Starting at
$29,890
Range
221–321 miles
Type
All-Electric
Battery
81.4 kWh
Level 2 charge rate
11.5 kW
Level 2 speed
~35 mi/hr
DC fast charging
Up to 127 kW
Plug
NACS (Tesla) plug
Body style
Compact SUV
Fast charging: 10–80% in ~31 min.
Living with the Kia EV3
What the spec sheet leaves out, worked out the same way for all 48 all-electric cars in the catalogue: 1,000 miles a month, the U.S. average electricity rate, and one 300-mile day.
Winter range
177–257 mi
18th longest of 48
EPA range less the 20% cold-weather loss the check assumes.
Home charging
$54 a month
18th cheapest of 48
At 18.4¢ per kWh. The same miles on gas at 28 mpg: $121.
A 300-mile day
1 stop, 15 min charging
21st fewest of 48
Summer, leaving home full, at this car's own fast-charging speed.
Home charging by state
The same 1,000 miles a month at each state’s residential rate. Of the 13 states with a page for this car, the two ends:
Cheapest
- New Mexico$41/mo · 14.1¢
- Washington$44/mo · 15.0¢
- Arizona$45/mo · 15.2¢
- Florida$45/mo · 15.2¢
- Georgia$46/mo · 15.8¢
Most expensive
- California$98/mo · 33.3¢
- New York$88/mo · 29.9¢
- Illinois$70/mo · 23.9¢
- New Jersey$69/mo · 23.3¢
- Virginia$52/mo · 17.6¢
Best suited for
What the Kia EV3 costs to charge
Home charging cost depends on your local electricity rate. See the full breakdown — cost per mile, yearly cost, and winter impact — for your area:
Will the Kia EV3 work with your home charging?
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Base MSRP before incentives. Range figures are EPA estimates. Data sourced from Plug In America’s EV Guide.