- Kia EV3 provides accessible, sustainable electrical mobility as a part of elevated SUV expertise
- World-first cutting-edge applied sciences allow clients to unlock new dimensions from EV3, enhancing driving and possession expertise
- Kia’s i-Pedal know-how supplies extra relaxed, environment friendly driving fashion
- Sensible Regenerative braking system delivers stress-free metropolis driving
- Driving Vary Information ‘coaches’ drivers for larger effectivity
- Breakthrough in thermal administration know-how provides EV3 battery effectivity and charging time edge over rivals, even in harsh situations
- Car-to-Load charging highlights how EV3’s progressive know-how can improve clients’ interactions with their vehicles
When Kia unveiled the EV3 in Could this yr, the model showcased a automobile that will make easy, sustainable mobility extra accessible. To ship on that dedication, Kia’s new compact all-electric SUV options industry-leading know-how, a WLTP driving vary of as much as 600km and fast-charging functionality.
The EV3’s game-changing mix of attributes means clients needn’t be involved with making the transition from an inner combustion engine (ICE) automobile to an electrical automobile (EV).
Kia’s improvement workforce was decided to create an all-electric SUV that will increase the bar for what’s anticipated of a compact electrical mannequin. Reaching this meant drawing up a completely new set of parameters, comparable to clever regenerative braking and the power to energy or cost exterior units, comparable to tenting gear, enabling clients to take pleasure in a spread of life-style and driving options beforehand unavailable on this sector.
Pioneering world-first know-how sits on the coronary heart of the EV3, with Kia’s engineers making certain these improvements deliver real advantages to the EV3’s occupants.
i-Pedal improvements
Kia is continually innovating and has advanced its regenerative braking know-how for the EV3 with its upgraded i-Pedal 3.0 and Sensible Regenerative 3.0 methods. These applied sciences take the idea of one-pedal driving to the subsequent degree to ship larger enjoyment and effectivity.
The most recent i-Pedal 3.0 know-how provides the motive force far more flexibility and management by separating the extent of regenerative braking from the complete stopping management perform. Full one-pedal driving can now be utilized in all regenerative braking modes, whereas i-Pedal 3.0 can be utilized optionally in Reverse and also will bear in mind the beforehand chosen degree when the automobile is turned off. The system will be chosen via a less complicated means of pulling the left-hand steering wheel paddle for multiple second.
Regenerative braking ranges are rated from 0 to three, with essentially the most substantial Degree 3 braking supreme for driving in heavy start-stop visitors, the place drivers could have to sluggish the automobile rapidly. This has additionally been optimized with a extra linear calibration for smoother outcomes.
Degree 2 supplies barely much less braking drive, a perfect setting on a winding highway, enabling drivers to essentially have interaction with the driving expertise by slowing the SUV easily for corners with out touching the brake pedal. This sustainable strategy can extract extra driving vary from every battery cost.
On an extended motorway journey, drivers would possibly choose Degree 1 and even Degree 0, which permits the EV3 to glide when lifting off the accelerator. These regenerative braking ranges present extra comfort-focused deceleration. i-Pedal on Degree 0 permits the EV3 to coast totally, whereas bringing an analogous deceleration fee to Degree 1 at decrease speeds.
Sensible tech for stress-free driving
The Kia EV3 is the primary automobile to function Hyundai Motor Group’s Sensible Regenerative System 3.0 know-how. This clever system supplies the motive force with a digital co-pilot that may scan the highway forward and reply to conditions with lightning-fast reactions.
The Sensible Regenerative System is engaged by holding the right-hand steering wheel paddle for greater than a second and integrates autonomous driving know-how with regenerative braking.
When the motive force releases the accelerator pedal, the system makes use of sensors to detect the gap to the automobile forward and navigation info to routinely decelerate to a secure pace, if obligatory.
Whereas Kia’s earlier Sensible Regenerative System relied solely on GPS info, this newest model incorporates a greater diversity of navigation-based information, unlocking an array of benefits for the motive force.
For instance, when the EV3 approaches a decent flip or a curve within the highway, a pace restrict lower, a pace bump or a roundabout, the automobile will routinely decelerate to an acceptable pace, making for a extra relaxed, environment friendly and secure drive.
Sensible Regenerative System 3.0 can relieve the stress of negotiating a busy, unfamiliar metropolis heart by relieving psychological pressure on drivers. Whereas Kia’s earlier system may routinely sluggish the automobile to 9 km/h, the newest know-how can deliver the EV3 to an entire cease, offering even larger flexibility.
Reassuring vary and superior aerodynamics
Kia’s engineers consider in creating know-how to create a greater, extra sustainable world. However additionally they know that some individuals – particularly these new to electrical mobility – nonetheless fear about driving vary. That’s why the event workforce went to nice lengths to make sure that the EV3 is among the most impressively environment friendly and confidence-inspiring EV to drive.
