Kia launched the EV4 in Australia, where it will go head-to-head with the Tesla Model 3 and Chinese EV brands,...

The EV4, Kia’s first electric sedan, will arrive in showrooms this month with the first customer deliveries set to begin by the end of January.

It will be based on the same 400-volt front-wheel-drive (FWD) version of Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, with the same battery pack options as the popular EV3.

The 2026 EV4 is available in Australia in three trims: Air, Earth, and GT-Line, with prices starting at AUD $49,990 (about $33,500 US Dollars), before on-road costs.

The base “Air” model is powered by a 58.3 kWh lithium-ion nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery, providing a WLTP driving range of 456 km (283 miles). Upgrading to the Earth and GT-Line grades gains a larger 81.4 kWh battery, rated with 612 km (380 miles) WLTP driving range.

With prices starting at AUD $49,990, the Kia EV4 is cheaper than the Tesla Model 3 in Australia. The Tesla Model 3 RWD starts at AUD $54,900, or AUD $4,910 more than the EV4.

To be fair, the Model 3 RWD beats Kia’s electric sedan on range, offering up to 520 km (323 miles). The Model 3 Long Range provides up to 750 km (466 miles) WLTP range.

While the EV4 undercuts the Model 3, BYD still has Kia beat on prices. BYD’s electric sedan, the Seal, starts at just AUD ($46,990), or AUD $3,000 less than the EV4, but it also has less driving range, rated at 570 km (354 miles).

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  • dxgsthrr@feddit.uk
    2·
    23 hours ago

    Same as in UK for pricing vs Model 3:

    Kia

    • £33,195: EV4 58.3kWh
    • £36,195: EV4 81.4kWh

    Tesla

    • £37,990: M3 Standard RWD 60kWh
    • £44,990: M3 Premium RWD 79kWh
    • £49,990: M3 Premium AWD 79kWh
        • fluxx@lemmy.world
          52·
          2 days ago

          Ah yes, everyone is the same and affects the entire world in exactly the same way. Nothing makes a difference, so why bother /s

            • rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works
              42·
              2 days ago

              I mean, he actually bought a car based on his values, you’re just bothering him about it on the internet. Who’s virtue signaling?

              • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
                12·
                2 days ago

                he actually bought a car based on his values

                …what do you think “virtue signaling” means?

                And the point is their values are flawed. That’s fine, nobody’s perfect. Just trying to prevent others from making the same mistake.

                • rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works
                  21·
                  2 days ago

                  It means yammering about your virtues without doing anything substantive. If you’re just critiquing him for having virtues and having reasons for doing what he does that’s pretty weak shit.

              • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
                11·
                2 days ago

                No I don’t think that. And it’s not what I said. I think you bought a car to avoid supporting Elon Musk (at least that’s what you said) but you ended up supporting worse institutions instead.

  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    It will be based on the same 400-volt front-wheel-drive (FWD) version of Hyundai’s E-GMP platform

    e-GMP is 800V…