2025 Kia EV3 Ultimate 1,000km Test: Real-World Range Proven on Epic Highway Journey

[@MemphisMG86]

could it be that the charger was limited? because from the start to the end it was only able to deliver a maximum of 199A, usually 400v packs use more A to achieve charging power. if this happens again, could you test it on a charger that can provide more amps?

[@CarSceneKorea]

Yes, it is precisely that. It was due to the charger, not the car and I’ve seen plenty of times getting much faster speed than this and also the same way around with other cars. I had much slower charging speed here and there as well. I did not foresee the result would yield such confusion to my viewers. I shall and will find the best and fastest charging speed each platform is capable of for my future reviews. Thanks for sharing!

[@orlovsskibet]

that charger looked like something that should be able to output a lot more than 200A - this is very worrying for the EV3 charging performance.

[@adladl4276]

Charging speed is way too slow when you come from an EV6.

[@baskervil92]

@@CarSceneKorea, that's right, I got like 126,5 kW, so basically the target official charging power of 128 kW

[@FriarHavs]

I never thought Id be excited for a Kia but this EV3 is amazing

[@CarSceneKorea]

Agreed! 💯

[@baskervil92]

It is. After 2 weekends spent with it, there's not really much to criticize.

[@Magnetfeltet]

Hello CarSceneKorea! I just preordered a Kia EV3 from a dealership because of you! Thank you for your very informative and insightful videos! Many thanks from Denmark! :)

[@CarSceneKorea]

Glad I could help! Enjoy your EV3, congrats!

[@fatihozgen2886]

Love from Turkey! This Kia model is perfect for Istanbul!

[@AbhaySingh-dm7gq]

I love this EV, make many videos of ev3 please. 💗

[@CarSceneKorea]

More coming!

[@Anomander1]

Yes, the one i was waiting for, thank you very much :)

[@CarSceneKorea]

Sorry took forever, but it’s finally here and more coming!

[@stevenredisch]

Greeting for Florida. Thanks for the video, nice job, keep the information flowing.

[@CarSceneKorea]

Thanks, will do!

[@PeterCc5u]

I'm no fan of boxy SUVs but this is a nice car.

[@Ezero8]

Great job testing! Eagerly awaiting that EV3 vs. Niro EV comparison video.

[@CarSceneKorea]

That's already in the works! 🎬 But not sure when the upload will be😭

[@bulentgul2207]

Greeting from Turkiye. Thanks for the video. Very cool compsumption values.

[@CarSceneKorea]

Appreciate it, happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@smartrubberchicken]

Can wait for this to appear in USA. Also your EV chargers are awesome. Thank you for your videos.

[@tural9975]

Initially, your car's charge shows 655 km - the odometer reads 2281 km. When entering the charging station, the charge is 204 km, the odometer shows 2591 km (141 km addition excess energy use). Then your car's charge shows 550 km - the odometer reads 2691 km. When you enter charge station you car's charge shows 30 km and odometer shows 3065 km ( 146 km addition excess energy use ) From what I can see from the video, you have used 287 km of excess energy for a 784 km journey.

[@CarSceneKorea]

As said and mentioned in the video, this EV3 was the first car to ever reach manufacturers suggested driving range & efficiency. It's my driving style and habit to blame, not the car. Most people will get far better real-world range than I, I can assure you that.

[@1sonofpeter]

Top tip and a general rule of driving. When you overtake a vehicle, pull back into the correct lane within a few seconds. Makes life much easier for people trying to overtake idiots like this. Selfish driving 101.

[@randomname9758]

I still wonder why Tesla is the only manufacturer that seems to record your drive and use the cameras as a dash cam. Feels like a lost opportunity.

[@ikoutsou]

Very insightful video - thank you! Have preordered a LR GT-line and upon delivery will be embarking on a 3K km journey across Europe. Any top tips for long range drives?

[@CarSceneKorea]

I really tried to come up with one, trust me, but there isn't one I can think of. The car is long-distance travel ready any time, just put the car on the road and be on your way!

[@baskervil92]

Travelling speed is crucial, doing 110 kph or 130 kph would cause a huge difference in range. If it's cold outside, it's crucial to use battery conditioning. I tried it on Friday, it was 10°C, I was already on the road for like an hour and it took 23 minutes to reach the optimum battery temperature.

