Kia Ray
The Kia Ray is a city car manufactured by Kia exclusively for the South Korean domestic market. Based on the Kia Picanto/Morning, it was specifically developed in compliance with the "light car" () category that offers tax incentives for cars with exterior dimensions below in length and below in width. Overview. The initial roll out was a limited production of 2,500 units destined for the South Korean government fleets, scheduled to be deployed in 2012. The Kia Ray EV was a predecessor to an all-electric crossover SUV that, as of 2011, Kia had planned to launch globally  in 2014. In May 2013 a fleet of 184 Kia Ray EVs were deployed in Seoul as part of a carsharing service called "Electric Vehicle Sharing” at a rate of per hour. The service had 15,000 registered customers by May 2013. The Ray has a unique door layout; the passenger side of the vehicle has a sliding door for the rear seats, while the driver's side has a swing-out door. The car has a kei car-inspired boxy dimensions. The Ray's interior benefits from the square shape, as it has more space than most cars its size ; however, it is only able to seat four people. The Ray EV is the Kia's first production battery electric vehicle. It is powered by a electric motor, with a 16.4 kWh lithium ion battery that allows an all-electric range of depending on driving conditions. The Ray is also available in non-EV types equipped with gasoline and bi-fuel with a gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) combination. Both engines are available in four trims - Deluxe, Special, Luxury and Prestige. Only available in the local Korea domestic market, both engines produce similar power and outputs. The gasoline engine  generates at 6,400 rpm and 9.6 kg.m/3,500 rpm. Both engines have displacements of 998 cc, generating fuel economies of 17 km/l for gasoline, and bi-fuel delivering 16.6 km/l on gasoline mode and 13.2 km/l on LPG mode. Gasoline engine models weigh in at with bi-fuel models weighing in at . Both are equipped with a 4 speed automatic transmission, and are currently sold in the Republic of Korea. Facelift. The New Ray, which received a facelift, was released on December 13, 2017. The radiator grille in the center of the existing model was raised to the  same height as the headlamp and changed to body color. Wide honeycomb patterns were also applied to tailgate garnish. The sudden braking alarm system was applied to all trims, and rollover detection was added to the existing six airbags. It is designed to add four-point colors and license plate LED lamps to loops, outer mirror covers, and radiator grills from three popular body colors, Milky Beige, Clear White, and Aurora Black Pearls. A single-seater Kia Ray Van was released on February 8, 2022. It operates with a total of two trims, Prestige and Prestige Special. Driver convenience specifications  such as a driver's heating wire seat and a driver's seat height adjustment device are added to the Prestige Special.