@@Mikael.Andersen I'm not going to go around calling people stupid simply for not knowing things that some of us engineering types understand. For example, suppose I suggested that it is sheer stupidity not knowing that sentences begin with a capital letter and that, without an apostrophe, cant refers to sanctimonious speech, you might say I was a pedant. ;-)
You are right Alex, the heat exhaust will at best contain just the heat extracted and likely some more too as generated by the extraction process. However if Jack is standing near the open window, he might benefit slightly just as on a hot day if you stand next to an open fridge you will feel some cool air escaping. But imagine if we are both wrong and you can cool a large space this way, we could start a campaign to solve global warming by having a mass "open your freezer" day 🙂
Leaving the AC on in the car with the windows open to cool that room are about as effective as cooling your house by leaving the freezer door open.. The heat doesnt magically disappear, it just moves around..
Moreover, the AC, like any machine, creates more heat as it performs its task. [I suppose Jack, standing right next to the open window, might experience a net benefit, while everyone else in the room suffers a little more.😄]
Yes but did you really believe Jack was being serious? An AC system designed for a small car cabin and you believed it would cope with hundreds of cubic metres of warm studio. The lighting rig might have been tungsten or LEDs Jack doesn't confide in us at all on that topic. (If Tungsten then I can attest to frying sausages with a 1kW ParCan. Not a good thing for the lamp, as we discovered later.) Of course Jack wasn't being serious. Car looked alright though. An FC version would be orders of magnitude "better". Obviously. It's a British humour thing and if you're not British then ask yourself if you should be making a comment in the first place.
I can't imagine why someone who wanted a tank sized car like the EV9 would suddenly wish they had a medium sized car like an EV3. Surely you bought an EV9 because its tank sized proportions appealed?
@@jinushaun Agreed, I don't like the EV designs from Kia, but that is just me, maybe others do like it. I am more a fan of the classic design like ID from VW or the minimalistic design of the Tesla M3 and MY.
Increasing car widths are a problem, my parking space is narrow (and need space so that my neighbour and I can get in / out of our cars.) My Niro EV is tight to the fence on the passenger side in order to leave space on the drivers side.
Should be interesting in the standard British car parking space particularly with the ability of most British drivers to fail to park in the middle of the space
Same here, I have a driveway to back into daily. The model 3 is the widest car I can get without needing to be millimeter perfect so I'm happy this car is relatively narrow.
You can drive ev6 and ev9 remotely with the key. He didn't say, but i reckon this will do the same. So if someone parks close to you, you can drive it out before you get in. :)
The only trouble with that idea is if you were to flatten the battery during a power cut, say, then how would you recharge if the power is still out? And what if the power was cut to your local rechargimg station as well as. You'd be stuck in a house with no power and car with flat battery. And possibly snow covering your panels. Most sensible people would have a multi fuel stove as back up for heating and cooking. And paraffin oil lamps. And a small generator to work the TV. And keep the freezer going.
@@t1n4444 ah the classic "what if there are several disasters at the same time and you just ignore that they've happened and fail to act accordingly and continue that way for days until you're stuck"
Vehicle to everything is the answer, but NOT to the grid. The last thing you want to allow is a government or agency to take your power and promise you something in return. After a power outage from a disaster however, the ability to use your car for emergency power is indeed a game changer.
@@t1n4444And what if you didn't have hands, and that there were crocodiles outside, and you were in heavy debt etc etc With "what if" you can say a lot of things. Sounds like not a lot of things would be working anyway in your scenario
@@asharak84 Well spotted! And that was a surprise from you! It's known as hoping for the best and planning for the worst. You'll get there one day, hopefully before you leave school, but there again ...
KIa (and Hyundai, the parent company, not sister brand) are creaming it over all other legacy-auto makers. Love this one. Maybe it will be my choice for our second EV, IF it can come in close to $A50K.
So true. We need more of these. Not everyone is a trucker or a soccer mom. Honestly want to see more that are even smaller. As an American, i am SO jealous of Europe for having so many Renault 5 E-Tech sized options.
I mean this one easily hauls big loads and families too... I mean put a trailer on it and you can carry more stuff than the bed of a Ford F350... and if it can fit two 190cm tall men it can certainly fit average-sized parents with children in the back.
@@swecreations My thoughts as well. We're a fairly long legged family of five (I'm 196 cm like Jack and my eldest is currently 193 cm). I'm thinking of this as serious candidate for our next family car. It should do the job quite comfortably.
@@juneaaahn6826 There's definitely no storage underneath in all the videos I've watched. I think the reason for the armrest lifting is just to allow a bit more space on the "table" for using a laptop or something.
@@toby9999 Well that's kinda the thing. "Affordable" is subjective. A lot of people think "affordable" means "cheap" and they aren't the same thing. Affordable in context of new cars usually refers to value for money or compared to other vehicles in the same class, it is not the same thing as a cheap car that costs almost nothing.
EV3 standard range 255 mile appears to start at £35k in the UK. Which I agree is big money when compared to comparable offerings. The interior does look very good but I cannot see it as a volume seller when starting out life at this price point.
The price in Korea is expected to be between 30,000 and 33,000 dollars in US dollars. It may change depending on the exchange rate or subsidy policy of each country. It may be more expensive or it may be cheaper.
Genuinely like this, it reminds me of the quirky Suzuki Ignis but bigger (and thus actually useable for a 6'2 unit like me) Kia and Hyundai have been smashing it out of the park and I'm all here for it. Slightly related, I remember my primary school teacher in the 80s rolling up in a Subaru. People were very confused as to what it was. Twenty years later and Subaru was everywhere, but sadly you don't see many these days. Part of that was the lack of innovation. I hope Kia and Hyundai carry on being innovative, the car market is stale without brands like this.
Totally agree, I have a narrow driveway and lots of the roads around me have parked cars on the side of the road. Any extra width just increases the chances of scrapes.