[@ikoutsou]

@@baskervil92 Thanks for your reply - how many Km/kWh do you get at 110? (current weather conditions)

[@baskervil92]

@@ikoutsou, that would be around 18 kWh/100 km

[@timdsd]

I look forward to your comparison of the EV3 with the Niro EV. Both are on my radar for my next car.

[@CarSceneKorea]

EV3 hands down, but there are traits Niro EV prevails over the EV3😜

[@Arishu666]

Really looking forward to when they are available on the used market for a reasonable price here in German in a few years. The EV3 (imo) is one of the best compact cars besides the new ID.3 (which sadly is quite a bit more expensive).

[@CarSceneKorea]

Agreed! 💯

[@kosalbert877]

Hi there, my only problem wtih your real life range test on highway is that in Europe, we have 130km/h speed and not 110km/h so these consumption figures can mislead a little bit us. You managed around 5km/kwh with a speed of around max 110 but what happens if u drive this car on a european highway with a speed of 130km/h. Your range dramaticaly drops to 2-3 km/kwh? Which leads us to a maximum of 250-300 km in reality. :( what are your thoughts on this? By the way, keep up with your great work. Love your channels

[@CarSceneKorea]

I didn't test and see it for myself, so I cannot be certain, yet I doubt that going 20km/h extra would yield crazy drop on the efficiency. It wouldn't do much tbh.

[@alinsimion3630]

​@@CarSceneKorea It would...

[@baskervil92]

Doing 130 kph I had like 22 kWh/100 km

[@Estraus96]

Amazing technology and i'm so impressive (as BYD owner on South America, Colombia) of how Kia keep trying to improve the ev cars, unfortunately more of those cars need a HUGE infrastructure to support that kind of charging, and 800V it just blow my mind (as electronic engineer), i estimate that kind of infrastructure takes more than 5 years to arrive to most South America countries, but at that point it will be a nice option to choose a EV instead of petrol car. Nice job China, keep doing that and impress all countries over the world

[@CarSceneKorea]

Amazing insight, thanks for sharing!

[@kricsek]

Did you drive both the 17 and 19 inch wheel version? Did you notice any difference in milage? Thanks!

[@Reddylion]

Nice ev3 test.

[@fatihhoruz562]

Thank you nice test drive

[@CarSceneKorea]

You're welcome! 😊

[@EVAddicted]

definetely looks like refreshed Niro EV. As the DC fast charging speeds looks a lot like the one of Niro EV which is quiet slow! With my 2023 Niro EV at least on a good day I reach 80-85kW

[@CarSceneKorea]

Please refer to the pinned comment.

[@baskervil92]

I got 126,5 kW with the battery conditioning used at 10°C outside temp

[@10secondsrule]

Great car one I’d be considering if not for Lexis Nexis. Ps. I miss Korea so much.

[@flightofpotato]

추월후에는 2차로 복귀 부탁드립니다. 영상 잘 봤어요 좋아요 누르고갑니다~ 미국 분인줄 알고 보다가 유창한 한국어에 깜짝 놀랐네요

[@CFG39]

I’ve done 40K miles in my EV6 GT and it’s been a great car. One thing I hope we see Hyundai and Kia work on is highway efficiency. This is a little below something like a Model Y at higher speeds in terms of miles/kWh. I think one difference I have noticed is the Kia/Hyundai EVs seem to have much higher motor RPM than the Teslas at highway speeds. Maybe if they adjusted the final drive ratios to slow down the motor speed when going 70-80mph it would improve the energy consumption some.

[@CarSceneKorea]

EV3 actually has higher driving efficiency and range on highway than cities!😱

[@CFG39]

@@CarSceneKorea that’s wild. I put 19” wheels on my EV6 GT and it returns about 4mi/kWh in city driving but going above 70mph the efficiency drops very sharply. By 80mph the car only returns upper-2mi/kWh. We also have an Ioniq 6 and while it is very efficient in town, once again on the highway the energy consumption goes up very quickly as speed rises above 70mph. I saw your 100km/h part and it was averaging 6.1km/kWh but when you sped up a little it had dropped to ~5km/kWh. I was hoping the EV3 would hit at least mid-4mi/kWh (7km/kWh) in city.

