EV radiator grilles are pointless, but they don’t have to be

Electric vehicles don’t really need radiator grilles. They’re there because we’re used to seeing them on the front of gas guzzlers, as EVs don’t need an external air flow to cool down a stinky engine. For this reason, automakers such Tesla, Kia, and Hyundai have removed them from their EVs’ design, keeping a small grille space beneath the bumper instead. Notice the lack of a radiator grille on the Kia Niro EV. Image: Kia Others, like BMW, have kept loyal to radiato