Kia EV2 Qualifies for Full £3,750 Electric Car Grant From £24,245

Kia has cut the effective price of its EV2 compact electric SUV after three of its four grades secured full government backing. The EV2 Air, GT-Line and GT-Line S, each fitted with the 61.0kWh Long Range battery, now receive the maximum £3,750 Electric Car Grant, bringing the entry EV2 Air down to £24,245 on the road.

The saving puts Kia’s newest electric SUV among a small group of models eligible for the top rate of the government scheme, a programme built to lower upfront prices for buyers switching to electric cars. Kia says it is one of only seven brands offering vehicles that clear the bar for the maximum £3,750 band.

Which EV2 Models Qualify

The EV2 First Edition, which runs a smaller 42.2kWh Standard Range battery, keeps its existing £1,500 grant and stays priced from £26,995 on the road. That means every version of the EV2 now carries some level of government discount, from £1,500 up to the full £3,750.

Kia has also withdrawn the EV2 Reservation Saving offer with immediate effect now that all grades qualify for a grant. For anyone who paid a deposit under the old scheme, the switch to grant funding works out cheaper on the Long Range grades and roughly level on the First Edition.

Buyers get up to 275 miles of range from the Long Range battery, a figure ahead of several rivals in the sub-£30,000 electric SUV segment on paper. Real-world range still depends on driving style, temperature and how much of that range gets used on motorways rather than town driving.

Full Pricing Across the Range

Here is what buyers now pay for each EV2 grade with the grant applied:

• EV2 Air (Long Range, 61.0kWh): £27,995 before grant, £24,245 after
• EV2 First Edition (Standard Range, 42.2kWh): £28,495 before grant, £26,995 after
• EV2 GT-Line (Long Range, 61.0kWh): £31,905 before grant, £28,995 after
• EV2 GT-Line S (Long Range, 61.0kWh): £35,505 before grant, £32,595 after

Three other Kia models carry a similar discount structure. The EV3 receives the £1,500 grant across its Air and GT-Line grades, the EV4 gets the full £3,750 on its Air and Motion grades, and the PV5 Passenger people carrier receives £1,500 on both its Essential and Plus trims.

Why Kia Meets the Grant Criteria

The Electric Car Grant sets requirements around emissions, battery sustainability and warranty support that a manufacturer must clear before its cars qualify. Kia points to its Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) verification as the reason it clears the bar for the maximum band, a standard that ties a manufacturer’s emissions reduction targets to the pace scientists say is needed to avoid the worst effects of global warming.

Not every electric car maker has secured this verification, which is why some rival EVs miss the top grant tier and qualify only for the lower £1,500 band, or nothing at all. For shoppers comparing electric SUVs on price, the badge on the windscreen now carries a direct financial outcome at the point of sale.

Buyers do not need to apply for the discount separately. The grant reduces the on-the-road price a dealer quotes at the point of order, so the £24,245 figure for the EV2 Air already accounts for the £3,750 cut rather than requiring a rebate claimed after purchase. That removes a paperwork step that put some buyers off similar schemes in the past.

How the EV2 Stacks Up Against Rivals

The compact electric SUV segment has grown crowded over the past year, with the Renault 5, Vauxhall Frontera Electric and MG4 all chasing the same buyers. At £24,245 after the grant, the EV2 Air lands close to the cheapest versions of those rivals while offering a longer stated range than most of them on the entry trim.

Kia’s electric range now spans the EV2, EV3, EV4 and PV5 Passenger, giving the brand four separate models that qualify for government support. Few manufacturers can make that claim, and it hands Kia a pricing edge at the exact moment buyers are comparing running costs against petrol and hybrid alternatives.

The Renault 5 starts from a lower headline price than the EV2 Air before any grant, but Renault’s smaller EV has not confirmed the same £3,750 backing across its full range, which narrows the gap once both cars carry a grant. The Vauxhall Frontera Electric and MG4 sit in similar territory, and buyers cross-shopping all four should check each manufacturer’s current grant band rather than assume every electric car in this price bracket qualifies for the same discount.

Ordering and Availability

All four grant-eligible Kia models are on order now through Kia dealerships across the UK, with the PV5 Passenger also sold through the brand’s dedicated PBV Centres. Kia has not set an end date for the current grant allocation. Government schemes of this kind typically run until funding runs out or a review changes the terms, so buyers working to a budget should treat the current pricing as time-limited rather than fixed.