[@CarSceneKorea]

@@CFG39 My comment was based on the proposed data sheet from Kia. The range changed consistently throughout the test drive as you’ve seen. Not sure when is the precise moment of EV3s strength of delivering the best efficiency, but the exhaustive 1,000km range is what matters at the end of the day, isn’t it?

[@malos56]

@@CFG39 c'est le SCX qui est moins bon ainsi que le moteur. Pour le moteur Tesla a un moteur à reluctance variable ce qui permet de compenser la deformation du flux magnétique du aux hautes vitesse.

[@maciej009]

For this reason, electric cars have a problem in my country, because in Poland you drive on the motorway at 140 km/h.

[@shikoku14]

It would be interesting to get some more charging tests done on this platform. A bit weird that the speed increased at 60% from where it was just over 10%, usually you see the peak speed low in the pack and then it throttles down from about 50% and usually pretty slow by 80% that’s not true of all 400V EVs (Fat etron for example) but is for most.

[@CarSceneKorea]

It was mostly due to the charger it seems like. I will try capturing precisely that on my future reviews.

[@ivanjo6478]

Can we say that this KIA EV3 is a better car in a better package than Hyundai Kona EV? Or are they on a different level and price strategy?

[@CarSceneKorea]

EV3 is E-GMP, Kona EV is not. That has to do with a long of things :)

[@ThoughtfulAl]

I was surprised to see all the dash info in English. How is that? I expected Korean. Looking forward to getting these in NZ.... one day

[@CarSceneKorea]

Hmm? All Hyundai Motor Group cars have English in language settings and switch it when I review and test drive.

[@ThoughtfulAl]

@@CarSceneKorea Oh I didn't know you could just switch it. Nice

[@kanoun000]

Hello CarSceneKorea :-) Does the car tell your how much estimated juice you got left when arriving at the destination when clicking start route?

[@CarSceneKorea]

I didn't see that on any Hyundai Motor Group EVs just yet🥲

[@Dqtube]

Not a bad result for a car of this size and shape.

[@tural9975]

As far as I can see, it has spent 287 km more energy in a 784 km journey.

[@Liriqos]

Future car 🙏☝️

[@RCnerd74]

Still waiting to test drive it in Switzerland. Not yet available here 😭

[@CarSceneKorea]

It's just a matter of time!

[@spyraldoqt]

Thank you so much for all the information. I'm currently considering the KIA EV3 after trying out the BYD Atto 3, which I found decent, but I think the KIA offers more overall value for a slightly higher price. I live in Greece and drive around 22,000 km (13,670 miles) annually, so I'm leaning towards the standard range model. I cover less than 450 km per week. Aside from my Ford Fiesta (LPG) I am currently also using a micro car, charging it with 1.5kw power at home. I feel like the standard range should be enough for my needs. For those who’ve gone with the standard range, do you find it sufficient for similar driving patterns? I would highly appreciate your thoughts on this!

[@CarSceneKorea]

That is approximately 430km per week, so if you can plug the car every couple days, it should be more than enough so long as you don’t do much long distance drives. If you have a charger at home and the car is a daily commuter car, I’d say any latest EV in the market just works great :) You will love EV3, I assure you. I say it is one of the best EVs from Hyundai Motor Group thus far.

[@spyraldoqt]

@@CarSceneKorea thank you for your feedback. I only do long distance drives on vacation. I guess 58kwh will be sufficient. Temperature rarely falls under 5c here

[@CarSceneKorea]

@@spyraldoqt Best circumstance to own an EV then :) Congrats!

[@andrew7455]

EV3 is noisy compared to Atto3. Also Atto3 has LFP battery which is way safer compared to NMC.

[@kevinn1158]

They need to slap those wheels on the EV5.

[@Dominator0505]

That augmented reality has to come to an EV9 via Software update!!!

[@The_Observer72]

I really want to see a real life comparison between EV3 and Niro EV! Rumors has it that Kia will discontinue the Niro EV. Any news on what Kia wants to do with the Niro EV?

[@CarSceneKorea]

I do have a video on it, coming soon!

[@baskervil92]

You're correct

[@jkajolin]

Is that augmented reality for the passenger screen tied to 360 camera package as it is showing the road forward ?

[@CarSceneKorea]

I believe so.

