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<\/a><\/p>\nKia offers two options for battery capacity: the EV3 Light model uses a 58.3-kilowatt-hour pack, driving only the front wheels, and projected at a range of 220 miles. This is the model whose base price will no doubt be prominently featured in marketing. On higher trims (Wind, Land, GT-Line, and GT), battery capacity is 81.4 kWh. All-wheel drive is optional on Wind and Land, standard on GT-Line and GT. Motor output is 261 hp (192 kW) on all-wheel drive models, which rises to 288 hp (212 kW) on the higher-performance EV3 GT model.<\/p>\n Charging is via a NACS port on the right-front fender. Kia claims DC fast charging from 10 to 80 percent in 29 minutes for the small battery, 31 minutes for the large one. As always, that\u2019s under ideal conditions of battery temperature and ambient temperature, at a charging station capable of delivering the sustained current required. Plug and Charge is standard, allowing \u201cplug it in and walk away\u201d charging once set up. Kia didn\u2019t provide a rating for onboard AC charging.<\/p>\n Reflecting the broad appeal of using an EV as a portable source of electricity, the EV3 will offer vehicle-to-load (V2L) power outputs. Using a bidirectional Wallbox home charging station, it will also offer vehicle-to-home (V2H) capability to power a home during outages.<\/p>\n Inside the small SUV, the brand\u2019s characteristic pair of 12.3-inch displays sit horizontally across the dash. The EV3 will offer some features and options rarely found on subcompact cars in the US, including a head-up display and Surround-View monitor. A power liftgate is available, giving access to 26.1 cubic feet of cargo volume behind the second row, or 56.5 cubic feet with the rear seat folded down.<\/p>\n To keep costs down, the EV3 is built on a lower-cost version of the Hyundai-Kia E-GMP battery-electric platform. One salient difference: a 400-volt battery architecture rather than the 800 volts of the EV6 hatchback utility and EV9 three-row SUV, its larger siblings. That lower-cost platform is also used for the Kia EV4<\/a>, a sleek compact sedan whose US debut was indefinitely delayed in October after it was scheduled to go on sale in the first quarter of this year. With utility vehicles taking a growing share of the market, and sedans losing share, that may have been a smart decision\u2014especially since the North American EV3 is expected to be assembled in Mexico, at the same Kia plant that builds the K4.<\/p>\n Big SUV, small maker<\/p>\n At the other end of the size scale, the 2027 Subaru Getaway 3-row SUV is the largest EV offering from the small Japanese maker that now sells two-thirds of its global output in North America. Like the EV3, it will have a rated range of more than 300 miles, but this seven-passenger crossover utility vehicle is aimed at the high end of Subaru\u2019s range. The Getaway is the EV counterpart to the brand\u2019s aging Ascent gasoline 3-row SUV; it becomes Subaru\u2019s tenth separate US model line.<\/p>\n If the shape looks familiar, that\u2019s because it\u2019s a light redo of the Toyota Highlander battery-electric SUV announced early this year. It\u2019s now the fourth Subaru EV to be a clone of a Toyota, following the Solterra hatchback (Toyota bZ nee bZ4X), Uncharted small hatchback<\/a> (Toyota C-HR EV), and Trailseeker wagon or utility vehicle<\/a> (Toyota bZ Woodland)\u2014the latter being the only one whose shape genuinely reads as a Subaru.<\/p>\n Powered by a 95.8-kWh battery pack, every Getaway comes standard with all-wheel drive\u2014a Subaru hallmark since the 1990s\u2014provided by a pair of electric motors rated at 420 hp (309 kW) combined. The 0-to-60-mph acceleration time for this seven-passenger SUV is quoted at \u201cless than 5 seconds,\u201d and its towing capacity is up to 3,500 pounds.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n