I like this a lot. Because it's got similar dimensions to the Niro EV, it looks like if you upgrade from one of the 2020/2019 models, your winter tires or aftermarket rims will fit. The drop down boot floor is great. I had to buy an aftermarket one. EV3 is definitely on my radar. Thanks for this look at it!
Running the AC in a car, in the room, will not cool the room. It will warm it up. AC doesn't make cold, cold isn't a thing. AC moves heat from one place to another. By turning it on you are moving heat from in the cabin to the front of the car. Then the energy required to do so is also just heating the room.
I was searching for someone commenting this, so I didn't have to. This confirms that people reviewing cars have no idea about thermodynamics and they should do another job.
@@brutsalvadi I won't go that far, there are tons of different jobs with tons of different skills and knowledge. What is obvious to one may not be so to another. I just wanted to share the knowledge I could not tell you a thing about a 1.7l twin turbo engine. But I can help with a soldering job. Everyone has their own knowledge, and I don't think thermodynamics is necessary for car review.
Also worth pointing out that the charge point position will mean you can drive into the Tesla Chargers forwards and you won't be obstructing an extra space! It does look an interesting car and if priced in the low £30k it could offer much competeition to what is already out there.
Yeah it's an annoying trend (EV or ICE!). I have Niro EV at 1.83m currently- that already feels wide on the roads and carparks near me. Polestar 4 is 2.14m according to Google. Straight nope.
Only 25mm to 50mm wider that Kona, depending on model year. And 35mm wider than MY23 Niro. But I suppose, that if your garage has a set width, then 1850mm width could be too wide.
Definitely got something. I think peak touch-screen may have been and gone ....unless they can come up with haptic feedback. Dedicated buttons where you muscle memory knows where they are so you can flip something on or off without taking your eyes off the road has got to be an improvement. Something to be said for stalks and buttons. Price and test drive might be next on the list.
IMO 350 miles is all the range a car needs. After driving that far anyone should stop for a half hour or more and rest a bit while the battery recharges.
Only need more range if towing as that's only 150 miles but yes most people only drive 175 miles a week. Drive through towing chargers will streamline this though 🤷
@@SingleTrackMined you obviously don't count the 1 million touring caravans out there in the UK we need drive through charge points just see what you-tuber Andrew Ditton puts up with with his ev6 Peterborough services was a laugh 😂 Also I am not minted I can't afford to run two cars for the sake of it I need a daily driver that can also tow, I also don't want an ice car, I know some people have a dedicated tow vehicle that sits about all year but realistically most people won't. 200 miles towing would probably do about 70% of trips 250 miles would be a golden sweet spot regards to trips and charging hops. My current ice car has a towing range of about 200-230 miles 🤷 it's not exactly a reach request and 150 would probably be doable with drive through chargers at the moment you have to unhitch in the caravan bit drive round to the charge points if you can because most services are one way in and out, if not you have to take the car and caravan in to the carpark dump the caravan across a few space then join the queue to charge up most people would avoid this with 200 miles of towing range.
You are assuming charging everywhere . I want the ability to drive 165km up into the mountains at -15c, park at the side of the road, backcountry ski all day and then drive home. Only charging if it gets really cold. Battery degredation, winter tires and ideally a ski box on top. This car just might be it.
e-GMP but without the 800V architecture? Bit disappointed - the superfast charging on the EV6 is game-changing on long trips. Was hoping for EV6 tech in a smaller package.
The overall inspiration for the 800V technology comes from the Rimac brand. Rimac explained that VW & HMG may take margins when you install the 800v technology in cars over $1100,000. That's why the VW group featured the technology in the Audi and Porsche brands only (not on Volkswagen). But Hyundai explained that they would be equipped 800v technology on $40,000 cars, and Rimac 100% disagreed at the time. Anyway, they figured it out the technology on the IONIQ 5 and several EGMP vehicles, but the cost of the technology seems to be significant. It's somewhat understandable.
This car is not the same size as the Niro, it is shorter. The range quoted by Kia is not 350 miles, it is 372 miles. I attended a local official Kia launch yesterday and these are the figures quoted. We have a Niro EV with quoted 285 miles range and this summer we have been getting up to 320 miles range, so I reckon it may be possible to eke out 400 miles in an EV3.
Love most of it, as a very happy e-Niro driver, main minus is lack of storage under the arm rest. Can you fit a tow bar? Another must for my next one, and no mention of a frunk?
Thanks, looks good, and I would possibly have one, but I have an EV6 which is fantastic, but sometimes too big for my needs, but I will stay with the EV6. Kia have definitely made huge progress in the EV world.
I believe they're going to be selling for around $60,000aud in Australia. That makes them next to useless for the masses. That's more than I've spent on all of my cars combined over the past 40 years.
I own a Niro EV (2023)…excellent car…previously owned 2 Teslas and don’t miss them. 2+ years and not a single issue, even though my teenage son ran it off the road into a ditch and had to be towed out…easily get over 300 miles on a charge most of the year here in Washington DC which is more than I need…I think it’s only a 65kw battery! I charge to 80% and it comes in at 302 miles! I charge it once a week.
@@EdgewoodGarden The entire point I was referring to is that they don't build what people want. Hence every single person who owns a new car hates that there's no buttons anymore. They build what they think people want but quite often miss the mark.
looks good...would offer my family everything we need in a EV. lets wait for the price range. if the entry vehicle is 30k. i would be very interested ...maybe.
Checked the measurements: it’s 335mm shorter in length and 320mm shorter in wheelbase, but only 4cm narrower and 4cm shorter than the Ioniq5. I’m not going to call it a compact car just for being a foot shorter. Still a big beast
Two things: 1) Did the demo car have a sun roof? That always cuts into the head room. If they offer a model without a sunroof then it will feel even bigger. 2) I'm hearing prices of $30k-$35k USD, which isn't that much less than the EV6. It doesn't really hit the affordable checkbox at that price.
I dont like the charging port location on the newer Kia's; they got it right with the original Soul. More than once I have seen cars unable to charge as the bay they NEEDED for the cable to reach their side located port, was occupied - whereas I could drive in on either side of that blocking car - and still have the cable reach.
