You no longer have any excuse to switch to electric: this SUV has a petrol-car price and up to 605 km of range

With the new Kia EV3, the Korean brand has set its sights on the Volvo EX30, and is convinced it can repeat the success enjoyed by the Swedish electric SUV. It has no shortage of arguments, as we recently confirmed during the first drive of the Kia EV3: it is a car that exudes originality in its design; with a cabin that is very well resolved from a practical point of view, enough to act as the only car in the household (good rear seats and 460 litres of boot capacity); with equipment features inherited from the very flagship of the brand, the Kia EV9; and with excellent dynamic qualities and a range of up to 605 km with the largest-capacity battery.

But we still needed to know its price, and Kia has confirmed it is going all out. Including all the discounts -I will detail this matter a little later- and the maximum Plan Moves aid if you have a car to scrap, you can have a Kia EV3 in Air trim with a “small” battery, providing 436 km of range, from 22,995 euros. Virtually all electric SUVs in this category on sale in our market are more expensive than the EV3 and have less range.

Range, prices and discounts for the Kia EV3

Built on a new platform with 400-volt electrical architecture to lower costs instead of using the 800-volt architecture of the EV6 and EV9, the new EV3 is initially offered with a single motor on the front axle delivering 150 kW (204 CV). Variants with two motors and four-wheel drive will follow later.

The standard battery has a capacity of 58.3 kWh, providing a WLTP range of up to 436 km. With the larger-capacity battery, the Long Range version goes up to 605 km of range. In both cases the AC charging power is up to 11 kW (in 2026 an optional 22 kW AC charger will also be available), while DC charging power is up to 102 kW with the small battery and up to 128 kW with the large one. Both variants take a few minutes to go from 10 to 80% charge, always, I must stress this, “in ideal conditions”. It also features bidirectional charging, which allows the energy stored in its battery to be supplied to external devices, but only with the GT Line trim.

Without doubt, both range and charging times are already enough to convince those who are on the verge but still don’t dare make the leap to electric mobility. The definitive push comes with prices, which you can see in the following table:

Kia offers a discount of 3,328 euros off the list price if you buy outright, but if you finance the purchase two further discounts are added, one of 3,000 euros for financing, and 605 euros additional for “loyalty”. In total, almost 7,000 euros of discount… to which you can still add the Plan Moves purchase aid. As you know, 4,500 euros, and 7,000 if you hand in a car for scrapping. With the maximum aid and discounts, therefore, you get the entry model from 22,995 euros; and from 27,780 euros with the Long Range battery.

Equipment of the Kia EV3: very technological

Although the equipment of the entry-level Air version is already very complete, for 1,500 euros it is worth stepping up to the Earth trim, which adds flush door handles with automatic deployment, foldable exterior mirrors with integrated indicators, tinted windows, an electrochromic interior mirror, a digital key and a wireless phone charger.

The GT Line version shown in the images, which is only associated with the larger-capacity battery, adds a heat pump, 19-inch wheels, GT Line exterior and interior decorative elements, blind-spot and front and rear collision-prevention assistance, full LED headlights, a sliding centre console, a 360-degree camera, sporty pedals, vegan leather upholstery, an electric driver’s seat, heated front seats and steering wheel, hands-free tailgate and customisable ambient lighting.

Among the equipment features the EV3 can have, inherited from its big brother the Kia EV9, the standout ones are the digital key which allows the vehicle to be unlocked and started with the smartphone; the automatic parking assistant which allows the manoeuvre to be controlled from outside the vehicle; the active cruise control with automatic lane guidance; or the route planner, which calculates the journey taking charging points into account and can recalculate during the trip to adapt to traffic conditions or driving style. It is not yet available, but the future possibility of an AI-based voice recognition with integrated ChatGPT has also been announced.

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Technical specifications of this car

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