Is Kia's 2023 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid The Pragmatic Pluggable? Or An EV Abomination?

 

Anyway you slice it, the Sportage will use gasoline, even when in "EV" mode if you press too hard on the go-pedal or try to heat the cabin. But is that good or bad? That's a tricky question because it depends on how you look at PHEVs. At their core they are not about eliminating gasoline use, if you want to do that Kia has an EV6. Instead the Sportage is about reducing your consumption while being more affordable and pragmatic than a full EV. Clearly Kia could have made the Sportage burn no gas under any conditions for the first 30+ miles, but doing so would have made it more expensive. Is this the right direction? Or not far enough? You decide. EV Tax Credits Explained: https://alexonautos.com/2022-ev-tax-credits-explained/ The Mountain Garden: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheMountainGarden Buy Merch! http://aoamerch.com Follow AoA on Facebook: http://fb.me/alexonautos/