"...which converts to between $AU52,500 and $AU75,000." So not such an affordable car in Australia, therefore it is not the one I have been waiting for.
Looking good. Is this the Kia Soul EV replacement but bigger. Can it carry EV Bikes on a bike rack ? This could be the replacement for our EV Soul for the future. Kia on fire
The cold air from within the car would be refreshing if you did near that open window. I've even noticed that effect on a hot summer day from the cold air in a drive thru window blowing upon me sitting in my car.
@@bobtahoma Spent last week in China, astounded by the quality and price of some of their cars. Are we over-paying? Consumers eating the development costs?
@@kiddwong4186 Nahhhh really! 🙂 Word on the street is those subsidises will stay till government backed byd reaches a certain market % overseas at which point it's claimed prices will still stay low - of course just in China. Time will tell I suppose.
I have owned two Kia e-Niros both with heat pumps and can tell you from experience that you are unlikely to get anything like 300 miles range even in the summer. 258 miles on eco is much more realistic and of course in winter that will drop to 220. That is with the 64kw battery so with 81kw I would expect 328 in summer and 278 in winter. That is still probably enough for most people. The width could be an issue - have to wait and see. I also think most of us would see this as a natural replacement for the Niro EV. Can’t wait to see this in the UK and already thinking about getting my order in later this year.
But for modern day cars it is. I see far too many Ford Ranger Wildtracks these days, and all the other cars that look like that. I see toooooo many SUVs and land rovers and the like again. Massive cars are now common, making this small! I totally agree it's not small. But small EVs look silly. These companies need to find a middle ground soon!
@@Orange_Manbaby The NACS standard was designed by engineers to encourage EV adoption. The CCS charging standard was created by the ICE manufactures marketing departments to discourage EV adoption. Trying to discourage EV’s from catching on.
Have you test driven an EX30, honestly felt I was in a cheap train compartment, at least the car I was in was dreadful. Easy clean if your passengers are sick. This car definitely ticks the right boxes for me. Think this will be my next EV when the IX3 goes back.
They need to get the pricing right. Here in Australia the base Niro is $3000 off a mid spec Model Y. Too expensive. If they're not going to at least get it to the Kona electric or EX30 price range, it'll struggle.
For me, the width is *just* ok, about 5cm wider than our current Soul. A criterion which is not touched on in these reviews is "how noisy is it?" I live in a terraced street. Kias which make loud bongs reversing into a tight street space at night are not going to be bought by *me*. I'm glad that our Soul has the VESS button which allows us to disable the fake engine noise and reversing bongs, which is ideal for a "stealth" 23:30 arrival home after a long journey, but newer models can't disable that noise. There doesn't seem to be much consistency in how different brands have tackled the safety feature or the levels that they use - maybe the problem is that Kia chose a level which is sufficiently high to cover all global markets? Tight housing in UK urban areas could do without synthetic clangs being the unwanted early morning wake-up call for neighbours, the noise which replaces the ICE drivers with a turbo making a din. Our EVs are supposed to be quiet FFS!! TBH Kia engineers seem overly keen on annoying start and stop tunes and unsubtle bongs for seatbelts (as soon as you turn on, not waiting for you to perhaps engage a gear before 6 clangs). At something closer to premium car prices, the marketing folk ought to pay a bit more attention to what those customers expect - something a little more classy and demure for warnings, I would suggest. I would definitely like to turn off the TellyTubby greeting and goodbye tunes and quieten the seat belt clangs. I feel forced to belt before start, but that means waiting longer for the navigation to boot and ask me AGAIN to "confirm" that I accept (something which I stopped reading on the 3rd occasion of seeing it 3 years ago) Have EV9 and EV3 got a temporary "off" for VESS? I've zero interest in the pointless "sounds of nature" which seem to increase with each software update - I'd much rather have a choice of engine or reversing noises!
It is getting to the end of May here in Labrador, Canada and it's still snowing here. We literally have to leave our vehicles running 24/7 in the most extreme weather and even hybrids will sometimes refuse to start ........ For us, the closest to full EV is a PHEV
You're excused. Labrador has like 500,000 people living in a huge area, on the edge of livable conditions. You could be using coal-fired steam engines, and no one would blame you. The big impact will need to come from densely populated urban areas, where millions of cars pollute in a relatively small area. There was bad weather in the Netherlands the other day, resulting in over 1300km of traffic jams. There's 18 million people in that tiny country (an area of 40,000km²). Converting to EV there will more than offset your emissions in Labrador.
Given that all our road signs and speed limits are in miles in the UK it makes sense for this market. I would be in favour of changing but the cost would be huge.
I've been waiting for the range to top 300+ miles...it means that you don't need to charge at home any more, just maybe once a week at a supermarket or similar. Most people in the UK can't have a home charger because their car sits out on the street all the time.
So glad to see the return of physical switches- the one thing that irritates me about my Niro is the useless touch bar. Otherwise, this car carries over a lot of Niro-esque features that I like.
@@Brian-om2hh It's the allure of exhaust aromas of a morning ... and not having to wait for an hour or two to get on a charging point or waiting perhaps longer to recharge. That'll be it. And no mistake.
My wife and I signed contracts for our first electric cars, the Ioniq 5 and the Tesla Model 3 Performance. But if I had a little more time, the EV3 would have been a serious consideration as well. While the EV3 would be a completely different kind of vehicle compared to the Tesla Model 3 Performance, based on what is known so far, the EV3 seems like it could be the best choice as a daily driver. It is expected to be priced at around 30 to 36 million KRW based on current Korean prices. Of course, the overseas sales price may vary, but this amount converts to approximately the low to mid $20,000 range in US dollars. The quality of the battery inside is also known to be very good.
Having the AC turned on in the car and standing outside the car in the heat exhaust area, i am pretty sure is only going to make that room hotter
Came to the comments for this.
the sheer stupidity of Jack for not knowing that you cant cool a room by opening the fridge door is staggering.
