KIA EV3 Range Test: Disappointing Result?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

While the EV3's energy consumption is not excessively high, it's higher than anticipated given its size, motor, and the relatively mild operating conditions (2°C, preheated, dry roads, limited wind, moderate tires). This ranks among our lowest scores, with only two other vehicles performing worse under significantly harsher conditions. However, the EV3 boasts a strong overall range due to its large battery capacity. We maintain that it remains one of the best vehicles in its segment.

[@robertocalvo934]

Great little test with the essentials, suscribed 👏

[@evkx]

I think you did good! Added your review to evkx and your currently on the frontpage.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thanks 🙏

[@c.brinker4387]

Thanks for the presentation… guess each consumption under 20 under winter conditions is fairly good.👍🏼 Flat charging curve is impressive, charging time could be better, but I guess it was a clear KIA decision not to offer the 800V system and to give customer not more charging power but a better rated price.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, price in focus. You can't have it all if you want a more affordable car. Still impressive package!

[@bulentgul2207]

Thanks so much for real road consumption test, with winter tire and cold weather. Driving with 17 inch alloy may be a little good for consumption.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

17" will help for sure

[@YBT07]

Aa diğer İzmirli hemşehrimiz de varmış😊 selamlar, başarılar

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Evet 👋

[@chryschrysostomou5392]

You did a good job!

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thank you 🙏

[@christophemadeline9753]

Thank you. You did a great job. 👍

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thanks for your kind words 🙏

[@contra_plano]

I Will like this car in 2 hand car... To buy it with 50% of discount, like my E-niro.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Smart

[@yingmustang67]

Kia e Niro is still a great BEV! I also own one 😂

[@contra_plano]

@@yingmustang67 EV3 will be to replace my old ZOE... E-Niro for the town and nearby are excellent. I ve made 385km in "slow" speeds in one day.

[@iridemountainbikes]

Thanks for the video, your review was great thank you. Will the winter tyres have an effect on the consumption/range? Do you think that you would get a range any closer to WLTP on all season tyres? Will you be testing the basic version with 17" wheels with another range test? I'd love to see what you think of the basic versions. I think on UK roads I'd be thankful of the soft suspension with all our potholes.

[@robertmcknight170]

Good job. Lots of details

[@2TOKE69]

Lillbrorsan! 😊 Cool enkel bil endå. 💪

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Vi for längre armar tillsammans 😊

[@veg-ana6654]

thank you very much for the video. How do you think previous versions that do not have a heat pump can affect autonomy? Do you know if the air or earth versions, which do not have it as standard, can be purchased with a heat pump?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

I guess you meant how a heat pump can affects the efficiency? Here in Scandinavia with get all versions with a heat pump as a standard so it's depending on where you live. It will affect the range with let's say 20-30 km during winter and hot summer days.

[@FabioTavano]

Hi, in the video you mounted Pirelli ice zero which are available just with 93 as load index whereas the EV3 it’s omologated for 97, isn’t it against Road rules?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes you are correct, the car has the Pirelli Ice Zero 93 (650kg*4) and it is mounted from KIA Sweden themselves. The car is specified for a maximum load of 2355kg from the Swedish Transport Administration. So the maximum weight of 376kg. Maybe that is because of the tires?

[@glenncoreyjp6854]

Good job in reviewing.

[@boswellwhanau]

I suspect the bigger seller will be the Air version (81kwh battery) with a Real World (tm) range of c300 miles...and very few electric cars can do 300+ miles at that price point!! I have a MG5 which gets 160-180 miles max in the winter and closer to 230 miles in summer. Its a nice car, at a great price (for an EV) but I reduced the lease period exactly because its pretty much just first gen EV and newer, better cars are on the way (like this one) and I didnt want to be stuck with a lump for 4 long years! :)

[@TassieEV]

I never turn off the speed limit I only turn off the audible warnings but do turn off the driver alert settings but I have a favourite setup on my steering wheel for the favourite button on it so it takes me straight to the menu needed. Mind you I don't have a Kia but a Hyundai Kona 2024 with the same CNCC software stack. Did you do the test at GPS speed limits as that is what the Police use not the inaccurate speedometer that is wrong in all cars. Decent charge curve though, holds it high across the curve up until about 72% when you unplug and head on to the next charger.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

It's the audible you want to turn off. The graphical part is great to keep. We adjusted the consumption according to the right numbers not only the numbers the car gave us. It seems to over report the distance by approximately 3%

[@hdwwiseguy8030]

Nice presentation, perhaps a better titel should have been choosen. Winter tires are always less efficiënt. The outside temp is always influecing the range (also the inside temp setting). The car has heated seats and steering wheel, these are much more energie efficiënt, so always switch these on in winter.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thanks for the tips! Car started warm, only the passenger zone heating active , the car had a heat pump and roads dry. So yes, the result is a bit disappointing, not catastrophic. We have tested 50 cars on the exact same route and compared our other results it's still disappointing.

