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New Kia EV3 electric SUV is cheaper than a Volvo EX30 and Cupra Born

Kia’s compact all-electric SUV offers up to 372 miles of range; first examples arrive with customers later this year

The all-new Kia EV3 is set to go on sale on 1 August, and prices for the compact all-electric SUV will start from £32,995 – about £2,000 less than key rivals like the Volvo EX30 and Cupra Born, and undercutting the slightly larger Kia Niro EV by more than £4,000. 

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The entry-level EV3 ‘Air’ offers up to 267 miles of range, thanks to a 58.3kWh battery, or for an extra £2,000, buyers can get a larger 81.4kWh unit that’s good for 372 miles on a single charge. ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’ models are fitted with the bigger battery as standard, but due to their larger wheels, the maximum range is reduced to 347 miles. Every EV3 uses a 201bhp electric motor, driving the front wheels. 

Standard kit across the range includes a 12.3-inch digital driver’s display, 5.3-inch climate control screen and 12.3-inch touchscreen all housed in a single panel – just like in the Kia EV9 seven-seat SUV, from which the EV3 borrows plenty of other styling cues.

Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto also feature, along with a reversing camera, heated front seats and steering wheel, LED headlights and 17-inch alloy wheels. Smart cruise control and driver-attention warning are among the suite of driver-assistance technologies onboard, too. 

The EV3 GT-Line is priced from £39,495 and adds sportier styling, 19-inch rims, gloss-black exterior trim and rear privacy glass, while the interior gets two-tone seat upholstery, alloy pedals, a sliding centre console and a wireless smartphone charging pad.

The top-of-the-range EV3 GT-Line S starts from £42,995, and features luxuries like an eight-speaker Harman Kardon sound system, a head-up display, an openable sunroof, ‘premium relaxation’ front seats, a powered tailgate, a 360-degree surround view camera and blind-spot monitoring.

Premium paint options cost £625 extra on Air and GT-Line trim, but come standard with GT-Line S cars, which are the only ones available with an energy-saving heat pump that costs £900 extra.

Click here for our list of the electric cars with the longest range...

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As our news reporter, Ellis is responsible for covering everything new and exciting in the motoring world, from quirky quadricycles to luxury MPVs. He was previously the content editor for DrivingElectric and won the Newspress Automotive Journalist Rising Star award in 2022.

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