Three trim levels are offered: Air, GT-Line and GT-Line S. The smaller 58kWh battery option is only available on Air trim, and the leap from the larger 81kWh battery version of the Air (£35,995) to that battery in GT-Line trim is £3500, as tested here.
GT-Line S trim is another £3500 on top again, and a version of that with a heat pump (the only EV3 offered with one) is a further £900, by which point you’re at the top of the range for a £43,895 outlay.
Yet Air trim is likely all you’ll need as it gets you all the interior display screens, heated front seats and steering wheel, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a reversing camera, automatic climate control, wipers and lights, and all the active safety kit, which is less intrusive and annoying than in other recent Kias we’ve tested.
The range is displayed as a minimum and maximum figure, along with a best-guess estimate, handy for knowing if you can eke out more with recuperation-friendly city miles to come versus extended motorway cruises that will hurt the range.
On a warm day, our car indicated 350 miles from its charge would be possible. Impressive, and it will charge faster than a Niro EV, too, although the peak 128kW charging speed is well down on the EV3’s fastest-charging electric car rivals.
You can order an EV3 now and the first cars will be with customers by the end of this year.