Kia’s first affordable EV is here with an AI assistant and an impressive 372-mile range

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Despite teasing a raft of new electric models last year, Kia has finally revealed the production ready version of its upcoming EV3. It pinches plenty of tech and luxuries from the massive and multi award-winning EV9, but shrinks it into a more compact package that is rumored to cost around $35,000 / £30,000 / AU$55,000 when it goes on sale later this year. Running on the same basic underpinnings as the current EV6 and EV9, Kia’s flexible E-GMP platform means designers have been able to shrink the proportions considerably compared to those vehicles, with the EV3 measuring 4300mm long, which...