Yep its a closed system with nowhere for the heat to be pumped too except back into the system, with extra bonus heat
@@Mikael.Andersen I'm not going to go around calling people stupid simply for not knowing things that some of us engineering types understand. For example, suppose I suggested that it is sheer stupidity not knowing that sentences begin with a capital letter and that, without an apostrophe, cant refers to sanctimonious speech, you might say I was a pedant. ;-)
You are right Alex, the heat exhaust will at best contain just the heat extracted and likely some more too as generated by the extraction process. However if Jack is standing near the open window, he might benefit slightly just as on a hot day if you stand next to an open fridge you will feel some cool air escaping.
But imagine if we are both wrong and you can cool a large space this way, we could start a campaign to solve global warming by having a mass "open your freezer" day 🙂
Leaving the AC on in the car with the windows open to cool that room are about as effective as cooling your house by leaving the freezer door open.. The heat doesnt magically disappear, it just moves around..
You're in fact creating even more heat haha. Not so much but still
Moreover, the AC, like any machine, creates more heat as it performs its task. [I suppose Jack, standing right next to the open window, might experience a net benefit, while everyone else in the room suffers a little more.😄]
@@colinmcconnell827 yeah ..well.....y'know......
....your comment would appear rhetorical..........!!?
Actually it gets hotter.
Yes but did you really believe Jack was being serious?
An AC system designed for a small car cabin and you believed it would cope with hundreds of cubic metres of warm studio.
The lighting rig might have been tungsten or LEDs Jack doesn't confide in us at all on that topic.
(If Tungsten then I can attest to frying sausages with a 1kW ParCan. Not a good thing for the lamp, as we discovered later.)
Of course Jack wasn't being serious.
Car looked alright though.
An FC version would be orders of magnitude "better".
Obviously.
It's a British humour thing and if you're not British then ask yourself if you should be making a comment in the first place.
as a happy EV9 owner for nearly 2 months, I wish I have waited a bit longer.. this is truly impressive! Most of the good stuff brought from ev9
exactly. I dunno what they are doing give all EV9 goodies to smallest EV lineup.
@@pu7768 Same car just a different size. Good way to do it
I can't imagine why someone who wanted a tank sized car like the EV9 would suddenly wish they had a medium sized car like an EV3. Surely you bought an EV9 because its tank sized proportions appealed?
@@Richard-io9xe Probaly cost, looks to be twice the price of the ev3
@@Richard-io9xe exactly lol. I would love an ev9 because of space.
I love this brand and car so much! Thank you for making fun and high quality videos like this!
KIABOIEZ!!! LETS GO!!!!😂😂😂😂
Wow, this EV3 looks fabulous. KIA has done it again.
You must be EASILY DECEIVED by BS!
I hate it. Kia’s gas cars look great. The electric cars look awful. Trying too hard.
@@jinushaun Agreed, I don't like the EV designs from Kia, but that is just me, maybe others do like it. I am more a fan of the classic design like ID from VW or the minimalistic design of the Tesla M3 and MY.
Increasing car widths are a problem, my parking space is narrow (and need space so that my neighbour and I can get in / out of our cars.) My Niro EV is tight to the fence on the passenger side in order to leave space on the drivers side.
Should be interesting in the standard British car parking space particularly with the ability of most British drivers to fail to park in the middle of the space
I have just purchased a Megane E-Tech because its about 1,77m wide. Lots of new evs are too wide!
Yeah can we stop making them so wide? I don’t need my car closer to being door dinged and I don’t need the door dinger being closer to my car
Same here, I have a driveway to back into daily. The model 3 is the widest car I can get without needing to be millimeter perfect so I'm happy this car is relatively narrow.
You can drive ev6 and ev9 remotely with the key. He didn't say, but i reckon this will do the same. So if someone parks close to you, you can drive it out before you get in. :)
V2G = huge. this is the game changing feature going forward for me.
The only trouble with that idea is if you were to flatten the battery during a power cut, say, then how would you recharge if the power is still out?
And what if the power was cut to your local rechargimg station as well as.
You'd be stuck in a house with no power and car with flat battery.
And possibly snow covering your panels.
Most sensible people would have a multi fuel stove as back up for heating and cooking.
And paraffin oil lamps.
And a small generator to work the TV.
And keep the freezer going.
@@t1n4444 ah the classic "what if there are several disasters at the same time and you just ignore that they've happened and fail to act accordingly and continue that way for days until you're stuck"
Vehicle to everything is the answer, but NOT to the grid. The last thing you want to allow is a government or agency to take your power and promise you something in return. After a power outage from a disaster however, the ability to use your car for emergency power is indeed a game changer.
@@t1n4444And what if you didn't have hands, and that there were crocodiles outside, and you were in heavy debt etc etc
With "what if" you can say a lot of things. Sounds like not a lot of things would be working anyway in your scenario
@@asharak84
Well spotted! And that was a surprise from you!
It's known as hoping for the best and planning for the worst.
You'll get there one day, hopefully before you leave school, but there again ...
KIa (and Hyundai, the parent company, not sister brand) are creaming it over all other legacy-auto makers. Love this one. Maybe it will be my choice for our second EV, IF it can come in close to $A50K.
It'll be a winner for consumers that just want an EV, but don't need to haul big loads or big families. Build this in the Georgia factory!
So true. We need more of these. Not everyone is a trucker or a soccer mom. Honestly want to see more that are even smaller. As an American, i am SO jealous of Europe for having so many Renault 5 E-Tech sized options.
@@VMYeahVN from pick up trucks country 😂
I mean this one easily hauls big loads and families too...
I mean put a trailer on it and you can carry more stuff than the bed of a Ford F350... and if it can fit two 190cm tall men it can certainly fit average-sized parents with children in the back.
@@swecreations My thoughts as well. We're a fairly long legged family of five (I'm 196 cm like Jack and my eldest is currently 193 cm). I'm thinking of this as serious candidate for our next family car. It should do the job quite comfortably.
