EV6 First Version “contains exterior particulars resembling black wheel arches in a totally loaded bundle,” Kia stated.

The particular version will include awd and the larger battery pack, together with an “augmented actuality head-up show, distant sensible parking help, extensive sunroof, 20-inch wheels” and premium stereo, Kia stated.

Among the many shade combos on the First Version mannequin are Glacier with darkish inexperienced seats, City Yellow with black seats and Metal Grey Matte with black seats, Kia stated.

Individually, Kia stated that it’s altering its company identify within the U.S.

“Following the January international reveal of Kia’s dynamic new emblem and model relaunch, Kia Motors America is utilizing the North American debut of its transformative electrical automobile, the EV6, to formally undertake the worldwide Kia Plan S technique and alter its company identify to Kia America,” the corporate stated Tuesday.

“The brand new identify is essentially the most seen element of an entire model transformation and follows Kia Motors Company’s latest change of identify to Kia Company.”

Beneath Kia’s Plan S, or “Plan Shift,” the corporate is spending $25 billion on broader product choices as a part of a mobility plan that can embody supply autos, private transport autos and EVs.

As a part of Plan S, Kia stated it can launch 11 EVs globally by 2026, beginning with the EV6.