Kia EV
Shares rank 31 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
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.
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.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Among best EVs for the US
“Kia, and Hyundai's EVs seem to be particularly well regarded”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “BMW PHEV: Safety fuse replacement is extremely expensive” “Kia/Hyundai make the best EV's for the US right now.”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Honda is killing its EVs – and any chance of competing in the future” Near-normal gear selector
“about a million times better by virtue of having an almost-normal gear selector”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Things That Annoy Me About Cars” Good user interface
“I think the UX is quite good.”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| Kia EVThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“about a million times better by virtue of having an almost-normal gear selector”
“I think the UX is quite good.”
“Regen doesn't even persist with kia.”
“The prices they sell their cars at are ridiculous for the utility that you can get with gas cars”
“Kia/Hyundai make the best EV's for the US right now.”
“just felt like it was tramlining a bit when I changed lanes”
“Kia, and Hyundai's EVs seem to be particularly well regarded”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.