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Kia EV3 Long Range FWD

10-80% charge
31 min
Capacity loss
2.7% / year estGeotab EV battery degradation study, 2025 — SUV and MPV class rate, not a measurement of this model · 2026-09

By , editorUpdated How we work out these numbers

The EPA rates the 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD at 321 miles combined and 29.0 kWh per 100 miles measured at the wall, which is 117 MPGe. City and highway split 360 and 284 miles, a 21 per cent drop on the highway.

Those figures come from the regulator and are used in the comparison tables, the efficiency and range rankings and the per-state charging costs on this site. The rest of the record is not yet sourced: usable battery capacity and DC peak power have no published figure credited here, so this page does not state them. They will appear when they can be credited to a named source, and not before.

Full specifications

Market & identity

Where the car is actually sold. Fields left empty for a market render as "not sold here", never as zero.

Model year2027US EPA / US Department of Energy — fueleconomy.gov, 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD · 2026-09
Body stylesuvUS EPA / US Department of Energy — fueleconomy.gov, 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD — EPA vehicle class "Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD" · 2026-09
Sold in the USYes

Battery

Pack chemistry and construction. Usable capacity, not gross, is what the car can actually deliver.

Cell chemistryLFP tolerates daily charging to 100% and is the most thermally stable; NMC and NCA pack more energy per kilogram.NMCEV Database: Kia EV3 Long Range (MY25-26) · 2026-09
Pack architecture343 V
Gross capacity81.4 kWh
Capacity loss per yearRate for this vehicle class from published fleet datasets, not a measurement of this model and not a manufacturer claim.2.7% / year estGeotab EV battery degradation study, 2025 — SUV and MPV class rate, not a measurement of this model · 2026-09
Projected state of health at 8 yearsModelled from the observed degradation rate at average annual mileage. An estimate, not a measurement.78% estStraight-line projection from the class rate above; method published at /methodology/ · 2026-09

Range & efficiency

EPA, WLTP and CLTC are different tests, not different opinions about one number. They sit side by side here and are never converted into one another.

EPA rangeUS EPA combined cycle, the most conservative of the three official tests.321 miUS EPA / US Department of Energy — fueleconomy.gov, 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD · 2026-09
EPA range, cityThe city half of the EPA combined rating. Usually the higher of the two for an electric car.360 miUS EPA / US Department of Energy — fueleconomy.gov, 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD · 2026-09
EPA range, highwayThe highway half of the EPA combined rating, and the figure to plan a long drive around.284 miUS EPA / US Department of Energy — fueleconomy.gov, 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD · 2026-09
EPA consumption, city26.0 kWh/100 miUS EPA / US Department of Energy — fueleconomy.gov, 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD · 2026-09
EPA consumption, highway33.0 kWh/100 miUS EPA / US Department of Energy — fueleconomy.gov, 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD · 2026-09
EPA consumption29.0 kWh/100 miUS EPA / US Department of Energy — fueleconomy.gov, 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD · 2026-09

Charging

Peak power is a marketing number. The 10 to 80 percent time and the shape of the curve are what you actually wait through.

10 to 80 percent DC charge timeThe honest measure of fast-charging speed.31 min
AC onboard chargerSets how fast the car fills up overnight at home.12 kW
DC connector (US)The plug fitted to the car as sold in the United States. Blank where we have not sourced it for that market.NACS (J3400)

Performance

Acceleration is quoted per market: manufacturers publish 0-60 mph in the US and 0-100 km/h in Europe, measured differently.

Peak power150 kW
Peak torque209 lb-ft

Cost of ownership

Prices are sourced separately per market. A US price and a European price are two different market prices, not one price at an exchange rate, so this site never converts between them.

Base MSRP (US)$34,990
Battery warranty10 yrKia Warranty (Kia USA) (US) · 2026-09
Battery warranty distance (US)100,000 miKia Warranty (Kia USA) (US) · 2026-09
Warranty capacity floorThe state of health below which the manufacturer replaces the pack under warranty. Usually 70 percent.70%Kia Warranty (Kia USA) (US) · 2026-09

Projected battery capacity

Projected straight-line from 2.7% a year — the published rate for this vehicle class, not a measurement of this car. Nobody releases per-model degradation data: the one fleet dataset large enough to matter anonymises the models. Capacity loss is driven as much by calendar age as by mileage, which is why it is reported per year rather than per kilometre. Real packs vary with climate, how long the car sits at a high state of charge, and how much of its charging is done at high-power DC.

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% warranty floor 70% new yr 4 89.2% yr 8 78.4%

The battery warranty replaces the pack below 70% capacity. This projection reaches 78.4% at eight years.

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