The Kia EV3 shares the identical fashionable boxy design language like its huge siblings Kia EV5 and Kia EV9. The size is 4.3 meters, which signifies that the Kia EV3 instantly competes with the Volvo EX30, MG4 and Good #1.
Regardless of being constructed on the trendy E-GMP platform shared by Kias and Hyundai, the EV3 solely has 400-volt know-how; not like its costlier siblings that use 800-volt know-how to have the ability to cost sooner.
Because of this quick charging is proscribed to 102 kW with the small battery of 58.3 kWh and 128 kW with the bigger one among 81.4 kWh. Nonetheless, Kia guarantees that the charging curves will probably be unusually clean at a excessive stage.
In each circumstances, the EV3 is front-wheel drive with the assistance of an electrical motor of 204 horses. The vary is said at 429 and 600 km, respectively, and the dash from 0 to 100 km/h takes 7.4, respectively.
The battery sizes additionally have an effect on the towing weight, which is simply 300 kg with the small battery. With the bigger one, you possibly can tow 1,000 kg.
Those that want for four-wheel drive can have their prayers heard, however with might indulge till 2026.
The Kia EV3 has a spacious again seat and sensible options
Kia desires the EV3 to be a sensible automotive regardless of its restricted size. Amongst different issues, the middle console could be become a small desk for consuming or workplace work.
We now have not but examined the automotive, however those that have, report that the again seat is comparatively spacious and that it’s no downside for a person of regular top to sit down “behind himself”. Volvo is cautious that the Kia EV3 does not swindle prospects from the EX30, who’re fairly cramped within the again seat.
A wise element within the again seat is that the USB-C sockets are positioned excessive on the again of the entrance seats as a substitute of low on the again of the middle console. It makes it simpler to plug in your devices.
In fact, the dashboard is provided with substantial screens. Driver instrumentation is displayed by a 12-inch display behind the steering wheel. There’s a small 5-inch display for local weather management and one other 12-inch display does infotainment and navigation.
V2L, V2H and V2G within the Kia EV3
Kia was beforehand concerned V2L (Car-to-Load) which makes it potential to drive highly effective instruments or to load one other automotive. The Kia EV3 additionally will get V2H (Car-to-Dwelling) and (Car-to-Grid). Because of this the automotive can be utilized for load balancing at dwelling so that you simply solely want to purchase electrical energy when the electrical energy worth is at its lowest.
There are not any Swedish costs but. Deliveries of the Kia EV3 will start within the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Kia EV3 has a trunk of 25 liters on the entrance and hundreds 460 liters underneath the rear privateness display. With the rear seat folded down, the load quantity will increase to 1,250 litres.
