
Kia’s wild concept EV includes hydro-turbine wheels, solar panels, and a rooftop tent
Kristin Shaw
created: May 3, 2025, noon | updated: May 13, 2025, noon
The designers pushed that a little further with the PV5 WKNDR concept, an EV made for camping and overlanding.
Kia’s Head of Future Design Andre Franco Luis is tasked with scanning the road ahead and figuring out what drivers want.
For the WKNDR, Franco Luis challenged his team in California to not just brainstorm but to go out and explore.
Made for all-electric overlanding, the PV5 WKNDR van is just a dream, for now, but it could become reality.
“We believe in EVs, and we want to empower our customers wherever they go,” Franco Luis says.
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