[@Anomander1]

Strange that the title of the video says: Disappointing results!. But, after watching the video, you say the car is really good and one of your top picks. Some parts are decent, but never disappointing. I would really like to know why you title the video like this but clearly say otherwise in the video itself.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Did you listen to the summary part regarding range? 72% of claimed range, that's smong the biggest deltas of all cars we have tested so far. But still a great car, don't get us wrong!

[@anton_grahn]

@@ItsOnlyElectricHow many of the ones you have tested where in winter conditions? 72% of WLTP (not ”claimed range” btw) sounds pretty resonable imo!

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@anton_grahn half of them under 10C. The EV9 managed 85% of WLTP on wet roads in -4C as an example.

[@anton_grahn]

@@ItsOnlyElectricFair enough! Do you have a public list with the results (with noted conditions)? Without it is a bit hard for us as viewers to know what is good/bad on this loop

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@anton_grahn all data is available and published in the members section.

[@GergelyKoltanyi]

Seems too high consumption for the conditions! How was the regen setted? This can also add a lot to your consumption!

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, we also noticed a little bit higher consumption than expected overall when we had the car for the whole period. Not only on the range test. But both of us prefer to drive with maximum regen and one pedal if available. All accelerations were calm, and cruise control was used as often as possible to keep the exact speed.

[@GergelyKoltanyi]

@@ItsOnlyElectricThat's going to be THE problem! Max regen will give you at least 1-1.5kWh extra consumption, even if it's not for urban use. Lots of micro braking which takes away car's pace. The Kia/Hyundai cars do regen very efficiently, so zero regen and auto mode is best for the consumption. Try it that way if you really want to know the EV3's real world consumption.

[@doajackpot8281]

@@GergelyKoltanyiI drove this as a rental car and the video matched my experience quite well actually. Doenst seem like a great car honestly at least for that price tag

[@GergelyKoltanyi]

@@doajackpot8281 And how does this relate to measuring consumption without using full regen?

[@pawekropi5077]

It's a nice evolution of the eNiro/Niro EV models. Kia actually haven't spoiled anything (maybe except for the charging port location - WHY???), otherwise everything is better (oh yeah, forgot that you get these plastic seats instead of real leather in the top spec) and even the Earth trim gives you basically all you need in an EV. Currently I'm a happy eNiro owner, but this would be my No. 1 candidate for the replacement, when time comes. Thank you for your review!

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes it is! Probably the best deal in this segment when looking at the lower trims

[@austin2planks]

What's wrong with the charge port location? Perfect for Superchargers

[@pawekropi5077]

@@austin2planks Not so much with the Ionity though.

[@austin2planks]

@@pawekropi5077 usually plenty long enough

[@stianberg5645]

I'm curious about which perform the best in scandinavia, this or Skoda Elroq. The latter has a lower wltp, but many factors play in.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Same here! We are looking forward to testing the Elroq. Seems as if it could perform well despite its wltp.

[@Jaytonic3]

I'm curious, except the speed bipping that you've to deactivate, the other ones can stay deactivated or you also have to remove them on each time you drive? If each time, is it possible to also disable them with a button?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

You only have one shortcut and need to choose which function to bind it to. So it is not possible to switch off all with one push. It didn't save the other setting either after restart. But some of them are probably tied to the driver profile, but sometimes hard to determine with press cars.

[@astrack2120]

This car (gr-línea)has a heat pump, so every other finish ( air or Earth) will consume more with harsh Weather. (Even though they have 17 inch wheels)

[@kricsek]

Why does 2 more inches affect the range so badly?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

You lose 42km of WLTP range going with the bigger rims. It's all about the aerodynamic design and weight of the rims. If the rims are very aerodynamic and as light as the smaller one there will be no difference. It's all about minimizing drag and unsprung weight.

