Exciting newcomer aims to establish itself as the 'VW Golf of EVs' The Kia EV3 is what progress looks like. In 2022, we were introduced to the Kia Niro EV, a very competent electric crossover with strong range, efficiency and space. It went straight into our list of easy recommendations.Now, just a few years later, Kia has made that car effectively redundant, since the EV3 is bigger, roomier, has 30% more range, charges faster and costs not more but less.The EV3 doesn’t exactly replace the Niro EV, which will remain on sale, but it stands to reason that the Niro will effectively become Kia’s hybrid offering.For £35,995 you can buy the long-range version of the EV3, capable of a claimed 375 miles – both more range and less money than any direct rival. That argument alone will be enough to sell a lot of EV3s, but it will need broader appeal to do well in an Autocar road test.