[@JoostN86]

I'm considering trading in my Ioniq 5 Lounge for this

[@jasperfai3670]

Love your reviews. Would you do a comparison of Volvo EX30 and Hyundai EV3?

[@CarSceneKorea]

I don’t think I have the resources to do make a video on those two😭

[@jasperfai3670]

I meant Kia EV3. Sorry. Not a driving video review but just your impression of the two based on the market information available out there?

[@baskervil92]

@@jasperfai3670, I tried both, EX30 can have up to 428ps, which is fun, otherwise it's much smaller than EV3. And I wouldn't be able to get used to having only 1 big tablet and no screen in front of you.

[@fabutrash]

Yaaaaaasssss 🎉 Thank you so much 💖 You have the best videos 🎊

[@CarSceneKorea]

🙌

[@jkajolin]

A bit messy, horry with editing ?. if the charging speed is that bad what is the point of using battery warming anyways. hopefully someone can post the actual charging curve with 400V charger which does not limit the usable amps.

[@mmuller2402]

Maybe just email kia and they can share a charging curve?

[@jkajolin]

​@@mmuller2402 dealer test cars will hit Europe in 4 weeks probably get decent reviews after that.

[@CarSceneKorea]

It was due to the charger😢 Please refer to the pinned comment.

[@baskervil92]

I got 126,5 kW max at about 40 %, so the declared 10-80 % in 31 minutes should be possible. It was 10 °C and I used battery conditioning

[@Gee-Jay]

"no problem whatsoever" 😆

[@The777schopper1]

Der neue und der alte Kia EV6 228 Ps Heck 19 Zoll Car of the world 2022/2024 ist in Preis , Leistung und aussehen in Rot und in der praktischen Nutzung, Schlüssel und Händyfernbedienung 3,8 Kw Notstrom fürs Haus möglich , Lastentier mit 1,8 To Anhänger ,extrem viel Platz , 800Volt schnelladen 18 Min ! , nur 16,8 Kwh verbrauch auf 30.000 km durchschnitt und dem Campingmodus für mich ganz nüchtern und ehrlich die Wollmilch legende Eier Sau vor Opel , Audi , Porsche , VW iD4 , Tesla , egal stellt alles in den Schatten ! Ich hab noch 1,6 To Anhängerkupplung einfach nur spitze ! Auf maximal 200 km hin und Rückweg gesehen ! Deckt alle bereiche Hinguker Schönstes Auto 2022 / 24 Car of the World !800 Volt schnellladen Kurzstrecke Langstrecke , Familienkutsche , Lastentier , Camping , Notstrom fürs Haus ab 😅!

[@henryshim1350]

서울 속초 왕복시 경험(성인3명)을 말해보자면 스마트크루즈로 100km를 놓고 서울 속초갈때는 전비가 5.8정도가 나왔고(새벽2시 차 안밀림 서울 속초간 고속도이용) 속초 - 서울간은 악셀링(i페달 1lvl)과 회생제동을 이용했는데 전비가 7.9가 나왔네요. 차는 화도쯤와서 약간밀림. Ev3는 즉 회생제동으로 배터리유지하는 능력이 엄청 탁월함 (Ev3 오너, 5300km 이용중)

[@CarSceneKorea]

딱 제가 느끼고 보았던 경험과 거의 흡사하네요! 실사용기 알려주셔서 감사합니다. 해당 영상에서 충전기 속도 문제로 최고속도가 나오지 않았는데 이 부분이 오해아닌 오해를 불러 일으키고 있어서 너무 아쉬워요. 진심으로 올해 가장 마음에 들었던 차가 아닐까 하는 EV3 축하드립니다! 부러워요!!!

[@henryshim1350]

@@CarSceneKorea ev3 400V PE시스템에서는 max 120kwh까지 충전이 되는걸로 알고 있습니다. (e pit에 초고속충전 이용시 105~110kwh정도, 고속충전 이용시 85~90kwh정도나오고, 대부분은 퇴근후 공용완속충전기 7kw짜리를 이용(1주일에 1번~2번)합니다 한달에 ev3를 2500km정도를 타는데 전기충전비용은 월 6~7만원정도나오지만 결제카드 2장의 ev 할인으로 총 4만원 할인되어 한달 전기충전요금은 3~4만원정도입니다 - 과거 가솔린차량일때는 한달 주유비가 40~50만원이였구요 ㅎ

[@joelsels8986]

I can choose between ev3, ev6 and polestar or Volvo ec40: I can’t choose needing longest range, largest volume an modern look. Tree kids needed in back… Polstar was so quite, but polstar has a bumb behind….

