Kia charging: cables, reinforced sockets and wallboxes for every model
- 19 models
- 12 electric
- 7 plug-in hybrids
- Type 2 plug on 17 models
- Up to 11 kW AC
Over 550 electric and plug-in hybrid models · All brands A–Z
Kia models and how they charge
100 % electric
Plug-in hybrids
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Kia Optima Sportwagon Plug-in Hybrid
20 to 80 % in 1h39 at 3.7 kW
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Kia Sportage hybride rechargeable
20 to 80 % in 1h06 at 7.4 kW
Recommended equipment for a Kia
Based on the most common Kia configuration, Type 2 plug and single-phase charging. Every model page refines it by version.
At home, on a reinforced socket
The simplest way to charge every night: a Green'up socket fitted by an electrician, much safer than a household socket, with the 16 A cable of your Kia.
On a public charger or a wallbox
Your Kia accepts three-phase power: this 32 A Type 2 cable uses its 7 kW on 11 and 22 kW chargers.
On a public charger or a wallbox
Your Kia charges in single phase, up to 7 kW: this Type 2 cable is all it needs on any charger, in town or at home.
On a public charger or a wallbox
Your Kia has a Type 1 inlet: this Type 2 / Type 1 cable connects it to public chargers and to wallboxes with a Type 2 socket.
A wallbox at home
A 22 kW three-phase wallbox uses the 7 kW of your Kia and will keep up with your next car.
A wallbox at home
A 7.4 kW single-phase wallbox, the most your Kia accepts at home, with smart control to charge at off-peak rates.
Good to know about charging a Kia
Recent Kia electric and plug-in hybrid models have a Type 2 plug; only the first Soul EV (2014) uses Type 1. Current electric models charge at 11 kW three-phase, most plug-in hybrids at 3.3 kW.
- EV3, EV2, EV4, EV5, EV9, Niro EV and PV5: 11 kW; EV6: 10.5 kW. An EV3 58.3 kWh goes from 20 to 80% in 3h02 at 11 kW, and in 4h31 on a 7.4 kW wallbox.
- e-Niro (2018) and e-Soul: 7 to 7.2 kW single-phase depending on the version.
- Plug-in hybrids at 3.3 kW: XCeed, Ceed SW, Sorento, Optima and Niro 11.1 kWh; the 2017 Niro accepts 3.7 kW.
- Sportage plug-in hybrid: 7.2 kW, or 1h06 from 20 to 80% on a 7.4 kW wallbox.
At 3.3 kW, a Kia hybrid charges at its maximum power on a Green'up reinforced socket: a wallbox will not charge it any faster. For an EV3 or EV6, choose an 11 kW wallbox with a three-phase meter, or 7.4 kW on single-phase.
Frequently asked questions
The plug is shown on every Kia model page: Type 2, the European standard, on nearly every recent model, Type 1 on a few models from before 2018. The cable and the wallbox follow that plug, then the power the version accepts.
The Type 2 cable and the wallbox fit every Kia model with a Type 2 plug. What changes is the accepted power, from 3.7 to 22 kW depending on the version, and so the charging time: pick your model above for exact times and the recommended equipment.
With a Green'up reinforced socket fitted by an electrician and the matching 16 A cable: 3.7 kW, much safer than a household socket, and enough for most daily trips. Every model page gives the kilometres recovered overnight.
