Kia EV3 Appears For The First Time In Asia Pacific, Will You Be Present In Indonesia?

Kia EV3. (Doc. Kia Global)

JAKARTA - Since its first global debut in May this year, Kia EV3 is certain to greet a number of certain countries in the Asia Pacific region in 2025.

Quoting from the Paultan page, Friday, November 15, this certainty was announced by the President and CEO of Kia Asia Pacific HQ Ki Seok Ahn, at the Kia EV Day event in Taiwan. In his presentation he said evidence of Kia's immovable dedication to sustainable mobility.

Interestingly, not only introducing Kia EV3, but also other electric vehicle lines such as EV9 and EV5 and Concept EV4 and Concept PV5

"Our inaugural EV Day in the Asia Pacific region is a testament to Kia's immovable dedication to sustainable mobility and our relentless commitment to pushing for the EV revolution going forward," he said.

Continued to Kia EV3, the presence of the model will fill the compact SUV market, where Kia EV3 has a dimensions of 4,300 mm, a width of 1,850 mm, a height of 1,560 mm, and a wheelbase of 2,680 mm and will compete with BYD Atto 3.

Built on the E-GMP (Electric-Global Modular Platform), Kia EV3 uses a 400V electric architecture that allows fast charging. Based on the specifications provided, EV3 will be offered in two variants, the first is Short Range which is equipped with a 58.3 kWh cobalt nickel manganese (NMC) battery for a distance of up to 436 km following the WLTP standard. This variant will be charged from 10-80 percent in 29 minutes.

The second option is also equipped with an NMC battery but with a higher energy capacity of 81.4 kWh which increases the distance of up to 605 km, which is further away from the competitors mentioned above, and the 10-80 percent charging time is only slightly longer, namely 31 minutes.

Kia EV3 is only available with front wheels driving, and electric motors mounted on both identical variants and have 204 PS power (201 hp or 150 kW) and 283 Nm torque. The travel time of 0-100 km/hour is 7.5 seconds for Short Range, while Long Range takes 7.7 seconds.

The model is also equipped with eDTVC (Electric Dynamic Torque Vectoring Control) to ensure optimal traction while traveling, while regenerative I-Pedal 3.0 braking was first introduced to EVs and is basically a one- pedal driver with various levels of customization available to drivers.

There are also complete safety systems, such as the ADAS, Forward Collision Avoidance Assist 2, Lane Keeping Assist, Highway Driving Assist 2, Reverse Parking Collision Avoidance Assist, and Remote Intelligent Parking Assist.