Kia sold over 8,000 EV2s in just 3 months
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- Kia sold 8,567 EV2 units in the first half of 2026, with over 8,000 moving between May and July alone — the SUV's first three full sales months after orders opened in April.
- EV2 pricing starts at €26,600 ($30,500) in Germany, while the UK EV2 Air long edition runs from £24,245 ($32,500) including the government's £3,750 Electric Clean Car Grant; leases are available from €199 ($229) per month.
- The EV2 ranked as Kia's second-best-selling electric vehicle in Europe in June, trailing only the EV3 SUV.
- Kia built the EV2 as its first electric vehicle designed and manufactured in Europe, measuring just over 4,000 mm long — smaller than Volkswagen's ID.3 hatch.
- The EV2 ships in Light, Air, Earth, and GT-Line trims with 42.2 kWh or 61 kWh battery packs delivering WLTP ranges of 317 km and 453 km respectively, charging from 10–80% in roughly 30 minutes on a 118 kW DC fast charger.
- Kia uses a cost-cutting 400V architecture on the EV2's E-GMP platform — the same base as Hyundai's IONIQ series — instead of the 800V setup found on its larger EVs.
- Kia claims the EV2 has one of the longest single-charge ranges of any EV under £25,000, comparing it against the BYD Dolphin Surf's 137-mile WLTP range from a £18,675 starting price; US buyers get the 2027 EV3 instead at $29,890.
Why it matters: Kia's first Europe-built EV clearing 8,000 sales in three months validates its sub-€27,000 pricing strategy against rivals like the BYD Dolphin Surf, and a #2 European EV ranking behind only the EV3 cements Kia's mass-market EV footprint on the continent. US buyers are locked out of the EV2 entirely and pointed toward the larger, $29,890 EV3 instead.
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