[@MitchWebb94]

Did this EV3 have the optional heat pump? That can have an impact on range too

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, that's standard in Scandinavia.

[@austin2planks]

​@@ItsOnlyElectricwow was hoping with the poor result the test car didn't have a heat pump

[@robertocalvo934]

Also, i think the boxy design plays a part in the poor efficiency

[@Al-hk6yi]

it's a pity because overall the car is so good.... could pirelli ice zero also make a difference ? they are pretty extreme winter tires..

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

May absolutely be a factor.

[@odcosar]

Indeed you did very well as much as your brother. I guess, both of you are born for that. Look forward to the nexts. 👍🏼

[@unrealapporach]

10/10 Great job.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thanks! Glad you think so 🙏

[@Joe-lb8qn]

Does turning off all those warnings stay over a restart, or do you need to do that every time you start the car? Ive just swapped from a Soul 64kWh just because i felt like a change so it's surprising to see this is no better on range than the Soul, I did consider the EV3 but wanted something a bit different and more fun, and in particular either AWD or RWD which isn't currently available on the EV3. Maybe next time, I do like the look of this.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Turns on again after restart.

[@Joe-lb8qn]

@ thanks. That would be really annoying doing that on every drive. ISTR a recent review of a new EV and there was one place you could turn all that off and it stayed off. Don't recall what it was though.

[@josefv-y8m]

@@Joe-lb8qn These are EU regulation...warning for speed must be switched on at any start...and others, too. Any new car will have those beeps due to regulation.

[@alangravy27]

A good video. I agree, it would be better as RWD. It seems well priced in the UK but it's not for me. Is it a car for people who are not interested in cars?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

It is undoubtedly a really good car, even the range is decent because of the big battery for its size. But as you say, it's not a "driver's car". It is a perfect commuter car, and for people that just want "a car".

[@arnehogkvist8189]

I think you did a great job. Talking slow so we can follow.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thank you 😃

[@DwainDwight]

my experience on driving various EVs is that real world real range is about 60% of whatever they advertise. Charging takes 40% longer than claimed. EVs are definitely getting there. Likely I will get one in 2025.

[@pimeye]

We often get over 300 miles range compared with the stated 285 miles in our eNiro 4. On the eNiro FB fora we are not the only ones. my sister-in-law frequently gets 320 in her Kona (285 stated range). Otherwise, I agree and once you load the car, cold weather, have the heater (or A/C) on then the range dramatically decreases and I always tell people who might be buying an electric car, that in these conditions expect 30-50 miles less range than advertised.

[@JonasDavidsson]

Wet roads might be reason for consumption being a bit high.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Dry roads on this test

[@abenteuerelektrisch8977]

Compared to my Kia eSoul 64kwh, this car has many good improvements. A bit pricy compared to Model Y

[@pm2453]

Ev3 air with big battery is 35k in austria. So better value for the price than model y in my opinion.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@pm2453 that's cheap!

[@ricco123tube]

The air spec in the uk has no heat pump and horrible colours. I'll look at something else unfortunately.

[@nic47531]

Dont know how you measured id3 as quietest. Never seemed like that to me. Also others say eqa not quiet but your figures for ev3 same as eqa. Only car that comes out consistently quiet in tests seems to be nissan ariya?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

It's all very depending on the wheel size, tire choice and the road itself. We test all cars on the same stretch and with the same equipment.

[@nic47531]

@ItsOnlyElectric will you get the elroq to test soon?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@nic47531 yes, as soon as it gets available for testing. We are on it. 👍

[@thomaseriksson3182]

Tack!🙏

[@chasf3433]

Did your test car have a heat pump? I do not understand why manufacturers fit wheel and tire options as standard that hit range. However Could the winter tyres have been partly responsible for yourower than expected results. The disappointing truth with the EV3 is although it is an all new car the EV tech is not the latest especially the big heavy battery pack and slowish charging.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Winter tires affect the range, yes, but only 215 wide. But it has a heat pump.

[@Achillias]

Title doesn't match with the video.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Why not? Please explain. The range falls very short from the claimed range only 72%, that's what the title is referring to. Do you think it's misleading?

