Yahoo Autos Kia EV3 small SUV concept is ‘very close’ to production
SEOUL — Kia has ambitious goals: Sell 1 million EVs annually by 2026, and increase that number to 1.6 million by 2030. Cool new products like the EV5 and EV9 will definitely help, but so will this tiny-tough little guy. Meet the EV3 concept, which Kia debuted during this week’s EV Day event in South Korea.
While still technically a concept, the EV3 is absolutely going into production. Whether it’ll come to the U.S. is still being decided, but Kia expects the EV3 will make its way to all major global markets, including North America. Even better, the road-going version should look very similar to the concept, with Karim Habib, Kia’s head of global design, telling members of the media the EV3’s appearance is “very close” to production. That’s awesome.
The subcompact SUV has a low, wide stance, and the EV3’s styling is like a scaled-down version of its larger EV5 and EV9 siblings. Pronounced arches house rad-looking four-spoke wheels, and the LED light signatures at the front and rear are made up of small geometric patterns – not unlike what you might find on the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6, interestingly.
