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SMALL ELECTRIC SUVs

1 KIA EV3

Our pick Standard Range Air

List price £33,005 Target Price £32,522 Official range 270 miles Battery size 55kWh For Entry-level model is attractively priced and has a competitive range; plush ride; well equipped Against Not particularly agile; some rivals have more versatile rear seats; relatively pricey on PCP finance

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BACK IN 2019, the Kia e-Niro was our overall Car of the Year, in part because it proved that electric vehicles didn’t need to cost a fortune to offer a long range and decent performance. Now Kia has moved the game on again with another cracking electric SUV.

Although it’s a tad smaller than the current Niro EV, the EV3 is still a very practical car, with more space for rear passengers than in the rival Jeep Avenger Electric and Mini Aceman. It feels like a proper SUV from behind the wheel, too, seating you farther from the road than most rivals.

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