[@baskervil92]

Go for EV6, but still there's not really enough space for 3 people in the back in any of those cars

[@goulash75]

Hi CarSceneKorea, I have a quick question about the upcoming launch of the new Kia Tasman. Will they be selling them in Korea as well? I've only heard about the overseas markets. Either way, I'd love to see you do a review of one if you can get your hands on one. ^^

[@CarSceneKorea]

I have no inside information on Tasman and even when I do, I don't share nor go over any rumors. I deliver official news from each manufacturer and you know I'll be there when Tasman hits the Korean soil :)

[@iu2]

This is off-topic, but do you know which model year IONIQ 5 sold in Korea did not have HDA2.0 as opposed to HDA1.5? Did all model years have HDA2.0?

[@CarSceneKorea]

I don't think IONIQ 5 nor EV6 ever had HDA1? All models are equipped with HDA2 I believe and also a quick search tells me so as well.

[@iu2]

​@@CarSceneKorea Thank you so much, DK! You are the best! I only asked because in other markets, like the US and UK, some IONIQ 5s were only equipped with HDA1 for certain model years and trim levels because of parts shortages...at least that's what I read. I even read that the top trim level Limited For example, the 2022 SE trims only came with HDA1 in the US, while the SEL and Limited had HDA2. So, I'm glad all domestic cars only had HDA2. I was worried that a used IONIQ 5 wouldn't have HDA2.

[@MonBilly78]

The charging speed is not great at all... Tooo bad! But the rest of the car looks awesome. Can't wait to test it

[@CarSceneKorea]

That's due to the charger, not the EV3😭

[@baskervil92]

I got 126,5 kW, so roughly the advertised 128 kW. 10-80 % in 31 min is achievable, direct competitors are on cirrca the same numbers

[@stevenlee7195]

being on the same EGMP platform, its likely that this is going to have the ICCU issues as well, time will tell.

[@rugzakkerreizen]

I’m a bit confused if you got the 373km/ 410km range out of a 80% or a 100% battery charge. At 7:07, it seems the trip starts at 0.0km with 79% battery. Could you clarify this, please? 🙂

[@CarSceneKorea]

I was confused as well, but found out during the edit that it is from 100% indeed. It is due to 90% of the drive being fast highway driving + uphill + weather, etc. It is nearly the worst case scenario for any EVs and me driving the car. I never ever got the suggested driving range, fuel efficiency on my test drives. Test driving cars after all😂

[@carelelferink2285]

What was the outside temperature during this review? (Range in the winter)

[@PatrickC139]

I wish this was coming to the USA in 2025 but I believe it's not till 2026.

[@Seoulite-cq5bf]

How much did you spend on charging the car over the course of your 1000km trip? Did you use fast chargers or regular ones?

[@CarSceneKorea]

I used both of them. Did not get a record of how much I spent on the charging though.

[@Seoulite-cq5bf]

@@CarSceneKorea too bad. It would be nice compare costs to a gasoline or diesel powered car for the same trip. Maybe next time. That you for the detailed reviews.

[@thankyouforyourcompliance7386]

Wonder if it is possible to change the settings in the route planning to lower SOC at charger. Makes little sense for me when it plans for 35-40% at charger. Should be able to set to 15-25%

[@CarSceneKorea]

You can do that in the settings.

[@patrontolga]

Türkiye den selamlar

[@CarSceneKorea]

🇹🇷

[@juankamilomartinez]

Que tipo de suspensión tiene❓

[@CarSceneKorea]

Amortiguador de control de frecuencia inteligente 3, SFD3 Smart Frequency control Damper 3, SFD3

[@MrTree421]

74kw Max charging rate is absolutely unacceptable. And also almost half of what Kia says this car is capable of.

[@CarSceneKorea]

Please refer to the pinned comment.

