{"id":397924,"date":"2026-04-14T12:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/397924\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:46:10","slug":"kia-ev2-to-cost-from-e28660-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/397924\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia EV2 to cost from \u20ac28,660 in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kia EV2 is the smallest electric car yet from the Korean brand and it has just hit the Irish market priced from \u20ac28,660 &#8211; or \u20ac182 per month on a zero-per-cent car finance launch offer. Customers can choose from two different battery capacities and four well-specified trim levels.<\/p>\n<p>First question: what&#8217;s the range?<\/p>\n<p>It depends on which battery you opt for. The standard-range battery is a 42.2kWh lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) item enabling an official WLTP range of 317 kilometres. Upgrade to the long-range battery and the range increases to 453km on a charge thanks to a capacity of 61kWh.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kia_ev2_blue_2026_ireland_25.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Both recharge from 10-80 per cent on suitably powerful DC chargers in about 30 minutes in ideal conditions, with 11kW AC charging also possible.<\/p>\n<p>Performance is linked to the battery selected. The smaller, lighter battery is combined with a 147hp electric motor for a 0-100km\/h time of 8.7 seconds. The long-range model&#8217;s peak power is reduced to 135hp, and the 0-100km\/h time is quoted as 9.5 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kia_ev2_blue_2026_ireland_33.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Maximum torque is 250Nm in both cases and the electric motor drives the front wheels.<\/p>\n<p>What do you get for your money?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kia_ev2_blue_2026_ireland_41.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The entry point to the lineup is the Kia EV2 Air with the standard-range battery, starting at \u20ac28,660 including all State incentives. It features 16-inch alloy wheels, dual-zone climate control, heated steering wheel and front seats, cruise control, 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen, 12.3-inch digital instrumentation and smartphone mirroring through wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. It costs \u20ac3,280 more to upgrade that model to the long-range battery.<\/p>\n<p>Next up is the EV2 Earth, from \u20ac30,530 with the standard-range battery or \u20ac33,810 with the long-range item. It adds 18-inch alloy wheels, ambient lighting, part-synthetic-leather seats, a wireless phone charging pad, Vehicle-To-Load (V2L) technology and more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kia_ev2_blue_2026_ireland_26.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For just \u20ac1,000 more, EV2 buyers can get into the sportier looking GT-Line model at \u20ac34,810. It&#8217;s only offered with the larger battery and gets unique styling inside and out. Topping the range is the GT-Line Plus variant, at \u20ac37,090.<\/p>\n<p>At launch, along with the zero-per-cent finance offer (PCP or HP), buyers can avail of a free home charger and a \u20ac500 SuperValu voucher.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kia_ev2_blue_2026_ireland_15.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Have you reviewed the Kia EV2?<\/p>\n<p>We have indeed. <a title=\"Kia EV2 review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.completecar.ie\/car-reviews\/article\/Kia\/EV2\/EV2_(2026)\/2517\/14785\/2026-Kia-EV2-(2026)-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read the detailed review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kia EV2 is the smallest electric car yet from the Korean brand and it has just hit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2214,38408,72571,110342,597,175884,38436,175885,2537,61,1540,60,6624,30478,43,6614,12615,2494,5804,34545,563,38435,38431,38434,644],"class_list":{"0":"post-397924","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-battery","9":"tag-charge","10":"tag-crossover","11":"tag-electric","12":"tag-ev","13":"tag-ev2","14":"tag-first-drive","15":"tag-fwd","16":"tag-gallery","17":"tag-ie","18":"tag-images","19":"tag-ireland","20":"tag-irish","21":"tag-kia","22":"tag-news","23":"tag-pics","24":"tag-power","25":"tag-price","26":"tag-pricing","27":"tag-range","28":"tag-review","29":"tag-road-test","30":"tag-suv","31":"tag-test-drive","32":"tag-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}