The armrest that lifts but has zero storage underneath is bizarre. Leftover parts for the preproduction build?
I hope so, and I hope there is time to maybe do something more with that space.
There must be some space under neath the armrest.
@@juneaaahn6826 There's definitely no storage underneath in all the videos I've watched. I think the reason for the armrest lifting is just to allow a bit more space on the "table" for using a laptop or something.
EDIT: the rear windscreen wiper IS there, just hidden away to the extreme top. Wowsas.
its hidden in the top spoiler of the rear window
@@roysharpe4615 Jesus you're right, wow that's well hidden. I only saw it when I replayed the part where he opens the boot. Fair play Kia, fair play.
Ahh thanks ..
I was just going to say for me no rear wiper is a big no no .
Any guesses what this will come on in on price ??
The push buttons for fan, heat sold me.
Hard to call it affordable if they haven’t announced a price, but it looks great!
Ballpark figures have been mooted.... and they're not affordable.
@@toby9999 It's comparable with the VW Golf, for a car the same size. Seems fine to me.
@@toby9999 Well that's kinda the thing. "Affordable" is subjective. A lot of people think "affordable" means "cheap" and they aren't the same thing. Affordable in context of new cars usually refers to value for money or compared to other vehicles in the same class, it is not the same thing as a cheap car that costs almost nothing.
$75K in Australia. Not what I call affordable
EV3 standard range 255 mile appears to start at £35k in the UK. Which I agree is big money when compared to comparable offerings. The interior does look very good but I cannot see it as a volume seller when starting out life at this price point.
I wasn't overly sold on the concept car of the EV3, now though, looking forward to seeing both an EV3 & EV9 on our driveway.
Me too
My thoughts exactly, hooked up to the house. I see my future with no electricity bills once I hook up more solar than you can shake a stick at 😂
The price in Korea is expected to be between 30,000 and 33,000 dollars in US dollars. It may change depending on the exchange rate or subsidy policy of each country. It may be more expensive or it may be cheaper.
In the UK 'starting from £40k' - probably 🙄
Presenter doing a fine job, just the right mix of information and 'light touch'. Well done!
The 81kwh sounds nice. My 2017 Bolt is 65 I think. Also a really decent range and price.
Genuinely like this, it reminds me of the quirky Suzuki Ignis but bigger (and thus actually useable for a 6'2 unit like me) Kia and Hyundai have been smashing it out of the park and I'm all here for it. Slightly related, I remember my primary school teacher in the 80s rolling up in a Subaru. People were very confused as to what it was. Twenty years later and Subaru was everywhere, but sadly you don't see many these days. Part of that was the lack of innovation. I hope Kia and Hyundai carry on being innovative, the car market is stale without brands like this.
Width! This is why the Corsa is so popular. Getting in and out of cars this wide in a standard garage or packed car parks is a nightmare. 😢
Totally agree, I have a narrow driveway and lots of the roads around me have parked cars on the side of the road. Any extra width just increases the chances of scrapes.
So we're STILL waiting for a decent small car. By which I mean a VW Up! equivalent.
@@magnamundian I'm dreaming of an e-GR Yaris😈
Vehicle Excise Duty should be proportional to width 😈😈
@@magnamundian The Dacia Spring is narrower than the e-up
I like this a lot. Because it's got similar dimensions to the Niro EV, it looks like if you upgrade from one of the 2020/2019 models, your winter tires or aftermarket rims will fit. The drop down boot floor is great. I had to buy an aftermarket one. EV3 is definitely on my radar. Thanks for this look at it!
Running the AC in a car, in the room, will not cool the room. It will warm it up. AC doesn't make cold, cold isn't a thing. AC moves heat from one place to another. By turning it on you are moving heat from in the cabin to the front of the car. Then the energy required to do so is also just heating the room.
I was searching for someone commenting this, so I didn't have to.
This confirms that people reviewing cars have no idea about thermodynamics and they should do another job.
@@brutsalvadi I won't go that far, there are tons of different jobs with tons of different skills and knowledge. What is obvious to one may not be so to another. I just wanted to share the knowledge I could not tell you a thing about a 1.7l twin turbo engine. But I can help with a soldering job. Everyone has their own knowledge, and I don't think thermodynamics is necessary for car review.
@@deathab0ve we have different opinions.
Right and a heat pump just reverses the process.
Also worth pointing out that the charge point position will mean you can drive into the Tesla Chargers forwards and you won't be obstructing an extra space! It does look an interesting car and if priced in the low £30k it could offer much competeition to what is already out there.
1.85m wide, I'm oooooot!
Yeah it's an annoying trend (EV or ICE!). I have Niro EV at 1.83m currently- that already feels wide on the roads and carparks near me. Polestar 4 is 2.14m according to Google. Straight nope.
Yes! I have just purchased a Megane E-Tech because its about 1,77m wide. Lots of new evs are too wide for some European car spaces...
My Ioniq 5 is 2.16m wide with mirrors !
Only 25mm to 50mm wider that Kona, depending on model year. And 35mm wider than MY23 Niro. But I suppose, that if your garage has a set width, then 1850mm width could be too wide.
According to Jack, being 1.85m wide gives you ‘width’. Can’t make this up.
Perfect EV for me. Looks gorgeous and functional
I love Kia design language ❤great video
Definitely got something. I think peak touch-screen may have been and gone ....unless they can come up with haptic feedback. Dedicated buttons where you muscle memory knows where they are so you can flip something on or off without taking your eyes off the road has got to be an improvement. Something to be said for stalks and buttons. Price and test drive might be next on the list.
EU has told manufacturers "real buttons, or else".
Excellent video & preview. Looks exciting!
Those wheels are art
Nothing automotive in this design, full of straight lines and squares. They look like wheels of a fancy vacuum cleaner.
IMO 350 miles is all the range a car needs. After driving that far anyone should stop for a half hour or more and rest a bit while the battery recharges.
Only need more range if towing as that's only 150 miles but yes most people only drive 175 miles a week.