[@baskervil92]

I got to 126,5 kW

[@egyresztmasreszt4292]

Unfortunately, it is noisy and not very quiet 😶🥴

[@gokboru951]

Nice car, really. But 49 minutes from %10 to %80 is a bit disappointing unfortunately. I would prefer ioniq 5

[@CarSceneKorea]

That is one of the slower charging times, chargers to be blamed. Please read the pinned comment😭

[@baskervil92]

It's very possible to get close to the advertised 31 min. But of course 800V with 18 min is a different universe, especially when doing frequent long drives

[@peterwiersbin2905]

So, the EV 3 didn't reach charging limit from 128 kw/h???? That's very bad....

[@addsfour3499]

Why, 128km/h is not realistic

[@peterwiersbin2905]

@@addsfour3499 Kw/h not km / h In the video we saw always under 80 Kw/h at the charging station

[@CarSceneKorea]

It is due to the charging station not the EV3. Please refer to the pinned comment.

[@baskervil92]

I was able to reach 126,5 kW. You need a proper charger and battery conditioning in winter.

[@wpelfeta]

Is this a replacement for the Niro? Seems about the same size right?

[@contra_plano]

@@wpelfeta It is a little smaller, but with the optimal size

[@wattouk]

Not here in the UK. They will exist along side each other. EV3 is the replacement for the Soul.

[@contra_plano]

@@wattouk Even so, ev3 Will eat Niro sales. The new Niro, Will be diferent.

[@CarSceneKorea]

I have a comparison video of the two as well, will post it next!

[@samdeb6506]

They position the kia niro for more conservative audience, EV3 for younger peopke

[@manurebecq5175]

It seems to me that this car is noisy. You can hear the road noise very well.

[@baskervil92]

It's not in real life, noise reduction is quite good

[@eriktoupal8437]

Jak prosím dostat info o spotřebě do navigace? Díky mám Koná EV a nějak se mi to nedaří

[@CarSceneKorea]

You should be able to have a split screen view if your car comes with ccNC - the latest 12.3 in dual monitors.

[@ManuelOrbeaOtaola]

I love the car but man, 409km is still a pain!

[@CarSceneKorea]

If you could read the pinned comment please. That is one of the lowest driving range you’d get with the EV3.

[@carelelferink2285]

It seems it was warm during the test. I’m curious if this is the lowest range when it’s cold outside.

[@baskervil92]

Using the optimal 10-80 % range for longer drives, you should assume around 250 km range as far as my winter testing is concerned

[@ralpharmsby8040]

5.1 km /kwh isn't great. Did you have climate on auto by any chance? Our eNiro has averaged 7.2 km /kwh over 32,000 km.

[@CarSceneKorea]

I did 5.9km/kWh for the 1,000km drive. I had to climate control set at auto at 23.5°C.

[@BremboT]

Yikes! I thought charging would max at 120kW, but it was struggling to hit 70kW😬. That's not good. I'd rather buy a used EV6 for 28k USD.

[@CarSceneKorea]

It’s got to do with the charger not the car.

[@baskervil92]

Official max is 128 kW, I reached 126,5 kW. But of course a car with 800V technology is a completely different universe

[@cafl9844]

As far as i can see, it definitely has the exactly same headlights as the EV9, so why aren't they Matrix capable? Do you think there will be an Update availabev in the future, because i have the feeling the Matrix capability is just software locked! One of It's main compettitors the Skoda Elroq has Matrix, so KIA should think twice about their decision! Why did charging take so painfully long? The KIA EV3 is advertised wit 31 Minutes from 10-80% here in Germany! Was it a slow charging station? Taking 18 minutes longer than advertised isn't a small difference !!!

[@CarSceneKorea]

Please refer to the pinned comment, it wasn’t the car, but the charger.

[@baskervil92]

They're not the same lights like EV9 has. As for charging, I was able to reach 126,5 kW.

[@cafl9844]

@baskervil92 Not function wise because they are obviously software locked, but they are indeed the same headlights as the KIA EV9 has! Compare them!

[@baskervil92]

@, they are not the same, I am the Product manager for Kia 😊

[@cafl9844]

@@baskervil92 Ok but they look extremely similar. I can't understand KIA deciding not even giving the GT Line Matrix headlights. Near all the competition has them! This is a huge minus which will hurt sales in Europe. KIA should reconsider!