Many components can have an effect on a automobile’s all-electric driving vary, however the one which figures most prominently in clients’ minds continues to be the battery. Because of this, Kia’s engineers have outfitted the EV3 with the biggest battery in its class. The 81.4 kWh fourth-generation unit additionally boasts roughly 22 p.c greater vitality density in contrast with the Niro EV, which shares the identical 400V structure, and delivers a best-in-class all-electric vary of 600 km (WLTP normal).
Limitless hours have been spent within the wind tunnel to hone the EV3’s aerodynamic efficiency, together with subtleties such because the SUV’s optimized wheel shapes and the improved rear mixture lamps. There are additionally new facet sill undercovers, together with eight elements masking the underbody, which contribute to cleaner underfloor airflow and lowered drag.
Mixed with optimized headlamp and entrance bumper cowl profiles, wheel hole reducers, an optimized wheel arch design, a shallower roof spoiler angle, aerodynamic strakes on the rear bumper cowl and improved entrance wheel deflectors, the EV3 glides easily via the air with a drag coefficient of simply 0.26Cd.
The EV3’s physique throughout the rear wheel arches can also be narrower than throughout its entrance wheel arches, making a boat-tail form and larger electrical driving vary – one thing that drivers will certainly recognize, particularly on lengthy journeys.
On-board effectivity coach
Whereas the EV3 is full of know-how to extract most vary from each battery cost, how house owners drive could make a giant distinction, too. That’s why Kia has made it straightforward to realize this with its ‘Driving Vary Information’ know-how.
Positioned within the instrument cluster, the Driving Vary Information is straightforward to grasp at a look. It shows the utmost and minimal driving ranges achievable relying on driving fashion, and an estimated vary based mostly on previous driving effectivity.
When the EV3 is being pushed effectively, a inexperienced gauge on the knowledge cluster fills in the direction of the utmost mark. If the automobile’s effectivity potential is just not being maximized, this gauge turns orange and shows a lowered potential driving vary. This real-time show encourages drivers to take pleasure in a extra environment friendly driving expertise.
Environment friendly driving in all situations
When creating the EV3, Kia’s designers and engineers by no means overlooked their mission to make the compact all-electric SUV extra accessible to extra individuals. This meant pondering of all doable use instances and testing the EV3’s ultra-advanced know-how in among the harshest areas possible on the planet, comparable to Arjeplog inside the Arctic Circle in Sweden.
The EV3 is the primary automobile on the earth to deploy a simultaneous warmth absorption system, enabling it to recycle waste warmth not simply from the automobile, but in addition exterior air to optimize effectivity. The EV’s superior warmth pump know-how considerably improves its potential to guard battery efficiency and cost rapidly in chilly climate.
Because of the introduction of a singular high-thermal-efficiency sheath heater and low-temperature charging software program, EV3 house owners spend a lot much less time ready for his or her automobile to cost.
The EV3’s battery can also be outfitted with a liquid cooling system, which is used throughout charging to optimize battery thermal administration and improve charging speeds. The EV3’s speedy charging time is as much as 12 minutes quicker than the Niro EV, enabling charging from 10 to 80 p.c capability in 31 minutes (Lengthy Vary mannequin, beneath 350kW quick charging situation).
Because of the world’s first extremely environment friendly and super-compact THIN HVAC (heating, air flow and air-conditioning) system, the EV3 delivers constant cabin situations in all situations, maximizing consolation. The cleverly packaged system provides front-seat passengers an additional 6 cm of room within the footwell compared with a traditional HVAC system, because of the 33 per cent discount within the unit’s top.
Accessible superior know-how
The EV3’s spacious inside supplies a dwelling space-like surroundings for occupants to take pleasure in when travelling, or stress-free when the automobile is stationary. Slicing-edge connectivity options allow them to have interaction with the digital world in additional immersive methods than ever earlier than.
Kia is the primary producer to deliver Car-to-Load (V2L) charging to the compact EV SUV phase. This function allows the automobile to energy exterior units and permits clients to maximise the EV3’s accessibility.
Even whereas ‘off-grid’ from electrical infrastructure, house owners can use the EV3 to cost and energy home equipment comparable to a laptop computer, a espresso machine, a small fridge or perhaps a film projector. That is one more instance of how the progressive know-how developed by Kia’s engineers for the EV3 can improve clients’ experiences on each journey.
Kia plans to introduce an all-wheel drive (AWD) variant in addition to a GT mannequin, increasing the vary of selection for purchasers past the present two-wheel drive (2WD) fashions.