Drive through towing chargers will streamline this though 🤷
@@yioob Who does all this towing? If you have to tow something, use a gas vehicle if you don't have time to charge up every 3 hours.
@@SingleTrackMined you obviously don't count the 1 million touring caravans out there in the UK we need drive through charge points just see what you-tuber Andrew Ditton puts up with with his ev6 Peterborough services was a laugh 😂
Also I am not minted I can't afford to run two cars for the sake of it I need a daily driver that can also tow, I also don't want an ice car, I know some people have a dedicated tow vehicle that sits about all year but realistically most people won't.
200 miles towing would probably do about 70% of trips 250 miles would be a golden sweet spot regards to trips and charging hops.
My current ice car has a towing range of about 200-230 miles 🤷 it's not exactly a reach request and 150 would probably be doable with drive through chargers at the moment you have to unhitch in the caravan bit drive round to the charge points if you can because most services are one way in and out, if not you have to take the car and caravan in to the carpark dump the caravan across a few space then join the queue to charge up most people would avoid this with 200 miles of towing range.
You are assuming charging everywhere . I want the ability to drive 165km up into the mountains at -15c, park at the side of the road, backcountry ski all day and then drive home. Only charging if it gets really cold. Battery degredation, winter tires and ideally a ski box on top. This car just might be it.
" . . . we've got 'circular' wheels . . ."
What a feature!!
Negative. The charging port in a ridiculous position.
Neutral. The price?
Positives. Everything else.
What's the price? All I could find is sub £30k
@@sie4431 likely starts at £33k more by next year
It’s curb facing and doesn’t require you to back in. What’s not to like?
now compare it to citroen e-c3
Agreed. Nose was silly for accident damage but semi practical. That wing position, urgh, was a nightmare on Ampera.
Jack I agree. If they get the price point right on this it looks fantastic. I even thought it had an i3 vibe and then you said it!
I have never heard Kryten referred to as a Robot Overlord before, but I am sure he would be flattered by the title 11:39 🙂
Loving the design language KIA, Hyundai and Volvo are using for the EVs. Very futuristic.
How does the boot space compare to the Niro?
As a 6'7" person it's great to hear you had more than enough room.
buttons!!! :) I don't like the popout door handles, they'd be better with just normal ones, but it might be worth it for proper buttons inside
Haha yes, one more reason that my Niro EV is the better choice!
rihanna reference in the first 10 seconds, immediately hooked :)
e-GMP but without the 800V architecture? Bit disappointed - the superfast charging on the EV6 is game-changing on long trips. Was hoping for EV6 tech in a smaller package.
The overall inspiration for the 800V technology comes from the Rimac brand. Rimac explained that VW & HMG may take margins when you install the 800v technology in cars over $1100,000. That's why the VW group featured the technology in the Audi and Porsche brands only (not on Volkswagen). But Hyundai explained that they would be equipped 800v technology on $40,000 cars, and Rimac 100% disagreed at the time. Anyway, they figured it out the technology on the IONIQ 5 and several EGMP vehicles, but the cost of the technology seems to be significant. It's somewhat understandable.
Slow charging is also the achilles heal of the eniro so seems weird not to do 800V on this.
+ officially there are no 800v on EGMP FWD platform
IONIQ 2, EV5,4 won’t get 800v
@@trap_autostudio sad times - 800V across the range would have really pushed the whole EV market forward.
Slow DC charging is a huge setback.
This car is not the same size as the Niro, it is shorter. The range quoted by Kia is not 350 miles, it is 372 miles. I attended a local official Kia launch yesterday and these are the figures quoted. We have a Niro EV with quoted 285 miles range and this summer we have been getting up to 320 miles range, so I reckon it may be possible to eke out 400 miles in an EV3.
I would much prefer lifepo4 batteries because of their longevity. So I'm waiting for e-c3/frontera
I agree, battery chemistry type should always be mentioned. Especially with all the new types "coming soon" to the market, such as Sodium.
Big fan of Kia as a brand and really loving the use of sustainable materials in any/all vehicles!! Brilliant review as always!
The price is critical.
Love most of it, as a very happy e-Niro driver, main minus is lack of storage under the arm rest. Can you fit a tow bar? Another must for my next one, and no mention of a frunk?
It has a 25l frunk.
A mini-van version of that would be epic.
just get ev9
Thats the ev9
If they moved the window forward to the front of the car instant mini van, why still engine Bay Area?
@@s.reeves6549Convention. Looks. Safety improvements. Take your pick :-)
@@s.reeves6549 crumple zones to get safety ratings i assume.
Thanks, looks good, and I would possibly have one, but I have an EV6 which is fantastic, but sometimes too big for my needs, but I will stay with the EV6.
Kia have definitely made huge progress in the EV world.
Keeping the Niro EV going allows Kia to charge a premium for the EV3. Shame.
Prepare to be surprised when you hear the starting price 🤫
Don't think so. It's a replacement for eSoul.
I like that it does not look like it needs a shave, like the e-Kona.
I believe they're going to be selling for around $60,000aud in Australia. That makes them next to useless for the masses. That's more than I've spent on all of my cars combined over the past 40 years.
Hey Toby, sounds like you might be a Scottish immigrant. 😉
Waiting for a less girthy Kia EV2 with less plasticky SUV styling.
Hyundai's Inster EV looks awkward as well.
Cheap Chinese quality are coming next 2 years so hang in there
I own a Niro EV (2023)…excellent car…previously owned 2 Teslas and don’t miss them. 2+ years and not a single issue, even though my teenage son ran it off the road into a ditch and had to be towed out…easily get over 300 miles on a charge most of the year here in Washington DC which is more than I need…I think it’s only a 65kw battery! I charge to 80% and it comes in at 302 miles! I charge it once a week.
2023 and you've owned it 2+ years?
@@baronvonhoughton. Sorry. 2022!
Can we bring back wagons as well as buttons? Theyre better than a crossover in every way but nobody makes them anymore
THIS!!!
It’s almost like they build what people actually want to drive. Crazy.
