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There could also be a raft of electrical utes in markets just like the US, however there’s only one right here. Quickly, there’ll be two.
The KGM Musso EV has beforehand been confirmed for a neighborhood launch through the first quarter (January to March) of 2026, and now it has acquired Australian Authorities approval.
In contrast to the electrical LDV eT60 and its forthcoming eTerron 9 alternative – in addition to all different utes provided in Australia, together with KGM’s personal Musso – the Musso EV options car-like unibody building.
Paperwork present the Korean ute, associated to the mid-size Torres crossover SUV, might be provided right here with a selection of single-motor front-wheel drive and dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrains, each that includes an 80.6kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery.
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Vary figures aren’t listed in these paperwork, however KGM in Korea claims 419km of vary on the WLTP cycle for the front-wheel drive variant with 11kW AC and 300kW DC charging functionality; the all-wheel drive variant is able to a claimed 379km vary.
In front-wheel drive guise, which incorporates a 152.2kW electrical motor, approval paperwork present the Musso EV may have a braked towing capability of 1800kg and a payload of 905kg. This aligns with figures on KGM’s Korean-market web site.
The twin-motor Musso EV, per the paperwork, produces 304.4kW and has an an identical braked towing capability however a barely decrease payload determine of 805kg.
Throughout the broader ute phase, braked towing capability figures of 3000-3500kg are the norm.
The Musso EV additionally falls wanting different utes – actually – in operating clearance, with a determine of simply 181mm.
Nevertheless, the Musso EV’s payload figures – calculated by subtracting the tare mass determine listed within the paperwork from gross automobile mass – aren’t far off plug-in hybrid utes just like the Ford Ranger (808kg-973kg), BYD Shark 6 (790kg) and GWM Cannon Alpha (685kg).
The Musso EV measures 5160mm lengthy, 1920mm large and 1750mm tall on a 3150mm wheelbase. That makes it 190mm shorter than a Ford Ranger PHEV on a 120mm shorter wheelbase.
It’s unclear the way it’ll be priced, however given its smaller footprint, unibody building, multi-link rear suspension and pretty restricted towing capability, it could be positioned as a extra car-like different to different utes – within the UK, for instance, KGM is looking it a “mid-size pickup for city drivers”.
That’s in distinction with the LDV eT60, which is little greater than an electrical model of the body-on-frame T60 ute.
Regardless of its robust ladder-frame building, nevertheless, the ageing LDV has a braked towing capability of simply 1000kg and solely 130kW of energy.
The Musso EV could discover a extra credible risk within the upcoming LDV eTerron 9, which has beforehand been confirmed for our market, however for which native timing has but to be locked in.
This electrical ute, associated to the diesel-powered LDV Terron 9 and MG U9, is obtainable abroad with a selection of 200kW single-motor rear-wheel drive and 325kW dual-motor four-wheel drive configurations, and affords WLTP vary of as much as 430km and braked towing capability of 3500kg.
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