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Covering how different electric vehicles have been faring in the US market this year compared to last, we\u2019ve seen some huge drops in performance, but I was also happy and surprised to see Hyundai\u2019s EVs performing even better! How about sibling (or cousin?) Kia?<\/p>\n

Well, Kia\u2019s EV sales are a mixed bag.<\/p>\n

In March, they didn\u2019t see a massive dropoff, and they also didn\u2019t see notable growth. In fact, they\u2019re barely any different from March 2025. The EV6 had 883 sales in March 2026, down 38 from the 921 sales of March 2025. On the other hand, the EV9 had 1,247 sales in March 2026, up 83 from the 1,164 sales of March 2025.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, the numbers weren\u2019t quite as steady across the first quarter as a whole as they were in March. Across the first three months of the year, the EV6 scored 2,023 sales, far fewer than the 3,738 sales of Q1 2025. Meanwhile, the EV9 landed 2,740 sales, down significantly from the 3,756 of Q1 2025.<\/p>\n

So, overall, the first quarter really wasn\u2019t great for Kia EVs. However \u2026 the quarter ended much better than it started \u2014 relative to 2025 at least. So, perhaps one can hope to see a good second quarter for Kia EVs?<\/p>\n

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We also have some interesting \u2014 or even odd \u2014 news from Kia this past week from the New York Auto Show. Quite surprisingly, the company seems like it\u2019s going to sell the EV3 here. Lately, the trend among automakers has been to pull electric models off the market \u2014 heck, even Tesla is doing that with the Model S and Model X! And I think most of us didn\u2019t expect Kia ever to bring the EV3 to the US market, since it\u2019s \u201cnot big enough\u201d for our supersized tastes. But perhaps the company sees that so many automakers have taken that approach to this vehicle segment that they\u2019ve decided there\u2019s a hole there that it can fill. Could the EV3 really make a splash in the US and help the company return to EV sales growth again here? One can hope!<\/p>\n

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For more on Hyundai and Kia plans in the US market, see Larry Evans\u2019 latest reporting from the New York Auto Show<\/a>. We\u2019re also looking to discuss this in a coming CleanTechnica YouTube show.<\/p>\n

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