@@EdgewoodGarden if you disagree then just say so politely. There’s no need to make a sarcastic attack.
@@EdgewoodGarden The entire point I was referring to is that they don't build what people want. Hence every single person who owns a new car hates that there's no buttons anymore. They build what they think people want but quite often miss the mark.
looks good...would offer my family everything we need in a EV. lets wait for the price range. if the entry vehicle is 30k. i would be very interested ...maybe.
Do not forget the Kia factory in the USA which should have already start churning out EV9's and maybe other EV variants!
Kia/Hyundai have the best stylists in the industry now, I think. Gorgeous, modern looking little car. Now if they have one that handles like my GTI...
You missed the fact that it doesn't have 800V architecture, hence the lower charging speed than the EV6 and EV9. Still a good car though.
God is that dumb. Its literally the same platform so its just an artificiallly cut out feature.
God damn market segmentation
So annoying. I have an IONIQ 5 and want the same thing but a size smaller … why oh why drop the 800v, it’s the same platform, same battery…
Checked the measurements: it’s 335mm shorter in length and 320mm shorter in wheelbase, but only 4cm narrower and 4cm shorter than the Ioniq5. I’m not going to call it a compact car just for being a foot shorter. Still a big beast
@@MandyFlame EV2 will be the really compact car, but still a while away
@@BeefIngotthey are trying to keep the price as low as possible.
1:43 how long did it take you to line up the wheel hubs like that?
lets hope they just make enough to send to Australia as well.
How does the size compare to the Kona?
tell me you don't understand thermodynamics without telling me you don't understand thermodynamics.
"climate change isn't real"
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@@theairstig9164both variations of the term are correct.
Probably opens the fridge to cool the house down...
@@theairstig9164 thank you, corrected
Don't disregard this car, it is a gem.
You mean a fast depreciating incinerator.
@@zog97xy Yes, that too ooh-la-la!
@@zog97xy Aw, don't be that way. In your heart you know I am right.
Can't wait for this to hit the U.S.! Will wait for it.. stylish, and 380 miles per full charge on the long range one... IM SOLD.
It’s also a good size for the US market
Two things:
1) Did the demo car have a sun roof? That always cuts into the head room. If they offer a model without a sunroof then it will feel even bigger.
2) I'm hearing prices of $30k-$35k USD, which isn't that much less than the EV6. It doesn't really hit the affordable checkbox at that price.
Omg circular wheels !!! 😮
Groundbreaking
An almost genericly sci-fi design with the 45/90 degree lines and filleted corners. Nice! Size is perfect.
I dont like the charging port location on the newer Kia's; they got it right with the original Soul.
More than once I have seen cars unable to charge as the bay they NEEDED for the cable to reach their side located port, was occupied - whereas I could drive in on either side of that blocking car - and still have the cable reach.
beautiful and great car! great video guys!
"...which converts to between $AU52,500 and $AU75,000."
So not such an affordable car in Australia, therefore it is not the one I have been waiting for.
Being poor sucks doesn’t it.
Yep, still far too expensive. Kia need a $35-$40k EV in Australia, otherwise the Chinese will dominate the EV market.
Think it’ll be cheaper in Australia, as international shipping costs will be less.
@@JohnLee-db9zt😂
It seems silly to make pronouncements about it being too expensive when the price hasn't even been announced.
Do you know what type of DC battery it will have? LFP?
Looking good. Is this the Kia Soul EV replacement but bigger. Can it carry EV Bikes on a bike rack ? This could be the replacement for our EV Soul for the future. Kia on fire
Not really bigger, eSoul is 420x180cm (LxW).
The cold air from within the car would be refreshing if you did near that open window. I've even noticed that effect on a hot summer day from the cold air in a drive thru window blowing upon me sitting in my car.
Haha you mentioned a big German dude and I quickly checked if it was the guy from Autogefühl and judging from his latest video it was.
What type of battery is the 81kwh? Can it be regularly charged to 100%?
NMC and no!
Yes you Can charge to 100% as often as you want to, but don't leave it for a prolonged period at that level without use.
Jack,stop saying affordable,we all know this will be north of £30,000.
North of $70k in Australia. You can buy an XC40 T5 mild hybrid fully optioned for that
That's how much all half-decent cars cost these days I am afraid. Just take a look around.
@@bobtahoma Spent last week in China, astounded by the quality and price of some of their cars. Are we over-paying? Consumers eating the development costs?
@@mrpugsterChina heavily heavily subsidises its EV industry. It makes sense, you don't want your nation reliant on imported fossil fuels
@@kiddwong4186 Nahhhh really! 🙂 Word on the street is those subsidises will stay till government backed byd reaches a certain market % overseas at which point it's claimed prices will still stay low - of course just in China. Time will tell I suppose.
I have owned two Kia e-Niros both with heat pumps and can tell you from experience that you are unlikely to get anything like 300 miles range even in the summer. 258 miles on eco is much more realistic and of course in winter that will drop to 220. That is with the 64kw battery so with 81kw I would expect 328 in summer and 278 in winter. That is still probably enough for most people.
The width could be an issue - have to wait and see. I also think most of us would see this as a natural replacement for the Niro EV.
Can’t wait to see this in the UK and already thinking about getting my order in later this year.
My brother in christ this is NOT a small car.
But for modern day cars it is. I see far too many Ford Ranger Wildtracks these days, and all the other cars that look like that. I see toooooo many SUVs and land rovers and the like again. Massive cars are now common, making this small! I totally agree it's not small. But small EVs look silly. These companies need to find a middle ground soon!
Bring on the Renault 5
Sadly, in today’s car market, it is.
4.2 meters long vs a fiesta at 4.0... 20 cm in it
@@RichardFraser-y9t Its actually 4.3m long (not 4.2m as he states) so bigger than a Focus and wider.
Where is the NACS charge port?
Ccs is the European standard. The Americans have gone solo with NCAS.
@@Orange_Manbaby
The NACS standard was designed by engineers to encourage EV adoption.
