# Kia EV

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Kia EV and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as among the best electric cars for the US, with praise for its near-normal gear selector and good interface. The most common caveat is that prices are high for the utility compared with gas cars.

## Why people recommend it

- Among best EVs for the US (2 comments): "Kia, and Hyundai's EVs seem to be particularly well regarded" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46156435)) "Kia/Hyundai make the best EV's for the US right now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47420145))
- Near-normal gear selector (1 comments): "about a million times better by virtue of having an almost-normal gear selector" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49702506))
- Good user interface (1 comments): "I think the UX is quite good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48824766))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Tesla vehicles](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-vehicles.md): 209 recommend
- [BYD electric cars](https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd.md): 157 recommend
- [Ferrari Luce](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ferrari-luce.md): 140 recommend
- [Tesla Model 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-model-3.md): 128 recommend
- [Rivian electric vehicle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rivian.md): 73 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.kia.com/us/en)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Kia EV", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kia-ev/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).