[@devonbikefilms]

@@ItsOnlyElectric that’s fair enough but is the test really comparing the same test criteria. In the end the range claimed is from a standardised test that all manufacturers have to undertake. It’s only a comparison not a promised range. We all know if we drive “normally” we don’t get the claimed range. Never did on my ICE cars either. Now if you test all cars on the same route at the same speeds in the same conditions, we’ll have a different but equally valid comparison.

[@sbbol]

I agree with you. When you watch the "conclusion" of this video it's only positive. Nothing disappointed?

[@pupacila26]

Actually it does, that's the most important part of the review. I don't know what you were watching

[@anton_grahn]

Agree, Getting 72% of WLTP range in winter sounds very reasonable, even pretty good imo

[@ronshep]

I'm getting over 300 miles with 2 degrees C.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Gt line with 19"?

[@ronshep]

@@ItsOnlyElectric Yes.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Average speed? We test where a big part is 110km/h

[@ronshep]

@@ItsOnlyElectric Average 32 mph, top speed 70 mph

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Ok, that's a really big difference in Average speed and explains your good numbers. And our car over reported the distance by 3% which accounts for 3% Consumption than the screen shows.

[@kiskis0611]

on my E niro pressing steering assist going 70mph wheel start to shake a bit i see this one have same

[@yingmustang67]

Sorry, but does this EV3 has a heatpomp?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes. In Scandinavia it's standard.

[@Bro4dcast]

I agree! Over 19 /100km is a lot worse then expected. Combined with the bing bongs and too wide for small roads, made it easy to stear away from thos car. Good review.

[@ronshep]

Are you getting mixed up with the EV6? EV3 isn't that wide.

[@Bro4dcast]

@ 1850 mm is not for european roads that was built when people drove the beetle, and the roads are still the same today in many of the contries - like norway

[@toyotaprius79]

Premium crossover SUV is inefficient, _quelle surprise_

[@sinoevc]

This car is simply too handsome

[@TL-xw6fh]

Boy, he needs to spend over 30 seconds on touching the screen to switch off the bleeping noises. That must surely be highly dangerous, if not illegal too. Regarding consumption, other reviewers have also commented on the very poor fuel consumption results, especially for a small car. I simply cannot understand why the latest EVs from various manufacturers are producing even worse results than older cars with older technology.

[@Harhawink]

Considering the actual WTLP on 19" wheels is reported officialy at 563km. Then you are driving barely in + degrees centigrade and on a wet surface which is the worst condition in terms or rolling resistance and also I noticed that you didnt quite drive even close to ideal in terms of normal efficient driving. I live in Finland and would of done such a trip with lesser consumption on a EV6 AWD. I test drove EV3 in -9 degrees centigrade a week ago and got over 450kms out of the battery with a GT-Line 19" demo in semi country road and highway mix. Use the car right, preheat the cabin before leaving and while alone in the car use 'driver only' aircon instead of wasing enerty to heating "nothing". In Summer EV6 goes way beyond WTLP figures and I have no doubt EV3 will smash the WLTP figures by flying colours. Please note that -9 is almost 30 degrees centigrade less compared to the WTLP measurement conditions at over 20 degrees plus.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Roads dry during the test. We managed better WlTP ratio with The ev9 in worse conditions. And keep in mind this is not s hypermile test.

[@Harhawink]

@@ItsOnlyElectric it does not take a huge genious to understand that the effect on a EV9 is much lesser in terms of percentage compared to a super efficient car. If a car consumes already quite a bit conditions dont change that much. If a car is super efficient in ideal conditions worse conditions effect it percentagewise more. I would think that channel big as you would know this by default. 1-2 kW raise compared to 15kw or 20kW is totaly different.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@Harhawink that's just an example. My Model Y performance is more efficient than the EV3 in the same conditions (both in % of WLTP and consumption) or actually in all conditions. The fact persists, it's still not that efficient in these conditions, and that's a bit of a let down for such a great car

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

And by the way the car was heated before starting and only driver active for the HVAC. The ying is that the cars iverreports the distance with almost 3% so looking at the consumption stated by the car is a bit misleading. So the numbers in the video are adjusted according to that.

[@contra_plano]

​@@ItsOnlyElectricheat the seats may helped

[@redjohn20001]

I'm guessing no heat pump, I believe it's available as an extra on the top model. If the car does 400 km winter range then I guess it will do an easy 500km plus in the summer. l have an MG4 and if I wind the heat up to a comfortable temperature I lose at least a third of its range in the winter. Thanks for the video and your thoughts about the car.

