EV4 announced as first Kia eligible for the maximum Government Electric Car Grant

• EV4 the first Kia to receive the maximum £3,750 ECG
• EV4 ‘Air’ and ‘Motion’ grades qualify for the £3,750 ECG, up from £1,500
• Kia now offers four models eligible for the ECG: EV2, EV3, EV4 and PV5 Passenger
• The Government ECG is available for both retail and fleet customers

Kia UK is proud to announce the EV4 as its first model available with the maximum Band 1 Government Electric Car Grant (ECG), upping the discount from £1,500 to £3,750 for the ‘Air’ and ‘Motion’ grades.

EV4 now eligible for the maximum £3,750 ECG
Kia is proud to announce the EV4 as its first model that qualifies for the maximum Band 1 Electric Car Grant, reducing the vehicle’s on-the-road price by £3,750. This new grant applies to the same grades of EV4 that were previously named among Kia’s first vehicles to receive any ECG support, announced in December 2025. This includes the EV4 ‘Air’ Standard Range and Long Range, and the newly introduced EV4 ‘Motion’ grade.

Consequently, including the grant the EV4 range is now available from £30,995 on-the-road, for the entry-grade ‘Air’ with Standard Range (58.3kWh) battery.
The EV4 model’s new maximum grant status does not affect the ‘GT-Line’ or ‘GT-Line S’ grades. The EV4 continues to benefit from Kia’s generous Q2 customer offers ^[1], with Kia’s fully electric models currently available with 3.9% APR finance offers, and no minimum customer deposit ^[2]. Furthermore, the EV4 ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’ continue to receive a £3,000 finance deposit contribution (FDC) ^[3].

High-spec Kia EV4 ‘Motion’
Alongside the EV4 ‘Air’, the EV4 ‘Motion’ also qualifies for the Government Electric Car Grant, reducing the on-the-road cost by £3,750.

Sitting between ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’, the new EV4 ‘Motion’ grade delivers a high specification with key highlights including: an 8-speaker Harmon Kardon® premium sound system, unique cloth and artificial leather upholstery, outer rear heated seats, surround view monitor, blind-spot view monitor and electric driver’s seat and lumbar support. Like most grades of EV4, the ‘Motion’ is powered by a 201bhp front-mounted electric motor and 81.4kWh battery.

The EV4 ‘Motion’ receives the same 17-inch alloy wheels and exterior details as the ‘Air’ variant, including body-coloured door mirrors and side sills as well as black wheel arches and silver window surround.

The Kia EV4 ‘Motion’ is available to order now, priced from £36,745 on-the-road, including the £3,750 Electric Car Grant. The ‘Motion’ trim level will not be offered on the EV4 Fastback line-up and is available exclusively as a five-door hatchback, manufactured at the brand’s Žilina production plant in Slovakia.

Kia models with the Electric Car Grant
With this latest news, Kia is now able to offer four models with the Electric Car Grant – the Kia EV2, EV3, EV4 and PV5 Passenger – enabling more retail and fleet customers to go electric. Each of these models are available to order now at Kia dealerships across the UK, and PBV Centres for the PV5 Passenger. Kia will announce further ECG news in the coming months, with EV2 Long Range models expected to qualify for the Band 1 £3,750 ECG following inclusion of the EV2 ‘First Edition’ qualifying for the Band 2 grant in May.

SR = Standard Range; LR = Long Range

The Electric Car Grant
The UK Government’s Electric Car Grant is exclusively available to electric cars adhering to a strict minimum criteria covering emissions, range, sustainability and warranty support. The ECG criteria requires a manufacturer to have SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative) verification, which sets greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions targets in line with what is needed to keep global heating below damaging levels, and reach net-zero by 2050 at latest.

A sustainable journey
Kia will have introduced 15 EV models and 10 HEV models by 2030, while all Kia manufacturing sites will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2040. The company is pursuing multiple global initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality across the entire product lifecycle by 2045, including achieving RE100, conducting Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) for all vehicle models, and strengthening its electrification strategy.

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Notes to Editor
On 1 June 2026, the EV4 ‘Air’ and ‘Motion’ became eligible for the highest Band 1 ECG of £3,750 following additional environmental sustainability evidence provided to the UK Government and a reassessment of the European-produced battery used in the vehicle. The EV4 was first announced with the Band 2 ECG of £1,500 on 18 December 2025.
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All Kia Q2 2026 customer offers are available to private retail customers, excluding PCH, in the UK only. Kia Q2 2026 offers are available from Wednesday 1 April 2026 to Tuesday 30 June 2026, unless otherwise stated.

* All range figures are determined according to the standardised EU measurement procedure (WLTP). Individual driving style and other factors, such as speed, outside temperature, topography and the use of electricity-consuming devices/units, have an influence on the real-life range and can possibly reduce it.

Kia reserves the right to amend or withdraw offers at any time without prior notice. Finance T&Cs apply, and all offers are available subject to status, to 18s or over.

^[1] Available on Private Retail Offer only.
^[2] Customers of an EV2, EV3, EV4, EV4 Fastback, EV5, EV6, EV6 GT, EV9, or EV9 GT can choose a 30- or 36-month PCP at 3.9% APR with no minimum deposit, or a 24-, 30- or 36-month PML at 3.9% APR with no minimum deposit.
^[3] The £1,000 FDC offer available for the EV4 ‘Air’ with Standard Range battery since Wednesday 1 April 2026 is withdrawn effective Monday 1 June 2026.

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