The CCS charging standard was created by the ICE manufactures marketing departments to discourage EV adoption. Trying to discourage EV’s from catching on.
Seems slightly bigger but just as funky as ex30
Good assessment!
Have you test driven an EX30, honestly felt I was in a cheap train compartment, at least the car I was in was dreadful. Easy clean if your passengers are sick.
This car definitely ticks the right boxes for me. Think this will be my next EV when the IX3 goes back.
Will the batteries be NMC or Li-ion phosphate?
Not sure in other market, but at least in korean market both of that with Ncm 4th generation model, high nickel one(88%).
Looks well. Very much a next generation Niro vibe about it
Strange that they are going to sell both
I’m really liking the recent KIA design ethos.
Finally a car that will look exactly the same in real life as its LEGO set. The designer is a LEGO fan.
They need to get the pricing right. Here in Australia the base Niro is $3000 off a mid spec Model Y. Too expensive.
If they're not going to at least get it to the Kona electric or EX30 price range, it'll struggle.
I think this dude, it’s in wrong place bro, he should be a model or actor to be honest!!! Love his style 🥰
looks great
For me, the width is *just* ok, about 5cm wider than our current Soul.
A criterion which is not touched on in these reviews is "how noisy is it?" I live in a terraced street.
Kias which make loud bongs reversing into a tight street space at night are not going to be bought by *me*. I'm glad that our Soul has the VESS button which allows us to disable the fake engine noise and reversing bongs, which is ideal for a "stealth" 23:30 arrival home after a long journey, but newer models can't disable that noise.
There doesn't seem to be much consistency in how different brands have tackled the safety feature or the levels that they use - maybe the problem is that Kia chose a level which is sufficiently high to cover all global markets? Tight housing in UK urban areas could do without synthetic clangs being the unwanted early morning wake-up call for neighbours, the noise which replaces the ICE drivers with a turbo making a din. Our EVs are supposed to be quiet FFS!!
TBH Kia engineers seem overly keen on annoying start and stop tunes and unsubtle bongs for seatbelts (as soon as you turn on, not waiting for you to perhaps engage a gear before 6 clangs).
At something closer to premium car prices, the marketing folk ought to pay a bit more attention to what those customers expect - something a little more classy and demure for warnings, I would suggest.
I would definitely like to turn off the TellyTubby greeting and goodbye tunes and quieten the seat belt clangs. I feel forced to belt before start, but that means waiting longer for the navigation to boot and ask me AGAIN to "confirm" that I accept (something which I stopped reading on the 3rd occasion of seeing it 3 years ago)
Have EV9 and EV3 got a temporary "off" for VESS? I've zero interest in the pointless "sounds of nature" which seem to increase with each software update - I'd much rather have a choice of engine or reversing noises!
This looks like a car you'd see Walter White driving
Agreed, go for a different color.
yeah I love my ev6 but this looks a lot like Walter White car.
Brilliant! All it needs is a broken windscreen 😂
Great review Jack. I appreciate a reviewer the same height as me so I can envisage myself in this car.
It is getting to the end of May here in Labrador, Canada and it's still snowing here. We literally have to leave our vehicles running 24/7 in the most extreme weather and even hybrids will sometimes refuse to start ........ For us, the closest to full EV is a PHEV
EVs can work in cold weather, you just have less range and need to charge more.
You're excused. Labrador has like 500,000 people living in a huge area, on the edge of livable conditions. You could be using coal-fired steam engines, and no one would blame you. The big impact will need to come from densely populated urban areas, where millions of cars pollute in a relatively small area.
There was bad weather in the Netherlands the other day, resulting in over 1300km of traffic jams. There's 18 million people in that tiny country (an area of 40,000km²). Converting to EV there will more than offset your emissions in Labrador.
Can’t wait to review it
why are we still talking about miles in 2024? can we at least have the metric equivalent shown on screen for the rest of the world?
Given that all our road signs and speed limits are in miles in the UK it makes sense for this market. I would be in favour of changing but the cost would be huge.
There are a number of markets, that measure road travel in miles not km. just divide by 1.6 or multiple by 1.6, depending which way you want to go.
I agree, it would be great if the Hollywood movie industry could use pounds instead of dollars, who uses dollars these days?
I’m sure your country has many fine ev channels if basic maths is a problem.
For the same reason they keep talking about boot space in litres - too lazy to get a tape measure out and give us length, width, height.
Would love to see a comparison with the MG 4!!
Honestly i am just here for Jack 😎
I've been waiting for the range to top 300+ miles...it means that you don't need to charge at home any more, just maybe once a week at a supermarket or similar. Most people in the UK can't have a home charger because their car sits out on the street all the time.
It has visual appeal of a vacuum cleaner.
So glad to see the return of physical switches- the one thing that irritates me about my Niro is the useless touch bar. Otherwise, this car carries over a lot of Niro-esque features that I like.
It's 35 grand isn't it
Have you seen the price of some petrol Golfs or Focuses these days? Some of those are well over £30k, but it doesn't stop them selling...
@@Brian-om2hh
It's the allure of exhaust aromas of a morning ... and not having to wait for an hour or two to get on a charging point or waiting perhaps longer to recharge.
That'll be it.
And no mistake.
I recon it'll be more...
My wife and I signed contracts for our first electric cars, the Ioniq 5 and the Tesla Model 3 Performance. But if I had a little more time, the EV3 would have been a serious consideration as well. While the EV3 would be a completely different kind of vehicle compared to the Tesla Model 3 Performance, based on what is known so far, the EV3 seems like it could be the best choice as a daily driver. It is expected to be priced at around 30 to 36 million KRW based on current Korean prices. Of course, the overseas sales price may vary, but this amount converts to approximately the low to mid $20,000 range in US dollars. The quality of the battery inside is also known to be very good.
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It looks like a winner to me, assuming the price is affordable. When my lease is finished for my Bolt EUV, this is definitely a car I would look at.
What's the towing capacity for each ev3 version as this might be a better option than the EV9 for us but need at least 1500kg towing