Revel provides Kia Niro EVs to its NYC electrical rideshare fleet
Brooklyn-based electrical mobility and infrastructure Revel plans to diversify its EV rideshare fleet, including 50 Kia Niro EVs to the 230 Tesla Mannequin Ys and Mannequin 3s it already has in service in New York Metropolis.
Revel’s first Niros might be on the street by the top of June, out there to rideshare prospects for pick-up and drop-off in all 5 boroughs, components of northern New Jersey and the three main NYC airports.
The 2023 Kia Niro EV has an EPA-estimated 253 miles of vary, which is enough for Revel’s rideshare drivers to run a full 8-hour shift. The Niro has a 64.8 kWh battery, and helps 100 kW DC quick charging. The Niros will cost alongside the remainder of Revel’s fleet on the firm’s community of public quick charging stations.

“Revel’s Teslas proceed to supply an important expertise for each our riders and our drivers, they usually’ll stay the majority of our fleet, however we’re excited to begin including Kia’s Niro EV and diversify our product as the electrical car market matures,” mentioned Keith Williams, Revel’s VP of Rideshare Operations. “With these new EVs, we’re capable of rent extra New Yorkers as W2 worker drivers with advantages, present extra zero-emission rides in each borough, scale our public quick charging infrastructure and convey the town nearer to Mayor Adams’s objective to totally electrify the rideshare business by 2030.”
Supply: Revel