Kia EV4 earns five-star Green NCAP sustainability rating with 90% score
Kia's EV4 has taken a five-star Green NCAP Sustainability Rating with a 90% overall score, the best result of the latest assessment round.
- 90%
- 13.9 kWh/100 km
- up to 130 kW
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What Happened
The Kia EV4 has been awarded a five-star Green NCAP Sustainability Rating, scoring 90 percent overall. That was the highest overall score among the vehicles in the latest round of assessments, which covered seven models spanning electric, hybrid, gasoline and diesel powertrains. The tested EV4 is built in Slovakia, and Green NCAP used European production parameters in its lifecycle calculation. The organisation noted that a relatively clean regional energy mix contributed positively to the EV4's lifecycle assessment result.
90%
Highest overall score of all vehicles in the latest assessment round
- Clean Air, Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gases, using laboratory and on-road testing
- Whole-life environmental impact for the Sustainability Rating
- Practical factors such as driving range, charging and cold-weather performance
Green NCAP highlighted the EV4's efficient powertrain and low electricity consumption across multiple test conditions, including 13.9 kWh/100 km in summer on-road testing. The car offers manual and automatic battery preconditioning to optimise charging. Green NCAP reported DC fast charging starting at up to 130 kW, tapering toward the end of the charging process to protect battery health. The assessment also noted the EV4's bidirectional charging capability, which adds to the vehicle's everyday versatility.
“The Kia EV4 successfully introduces long-range EV capability from the premium into the mainstream family-car market. Green NCAP found the vehicle offers consumers high efficiency and excellent range under a variety of driving conditions. We applaud Kia for producing this model in Europe which further reduces its environmental impact. A 5-star sustainability rating for a vehicle of this size and class is a real achievement.”
Kia says the five-star result provides independent recognition of the EV4's environmental performance and its ability to support everyday electric driving. The company says it reflects Kia's focus on developing electric vehicles that combine energy efficiency with practical usability. Kia adds that the EV4, like all Kia EV models, was developed to make electric mobility both more practical and more sustainable for everyday use.
“The five-star Green NCAP rating provides valuable independent recognition of the engineering that has gone into the EV4's energy efficiency, real-world driving performance and lifecycle environmental impact.”
Previously from Kia
Kia has been expanding its electrified line-up in Europe. Two days before the EV4 rating, it gave the all-new Seltos Hybrid its European premiere at the 2026 Paris Motor Show, on a stand that also featured the K4 Hybrid, a five-model electric GT family and the PV5 vans.
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of Kia's official releases.
Why this matters
The rating gives buyers independent confirmation of the EV4's efficiency, range and charging rather than Kia's own claims. Green NCAP also counted where the car is built, so the EV4's Slovakian production and Europe's relatively clean energy mix fed into its lifecycle score. Kia frames the result as backing its push to make everyday electric driving practical.
Terms in This Story
- Green NCAP
- An independent vehicle assessment programme that rates cars on environmental criteria such as emissions, energy efficiency and greenhouse gases.
- Battery preconditioning
- Heating or cooling a battery before charging or driving so it can accept power faster and more efficiently.
- DC fast charging
- Charging an electric vehicle with direct current at high power, typically at public stations, to add range quickly.
- Bidirectional charging
- A capability that lets an electric vehicle both draw power from a charger and send electricity back out for other uses.
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