[@JonasDavidsson]

All Kias have heat pump in Scandinavia.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, it comes with a heat pump as a standard over here.

[@kevinmarshall-ln7kh]

Heat pump is 900 quid option on GT_line S in UK.

[@AndrewTSq]

It looks like you sometimes had to reach to the other side of the touchscreen to press certain things. I do not like this in modern cars, I miss the times when car manufactors started to place all the buttons near the drivers hands, but that era is gone with the touch screens.

[@josefv-y8m]

I use a VW Multivan with touch only...to be honest the only button I miss is the button for seat heating...anything else I don't miss at all. But thankfully this VW does not have touch at the steering wheel, too ;-)

[@AndrewTSq]

@@josefv-y8m We have a Audi instead of the VW cause of physical buttons in the Audi, and touchscreen in the VW. I love not having to look away from the road to change something. I can feel my way where the button is. But I heard something about new regulations forcing manufacators going back to physical buttons again for many functions. But it was not really the touch screen I was t hinking of in the video, it was that some buttons on the touchscreen was at a "almost unreachable distance". But it might have been the camera view.

[@decimal1815]

Nice presentation style. Just move the mic further from your beard. Shame you have to buy top trim level to get V2L and surround view cameras.. and no heat pump on the base level EV3! Energy savings from the 17" wheels on the 'Air' trim will be lost from not having that heat pump. Disappointing.. and should be just a standard feature on any EV. The LEAF has a heat pump and it's very efficient, so it's a basic expectation IMO

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thank you @decimal1815 Yeah I completely failed with that, I checked before driving away. But my head movement was far more than I anticipated 😂 Thank you for your kind words! I also completely agree with the heat pump, it really should be standard on all electric cars now a days. I also don't understand why not 17" or even 18" wheels are an option for the GT-Line. The range is decent for this car, but that is only because of the huge battery.

[@Tony71969]

Tenía un leaf 24kw/h del 2014 y lo que falla Nissan es que las baterías son refrigeradas por aire....

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

That's high.

[@Banyan314]

Wheel size makes a big difference to consumption. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIrZfKupjqukhZosi=IjHwexjDdMXbUD5l

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, but still far from WLTP, for 19"

[@Banyan314]

@@ItsOnlyElectric Was the car fitted with a heat pump ?

[@rolandkovacs3936]

This is absolutely rubbish. You haven’t even realised how long you weren’t looking at the road while you were driving. Yeah you can say you’re an experience driver but most of the buyers aren’t. This shouldn’t be allowed while driving

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Sad to hear you thought it was rubbish. I would not recommend looking away as much as I did, you are completely right. Car was on both cruise control and lane assist the majority of the road. And the video is cut so it looks like we are looking at the camera as much as possible. But you are still right.

[@rolandkovacs3936]

@ I didn’t ment on your video i ment about about the screen in that car. Im a truck driver so i spend some time on the road but to see this that long seconds are passing by just to find one menu it’s just horrified me

[@flaw3dgenius222]

Such an ugly car. How can they produce the EV6 and the same company produce this horrible thing just a small years later.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

😂

[@decimal1815]

The EV3 is supposed to be 'compact' but looks like a brick on wheels.

[@contra_plano]

It is taste, or praticality. My Ugly E-niro smiles to me when i use it.

[@marcwage]

Wenn du keine Ahnung vom E-Autofahren hast, dann laß es lieber bleiben.Ich schaffe mit 17 Zoll Reifen und großem Akku 520km im Winter ( Autobahn 200km und Stadtverkehr).So fährt man E-Auto.😂😂👍👍

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

That sounds great, we have done this test with over 50 cars. And driven electric since 2017. W l ow how to drive, I promise. 😂 But cold weather and 19" seems to kill some range.

[@michaelblue7852]

Hmm yeah imagine at 110-130 kmh. Not a surprise with that shape. Comfort sounds very nice.

[@ludoclaes7054]

A brick has a Cw value of 2.1, a F1-car has values between 0.7 - 1.1, a Lamborghini Countach 0.42 and the EV3 0.26.... Is that bad than???

[@michaelblue7852]

@@ludoclaes7054 from my google search Cw doesn't tell the whole story. Tesla model 3 Cw is 0.23, but it probably does better at highway speeds than the small Cw difference would suggest.