Simply two months after its debut, the Kia EV4 has arrived within the US. Kia introduced its new entry-level EV sedan to the New York Worldwide Auto Present, and confirmed some US-market specs for its Mannequin 3-fighter. The massive one? An estimated 330 miles of vary for the long-range Wind mannequin.
Kia will supply the EV4 in three trims within the US. The bottom Gentle will get a 58.3-kWh battery, whereas the Wind and GT-Line get a bigger 81.4-kWh pack. Kia pegs the vary for the Gentle at 235 miles, and whereas it would not have a spread estimate for the GT-Line, count on that determine to be lower than that of the Wind due to its commonplace 19-inch wheels instead of 17s.
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Talking of charging, the US-spec EV4 will include a Tesla-style North American Charging Customary (NACS) cost port, and all variants ought to be capable of cost from 10 to 80 % on a DC quick charger in a few half hour. In contrast to the bigger EV6 and EV9, the EV4 makes use of a 400-volt electrical structure, which does not allow the best charging speeds, however helps drive prices down.
All EV4 variants within the US will get a 201-horsepower motor driving the entrance wheels. That is, once more, in distinction to the EV6, which is rear-wheel drive as commonplace. However like all Kia EVs to this point, the EV4 will get Kia’s i-Pedal adaptive one-pedal driving mode, and vehicle-to-load functionality, so you may energy family home equipment off the automotive’s high-voltage battery.
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Kia hasn’t introduced pricing but—understandably, given the truth that that the EV4 is Korean-built—but it surely says it expects US gross sales to start within the first quarter of 2026. We’re additionally nonetheless ready on US particulars for the EV4’s probably cheaper crossover companion, the EV3. At this price, the sedan might go on sale first.
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