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The Kia EV9 was already one of the tatty ways to getan electric SUV , but now the company is taking things to the next tier . After teasing the Kia EV3 last class , the cable car is now official .
The EV3 is built to be a slightly small , cheaper versionof the EV9 — following the path of the Rivian R2 , which arrived afterthe Rivian R1S. It ’s sure enough not as technologically advanced as the EV9 , but it still looks unmistakably like a modern Kia , and is clearly a sibling of the turgid SUV . On the outside , the fomite has the same rent taillights and very similar Tiger Face front . But it is quite a bit smaller . The vehicle will be uncommitted in nine finishes — however only “ Aventurine Green ” and “ Terracotta ” are being announced right now .
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The interior is very alike to tghat of the EV9 too . Unlike the three - words EV9,the EV3has two rows of seating , so you ’ll only be able-bodied to tally up to five people in it . That , of course , will be perfectly fine for many vendee who do n’t have big families or border on needing a minivan - sized vehicle . The Interior Department is designed to be clear - feeling , with a large sunroof , and the threshold and dashboard are covered with a recycled fabric . Upfront , the EV3 has a like dual display layout to Kia ’s other eV , with an infotainment video display and a digital instrument cluster . Kia hasn’tconfirmed CarPlayor Android Auto , but give its track - record of including the tech , we ’re expecting to see it on the EV3 .
So what about the actual EV parts of the EV3 ? agree to Kia , the EV3 will be build on the E - GMP platform that has underpinned the EV6 and EV9 . There will be two assault and battery size at launch — a received range battery that sits in at 58.3 kilowatt - hour and a farsighted range electric battery that arrive in at 81.4kWh . Kia says that the long mountain range barrage will bear up to 600 km of range , as estimated by the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure ( WLTP ) . That equates to 373 mi , which is excellent . However , keep in judgement that the WLTP is in general a little more generous with range estimates than the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) in the U.S. , and it ’s likely it ’ll have an estimated range closer to 300 miles .
The fastest adaptation of the Kia EV3 ( called the Kia EV3 GT - Line ) will accelerate from 0 to 60 naut mi per hour in 7.5 seconds . So , while it ’s decidedly less herculean than the EV9 , it ’s sure as shooting not slow .
There are still some things we do n’t recognise about the fomite , like its price . We also do n’t have intercourse when it will be available in the U.S. — Kia allege that it ’ll first launch in Korea in July , followed by a European launch in the second half of the twelvemonth . After that , Kia says it will elaborate to other markets , so we may not see it in the U.S. until 2025 . When we do finally get the vehicle here , however , it could end up being the budget galvanising SUV to get .
