![]() The E-Niro has become available, with 240 miles of range. ![]() Update at two years and 23,800 miles: We've had the Kia Niro Plug-in for two years now. Around here, the Prius Prime is probably a better value if it meets your needs. This is why I say it's a great car for Phoenix or San Diego, where you don't need heat much of the time. That forces on the engine (but the car still is propelled as an electric this big four-cylinder 1600cc engine running just to provide heat and defrost. In Olympia, where we have cool weather and dampness, we do need to run the heat all winter. The Niro does not, even though an air conditioner is essentially the same device as a heat pump running in reverse. The Prius Prime (the heads up competitor) has a heat pump system, that runs using electricity. There is one clear bit of lazy engineering: the heating system only works when the engine is running. Upright seats, high enough off the ground so you don't crawl out of it like a Prius, and doors that open super wide. We really like the ease of entry and exit. We just passed 3,000 miles, and have used 24 gallons of gasoline. It's a small city, so 26 miles electric is plenty for our in-town driving. ![]()
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