News Summary

• If it makes production, it might be the most important electric pickup truck since the Ford F-150 Lightning.The pickup might be offered under Kia's PBV electric van program, about which almost no technical info has yet been divulged..
• On the show floor of this year's Consumer Electronics Show though, Kia revealed that its midsize van option might be offered as a pickup with a concept render..
• Admittedly, the PV5 doesn't seem to fit either mold, though there's much good to be said of its unconventional design.For example, its shorter nose means more of its wheelbase is dedicated to the cab and bed, enhancing utility..
• One will be a cheaper model for "developing" markets and the other will be a dedicated pickup, likely more in the vein of what Americans know and love..
• The exec also emphasized that a pickup variant isn't set in stone, and showing a concept of one doesn't mean a truck is coming..
• Its modular construction means the bed doesn't have to be a full-time commitment either, and could be swapped for an enclosed van body or passenger cabin as the need arises..