Kia E-Ground Wins Good Design® Award for Sustainable Mobility Innovation in Latin America - CleanTechnica

Kia has been honored with the prestigious Good Design® Award 2024 from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design for its Kia E-Ground, the company’s first Sustainable Mobility Experience Center in Latin America. Located in Quito, Ecuador, the 1,400 m² center embodies Kia’s global vision for sustainable mobility, blending nature and technology through its “Opposites United” design philosophy. The center aims to inspire and accelerate the adoption of electromobility across Central and South America by serving as a regional hub for education, collaboration, and innovation in sustainable transportation. Kia E-Ground features three interactive zones—Planet Zone, Energy Zone, and Mobility Zone—that educate visitors on environmental awareness, energy efficiency, and Kia’s electric vehicle technologies. Its sustainable design incorporates eco-friendly materials such as Eco Bricks with reduced CO₂ emissions, ECOPact concrete, Pavegen kinetic tiles generating clean energy, LED lighting, solar panels, and rainwater reuse systems. Strateg