While plug-in hybrid technology is fast becoming the preferred new-energy powertrain for utilities, in the van world it’s pure electrification that seems to be edging ahead as the propulsion tech of choice. Now, Korean automaker Kia is the latest in a long string of automakers that are banking big on a battery-electric van The PV5 is the vehicle that Kia will be pitching into this space, with the futuristically-styled midsize delivery van built atop the same all-electric platform that under...
