Kia's Small EV Gets More Range Than Your Tesla

Kia brought its EV4 sedan to the New York Auto Show, spilling the beans on range and power specs.

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By: Chris Perkins

Apr 16, at 10:00am ET

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Just two months after its debut, the Kia EV4 has arrived in the US. Kia brought its new entry-level EV sedan to the New York International Auto Show, and confirmed some US-market specs for its Model 3-fighter. The big one? An estimated 330 miles of range for the long-range Wind model.

Kia will offer the EV4 in three trims in the US. The base Light gets a 58.3-kWh battery, while the Wind and GT-Line get a larger 81.4-kWh pack. Kia pegs the range for the Light at 235 miles, and while it doesn't have a range estimate for the GT-Line, expect that figure to be less than that of the Wind because of its standard 19-inch wheels in place of 17s.

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Speaking of charging, the US-spec EV4 will come with a Tesla-style North American Charging Standard (NACS) charge port, and all variants should be able to charge from 10 to 80 percent on a DC fast charger in about a half hour. Unlike the larger EV6 and EV9, the EV4 uses a 400-volt electrical architecture, which doesn't enable the highest charging speeds, but helps drive costs down.

All EV4 variants in the US will get a 201-horsepower motor driving the front wheels. This is, again, in contrast to the EV6, which is rear-wheel drive as standard. But like all Kia EVs so far, the EV4 gets Kia's i-Pedal adaptive one-pedal driving mode, and vehicle-to-load capability, so you can power household appliances off the car's high-voltage battery.

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Kia hasn't announced pricing yet—understandably, given the fact that that the EV4 is Korean-built—but it says it expects US sales to begin in the first quarter of 2026. We're also still waiting on US details for the EV4's potentially cheaper crossover companion, the EV3. At this rate, the sedan may go on sale first.