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Kia Ray EV (2012)
Electric version of the Korean-market Kia Ray micro-van, lead gives 2,500.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Single electric motor
- Power
- 50 kW / 68 PSFactory: 50 kW
- Top speed
- 130 km/hFactory: 81 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Ray EV was Korea's first production electric vehicle. It was a zero-emissions city car based on the 1-liter gasoline Kia Ray and could share the production line with the combustion models.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Kia Kia Ray EV (2012) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0
Kia Kia Ray EV (2012) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0
Kia Kia Ray EV (2012) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Kia presented the Ray EV in December 2011 as Korea's first production electric vehicle. Kia planned 2,500 units for government agency use in Korea.
The front-wheel-drive car used a 50 kW electric motor and a 16.4 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. Kia gave a range of up to 86 miles on a single charge, and fast charging took about 25 minutes.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Kia Ray EV (2012).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Single electric motor1 Independently researched |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 50 kW / 68 PSFactory: 50 kW1 Independently researched |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | 167 NmFactory: 123 lb-ft · converted2 |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Automatic with D and E modes1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Front1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 130 km/hFactory: 81 mph · converted1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Kia Ray EV rolls into Seoul Level C CNET Roadshow
- powered by a 50-kW electric motor
- The automatic transmission of the Ray EV has two modes
- front-wheel-drive Kia Ray EV
- a top speed of 81 mph
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2
New Kia Ray is Korea's first production EV Level C Autoblog Green · 2011-12-22
- Kia says that Ray EV boasts 123 pound-feet of torque
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