[@InfoumusMOBB]

You prove exactly why EVs are such a hard sell here in the states. You literally can cross your country with 75-80% battery....i cant even get 1/2 the way out of Texas on a full charge. Then there's the issues of finding chargers in "dead zones" through out the massive land scap of TX....i do dig the look of the EV3

[@CarSceneKorea]

That indeed is precisely the weakness EVs need to overcome and are doing, I think.

[@Rediwed1]

There are already EVs with longer range (I.e. 1000km) than average gas cars (680-800km).

[@Greatdane-qf8kd]

But let's be honest here - how many Americans drive that much on a daily basis that an EV with +300 miles of range wouldn't be able to cover?? And if you drive a lot you would probably be better off with a home charger.

[@baskervil92]

@@Rediwed1, what cars are those precisely?

[@driesdebackere5233]

I hate that interior lighting. Kia lover but this is stupidly. And warning when speeding, you have the hud… you always feel how fast you drive. You do not need a warning for it. I almost never need to watch my speedo. I always now exactly in a range of 3kph how fast I drive. Our temperature is the whole year around at 20 degrees. Last week went for work to France. Drove 790km in one go, took me 7h15 with a 5minute break, 135kph on the highway. Happy i did not have to tank with my ceed. (range 815km, arrived with 35km left so more than enough) Paying super expensive at a super charger with an EV… and heaving to stop with an EV. And he is only driving 110 😅 And having to stop after only 280km 😂 No thanks.

[@telmoazevedo8958]

The new Elroq 85, the Xpeng G6 and this are the best cars to buy now in terms of suvs which are not the most sustainable cars. The problem is the absolutely dependence on coal Korea continues to peddle and to greenwash to consumers. So basically producing a very very good product in terms of efficiency but defeating the whole purpose in the end. The same for the G6 but China is already the king in green energy transition. The Elroq is a product produced with 90% renewable energy, still many other aspects like all other brands remain. Tesla not even worth talking about it

[@jkajolin]

we got the Elroq priceces already and it costs more and has less feature for the money. also the lower elroq has really poor range but perhaps people just dont care...

[@mmuller2402]

? As a car company i could not care less... build solar Arrays and stfu

[@Foolsking]

@@jkajolin if you compare the EV3 in earth edition and the big battery with an comparable Elroq based on discounts offered today, the price in Germany is more or less the same.

[@creosl]

Lowest range Elroq with some basic equipment is more expensive than tm3 rwd here in Norway.

[@swecreations]

Even powering them on a grid mix of mostly coal these are still better for the environment including the emissions from producing the vehicle, as proven in numerous studies, see the US EPA's "Electric Vehicle Myths" page for some good information on this.

[@pedropires1211]

Please try to be more impartial in your review, otherwise you will never gain credibility, Kia ev3 is an interesting car, but it needs to be analyzed in a completely different way.

[@iu2]

Please provide an example. His coverage of this car is not different from other cars.

[@addsfour3499]

Disagree completely, please try to not troll. Or provide evidence

[@CarSceneKorea]

There are many other videos on EV3 on my channel where I did precisely that. I know not everyone watches all my videos, so I would appreciate it if you take the time to check those out as well.

[@TheswedishDane]

it seems very loud on the 110 drive

[@alinsimion3630]

Sooo... 370km at 110km/h, warm outside. I wonder, whar is the autonomy when is cold, like winter...and in Europe, we have 130km/h speed limit...

[@baskervil92]

Approx 22 kWh/100 km. So around 350 km, but that's 100->0 %. On a longer route you would use only the 10-80 % range, so around 250 km real life highway range. Own experience

[@alinsimion3630]

@baskervil92 you think that in cold, you get only 20km less that in summer????yeah, right...

[@baskervil92]

@@alinsimion3630, what if I told you I've actually driven the car? 😊 that's why I also stated "own experience". For example city+freeway+highway approx 1/3+1/3+1/3 on the route of 73 km and with 17" = 18,4 kWh. Want to see a picture?

[@andreasfromswitzerland4096]

130kwh charging speed promised Kia and watching your video, the car from 9 to 80 did just make max 74kwh charging speed, I am very disappointed. I was waiting for this car but seeing this disappointing charging speed, I need to reconsider. I love Kia very much but I can't lose time of my life standing at a charging station waiting.

