Kia plans to have 14 electrical automobiles its lineup as quickly as 2027, together with a subcompact crossover that might be known as the EV3.

A thinly veiled EV3 idea was proven in South Korea this week, and prototypes for the manufacturing mannequin are already at a late stage of growth. Kia mentioned the EV3 will begin gross sales in 2024 with a price ticket near $30,000, although availability within the U.S. hasn’t been introduced.

The design of the EV3 adopts styling cues of current Kia EVs just like the EV9 mid-size SUV and EV5 compact crossover. The EV5 begins gross sales in China later this yr and is into account for the U.S. The EV9 reaches U.S. showrooms later this yr as a 2024 mannequin.

The EV3 rides on Hyundai Motor Group’s versatile E-GMP platform discovered within the EV6 and EV9, in addition to some Hyundai and Genesis choices. To curb prices, Kia is predicted to skip the 800-volt model of the platform and go together with a less-expensive 400-volt model. This may imply barely slower cost instances, although Kia has hinted {that a} 30-80% cost utilizing a DC quick charger might nonetheless be achieved in beneath half-hour.

Kia EV3 idea

Kia EV3 idea

Kia EV3 idea

Inside, there may be more likely to be a minimalist cabin with a single panel combining screens for a digital gauge cluster and infotainment hub, identical to within the EV3 idea. Kia mentioned the EV3 may even launch with a brand new AI-powered voice assistant that the automaker will slowly roll out to extra of its automobiles.

To achieve its purpose of 14 EVs by the top of 2027, Kia will launch at the least two per yr beginning this yr with the respective launches of the EV5 and EV9. The EV3 will launch subsequent yr, presumably alongside an EV4 hatch that was additionally previewed this week in idea type.

Kia is quiet on what future EVs it plans for the U.S., although the automaker has confirmed a pickup truck and hinted at a crossover presumably dubbed an EV7.