When looking at Kia’s mercurial rise from purveyor of cheap econoboxes to the current design and engineering force it has become, it’s no surprise this Korean automaker’s first designed-from-the-ground-up fully battery-electric vehicle will be swinging for the fences. The 2022 Kia EV6, which launches later in 2021 in some markets, appears ready to hit a lot of competitors right where it hurts in these early days of automotive electrification. Considering how good the current battery-powered Kia Niro and Soul are, we can expect next-level EV greatness from the EV6.We’ll have to wait for Canadian pricing, but value will surely be an important chapter in EV6’s playbook. Cue trembling from the premium German players, Volvo, and possibly Tesla as we look beyond the EV6’s striking skin and take a deeper dive into the hardware.