Kia EV6 won the title of Car of the Year 2022.

Cupra Born, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Peugeot 308, Renault Mégane E-Tech, and koda Enyaq iV were also in the finals.

After the first virtual declaration of the Car of the Year (COTY) two years ago, we hope that this year's edition will be the last in that format. For the past 11 years, the European Car of the Year award has been given the day before the start of the Geneva Motor Show. However, we know that the organizers of the famous auto show on the third cancellation, and therefore the announcement of the car of the year in the online edition, are having problems with the corona pandemic.

For the 59th time, the winner was determined without the presence of an audience by an international jury (also online) comprising 60 professional journalists from 22 European countries. There is another member, but due to recent events in Ukraine, the Jury decided to suspend the Russian member of the jury this year, and his votes will not be counted. They are pleased that a sixth journalist joined the Jury this year, bringing the total number of women on the jury to 10%.

Following the poll, it was decided that the title would go to Kia's EV6, which replaces the Toyota Yaris. Remember that Yaris won this important prize with his initial generation in 2000? Among the seven finalists, the technical twin brother of the third-placed model, the Hyundai Ioniq 5, received the most points (276). Korean representatives competed furiously with Renault's Megane E-Tech, which finished second. As a result, the new generation of electric vehicles took three first-place finishes. With their technical achievements, these vehicles are among the best on the market, and sales results are expected to corroborate this in the future.

Points won:

Kia EV6 - 279 points

Renault Mégane E-Tech - 265 points

Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 261 points

Peugeot 308 - 191 points

Škoda Enyaq iV - 185 points

Ford Mustang Mach-E – 150 points

Cupra Born – 144 points

The EV6, can also serve as a charger for other vehicles

Kia created the Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU), which regulates two-way charging, as well as the Vehicle Charging Management System (VCMS) (VCMS). The ICCU generates up to 3.6 kW of electricity, which can be drawn from the car battery to power additional devices. This capability (V2L: vehicle to load) allows users to charge electrical equipment such as laptops or home appliances via an external V2L connector.

There is also a V2V (vehicle to vehicle) charging function, which can be used to power another electric car, for example, in an emergency, by utilizing an ICCB (In-Connection Control Box) cable and a V2L connector. The EV6 battery ensures that the state of charge during charging is never less than 20% because V2V is automatically disabled at that point.

All of these advancements were created to provide simple, intuitive operation, with the goal of making electric vehicle ownership as accessible to as many people as possible, according to Kia.