[@CarSceneKorea]

Please read the pinned comment😭

[@CarSceneKorea]

Yes, it is precisely that. It was due to the charger, not the car and I’ve seen plenty of times getting much faster speed than this and also the same way around with other cars. I had much slower charging speed here and there as well. I did not foresee the result would yield such confusion to my viewers. I shall and will find the best and fastest charging speed each platform is capable of for my future reviews. Thanks for sharing!

[@baskervil92]

128 kW is advertised, I reached 126,5 kW at 10°C and using battery conditioning

[@andreasfromswitzerland4096]

@@CarSceneKorea thank you

[@andreasfromswitzerland4096]

@@baskervil92 thank you

[@enricopalazzo85]

oh my gof, the charging speed is horrible. This takes 1.5 hours to charge fully.

[@CarSceneKorea]

Please read the pinned comment, please!

[@ibz.a]

Teslas are also on 400 V system but can charge at 250kW instead of just 75kW. That’s charging speed is disappointing. Why the big difference? Great content, I never really considered Kia; but this EVs are really nice for me to consider getting one.

[@KCEL-i1i]

I think it's a charging station issue. Anyone who's actually owned an EV knows that charging stations are generally slower when there are a lot of other cars at the same time. 250kW is only possible in the best conditions, and Tesla's real-world charging speed is 70-90kW.

[@hwanju94]

@@ibz.a Most 200kW chargers in korea, their specs are 1000Vdc × 200A, which means that 400V cars can charge at only 80kW at most, limited speed due to insufficient amphere. ev3's Amphere capability is about 300A or somewhat more(I've saw 130kW at best). so if you plug the charger capable of more than 300A, it will charge at over 120kW speed.

[@LittleBoobsLover]

@@hwanju94 yeah but this is a new car and it charges like nissan leaf gen 1 from 2012. I think It is the same charging like BYD Dolphin has and owners also says it is quite slow.

[@hwanju94]

Because of this, even tesla's charging speed also limited to 80kW at 200kW chargers.

[@wpelfeta]

According to specs, the EV3 only has 128 kW for the bigger battery variant. But the EV3 is a budget car in the sub-compact genre. It's probably making tradeoffs to lower prices. The Niro EV only gets 100 kW charging too. It's competing with the likes of the Bolt, Kona, and Leaf rather than the faster charging competition.

[@AdrianoiD2]

nice use of title for a little clickbait

[@CarSceneKorea]

Because I drove 950km? I did drive some more after the video :)

[@selcuktus]

❤

[@sinoevc]

不知道他的电池寿命会不会随着使用量的增加而缩短

[@CarSceneKorea]

这是所有电池的命运，但它们经历了严峻的考验，并且实现了目标。 That is the destiny for all batteries, but they have gone through a severe test and they deliver.

[@fakamada]

Appreciate your efforts but what we need was an alone driving situation and a charging experience of true 400V station. Having a fully loaded car doesn't give you chance to compare with the other cars. This is not a bad scenario by the way.

[@CarSceneKorea]

Indeed. I tried to find one, but just couldn’t with the EV3. I didn’t think that this many people would blame it on the EV3 not the charger😭 I will learn from this and come up with precisely what this comment said.

[@CarSceneKorea]

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[@mustafaBAloglu]

izalosyon cok kotü lastik icerde sanki

[@paulo3564]

Low range!!

[@CarSceneKorea]

Please refer to the pinned comment.

[@Hedone75]

10%-80% 49 min???? În 2024? Wtf!? 😢😢😢😢

[@fakamada]

It is not at full speed.

[@CarSceneKorea]

It’s due to the charger, not the car. Please refer to the pinned comment.

[@baskervil92]

I reached 126,5 kW, so 31 min should be possible. All the other segment competitors charge approx 27-32 min from 10 to 80 %

[@hierichwerda]

the most ugly wheels i ever saw

[@catmanscarchannel]

Pretty bad, sounds noicy, bad efficiency and extremely slow charging.

[@CarSceneKorea]

NVH; the noise work of EV3 is pretty nice, not the best one, but worst either with the efficiency. Charging speed has to do with the charger not the car.

[@rodrigobatistaguerra7991]

👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

[@mmuller2402]

Yay first comment in 4 years 😂 do you work for skoda?