Kia EV2 gets government’s full £3,750 Electric Car Grant

Kia’s smallest electric car is the latest model in the range to qualify for the government’s full Band 1 Electric Car Grant.

The Kia EV2 Air, EV2 GT-Line and EV2 GT-Line S are now all eligible for the maximum £3,750 grant, which has dropped the starting price of the entry-level Air down to £24,245 on the road, and brought the GT-Line under the all-important £30k psychological barrier, with an OTR price of £28,995. With the grant applied, the previously £35,505 GT-Line S will now cost buyers £32,595.

Only one Kia EV2 misses out on the Band 1 grant, but buyers will still receive the £1,500 Band 2 discount on First Edition models, for an on-the-road price of £26,995. That puts some breathing space between it and the other EV2s, though with a smaller 42.2kWh battery pack (the others use a 61kWh pack), it’s perhaps not quite as appealing as the other discounted models even before its less generous grant deduction.

The smaller battery is good for 196 miles of range on the official tests and the 61kWh pack delivers 275 miles, the latter quite competitive for the EV2’s class – a Renault 4 E-Tech (another car that gets the full £3,750 grant) falls short at 247 miles from its smaller 52kWh pack. The Kia also offers faster charging, at 118kW, for a 10-80 per cent top-up in around half an hour.

Several other models in Kia’s range are eligible for some form of Electric Car Grant, including a number of EV3, EV4, and PV5 variants, though it’s only the EV4 (in Air standard and long range, and Motion long-range trim) that also enjoy the full £3,750 Band 1 grant.

The new grants are effective immediately, so any customer buying an EV2 from today will be eligible for the discount. On the Auto Express Buy A Car service there are currently discounts of up to £4,500 on new EV2s.

Get the latest and best car news and reviews, first! Follow Auto Express on Google today