Kia EV9 review: At last – a fully electric SUV that can fulfil the needs of rural Ireland

The stylish new Kia has the off-road capability, load space and towing capacity for serious farm work, as well as the range, performance and mod cons for comfortable road driving

The new Kia EV9

Alistair Chambers

I have driven the majority of EVs on the market in Ireland over the last seven years and until now, none of them really fulfilled the needs of the rural/farming motorist.

Some have ticked some of the boxes like range, off-road ability, load capacity and towing that country cars and jeeps have to be capable of, but none have shown the full house.