Kia EV4 Becomes First Kia to Qualify for Full £3,750 Electric Car Grant

The Kia EV4 has become the first Kia eligible for the maximum £3,750 Government Electric Car Grant, cutting the on-the-road price of the entry model to £30,995. From 1 June 2026, the EV4 ‘Air’ and the newly introduced ‘Motion’ grade qualify for the top Band 1 grant, up from the £1,500 these versions received before.

For buyers comparing electric hatchbacks, that £2,250 jump in support changes where the EV4 sits on price. The ‘Air’ Standard Range now starts at £30,995 after the grant, bringing a 58.3kWh family hatchback in below the psychological £31,000 mark and close to smaller rivals such as the MG4 and Vauxhall Astra Electric.

What the maximum grant does to EV4 pricing

The £3,750 reduction applies to the EV4 ‘Air’ Standard Range, the ‘Air’ Long Range and the new ‘Motion’ grade. Before the grant, the ‘Air’ Standard Range carried an on-the-road price of £34,745. With the full Band 1 support applied at the point of sale, that falls to £30,995. The ‘Air’ Long Range, which pairs the same trim with the larger 81.4kWh battery, drops from £36,995 to £33,245.

Kia has not changed the grant position of the ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’ grades, which sit above the ‘Motion’ in the range. Those versions continue to qualify for Kia’s current Q2 finance terms instead, with the fully electric line-up available on 3.9% APR with no minimum deposit, and a £3,000 finance deposit contribution on the two GT-Line grades. Buyers therefore face a choice between a grant-reduced cash price on the lower grades and finance support higher up the range.

Inside the new EV4 ‘Motion’ grade

The ‘Motion’ is a fresh addition that slots between ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’, and it is the higher-specification version to gain the full grant. Standard equipment includes an eight-speaker Harman Kardon sound system, cloth and artificial leather upholstery, heated outer rear seats, a surround view monitor, a blind-spot view monitor, and an electric driver’s seat with lumbar support. It rides on 17-inch alloy wheels and shares exterior details with the ‘Air’, including body-coloured door mirrors and side sills.

Power comes from a 201bhp front-mounted electric motor and the 81.4kWh Long Range battery, the same combination used across most of the EV4 line-up. The ‘Motion’ is sold only as a five-door hatchback, so it is not part of the EV4 Fastback line-up, and it is built at Kia’s Žilina plant in Slovakia. It is available to order now from £36,745 on the road including the £3,750 grant.

How the four eligible Kia models line up

The EV4 news means Kia now lists four models with some level of Electric Car Grant support: the EV2, EV3, EV4 and the PV5 Passenger people carrier. Only the EV4 ‘Air’ and ‘Motion’ carry the maximum £3,750, and the rest sit on the £1,500 Band 2 figure for now.

• EV2 ‘First Edition’ (42.2kWh): £28,495 before, £26,995 after a £1,500 grant
• EV3 ‘Air’ Standard Range (58.3kWh): £33,055 before, £31,555 after a £1,500 grant
• EV3 ‘Air’ Long Range (81.4kWh): £36,055 before, £34,555 after a £1,500 grant
• EV4 ‘Air’ Standard Range (58.3kWh): £34,745 before, £30,995 after the £3,750 grant
• EV4 ‘Air’ Long Range (81.4kWh): £36,995 before, £33,245 after the £3,750 grant
• EV4 ‘Motion’ Long Range (81.4kWh): £40,495 before, £36,745 after the £3,750 grant
• PV5 Passenger ‘Essential’ Long Range (71.2kWh): £35,995 before, £34,495 after a £1,500 grant

Kia has signalled there is more to come. The brand expects EV2 Long Range models to move up to the Band 1 £3,750 grant in the coming months, after the EV2 ‘First Edition’ secured the Band 2 figure in May. Buyers waiting on a longer-range EV2 may want to factor that timing into a purchase decision.

How the Electric Car Grant works

The Electric Car Grant is a UK Government scheme that reduces the price of qualifying new electric cars at the point of sale, so the discount appears in the on-the-road figure rather than as a separate claim. To qualify, a car has to meet a strict set of criteria covering emissions, range, sustainability and warranty support, and the manufacturer must hold Science Based Targets initiative verification for its emissions reduction plans. The grant is open to both retail and fleet customers.

The EV4 reached the top band on 1 June 2026 after Kia supplied additional environmental evidence to the Government and the European-produced battery used in the car was reassessed. The model had first been announced with the lower Band 2 grant of £1,500 in December 2025. With the full grant now applied, the EV4 ‘Air’ at £30,995 stands as one of the more keenly priced electric family hatchbacks on UK sale, and the choice between grant-backed cash grades and finance-backed GT-Line versions gives buyers a clear decision to weigh up. You can read more on the wider shift to electric motoring in our look at how nearly half of UK councils will offer EV charging outside your home by the end of 2026.