---
title: "2022 Kia EV6 Gets Maximum Range of 310 Miles: EPA"
description: "The 310-mile EV6 will offer rear-wheel drive and 225 horsepower. Other variants will offer up to 576 hp and AWD, but less range."
date: "2021-12-15"
modified: "2021-12-15"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/43520/2022-kia-ev6-gets-maximum-range-of-310-miles-epa"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "Kia News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "EV6"
  - "Kia"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# 2022 Kia EV6 Gets Maximum Range of 310 Miles: EPA

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Just a few days after its corporate sibling, the [2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/43484/2022-hyundai-ioniq-5-starts-at-40925-with-220-miles-of-range>), announced official range and pricing details, the [2022 Kia EV6](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40664/2022-kia-ev6-coming-to-us-with-300-miles-of-targeted-range-and-mobile-power-supply>) follows with similar tidbits about the upcoming electric crossover. In a press release issued Wednesday morning, Kia confirmed an EPA-certified maximum range of 310 miles when equipped with the 77.4 kWh battery and rear-wheel drive.

Kia's sporty crossover shares its platform with the aforementioned [Hyundai](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/43417/2022-hyundai-ioniq-5-has-a-max-303-mile-range-epa>), which boasts a nearly identical maximum range of 303 miles. The EV6 will offer both rear-wheel- and all-wheel-drive configurations, as well as two different battery packs with varying power outputs.

![message-editor%2F1639579062768-17368\_2022\_ev6.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1639579062768-17368_2022_ev6.jpg>)
**Kia**

According to Kia, the EV6 with the [77.4 kWh battery will go the furthest](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/43417/2022-hyundai-ioniq-5-has-a-max-303-mile-range-epa>), sending 225 horsepower to the rear wheels only. This configuration will be available in the EX+ RWD and GT-Line RWD models. A dual-motor, all-wheel-drive EV6 produces up to 320 horsepower (74kW front motor, 165kW rear) and boasts a range of up to 274 miles, though that specific figure has yet to be certified by the EPA. That model will be offered as X+ RWD and GT-Line RWD. Lastly, the base-model EV6 will offer a 58.0 kWh battery and 167 horsepower in rear-drive trim, offering up to 232 miles of range, which will be offered as X RWD model.

Kia is also working on a spicier version of its sporty electric crossover, which will [reportedly yield 576 horsepower](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/39985/kia-ev6-up-to-577-hp-316-miles-of-range-and-incredibly-sharp-looks>) out of a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup. The EV6 GT will feature a 77.4 kWh battery with a 160kW front motor and a 270kW rear motor, reportedly achieving an estimated zero-to-60 time of under 3.5 seconds. In comparison, the quickest non-GT EV6 can sprint to 60 mph in a reported 5.1 seconds.

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Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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