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What is the real-world range of the 2025 Kia Niro EV in Canadian winter conditions?
The 2025 Kia Niro EV has an official EPA-rated range of 385 km (approximately 240 miles). In real Canadian winter conditions at -10 to -20°C with heating running, effective range falls to 230 to 280 km depending on driving habits. The Niro EV is equipped with a heat pump as standard equipment, which improves heating efficiency compared to resistive heaters and reduces winter range loss by approximately 10 to 15% versus vehicles without this technology. The 64.8 kWh battery charges on Level 2 AC (7.2 kW) in approximately 6.5 hours and charges from 10 to 80% in about 43 minutes on a 100 kW DC fast charger.