Kia Carens Clavis EV
Kia Carens Clavis EV overview
The Kia Carens Clavis EV is an electric MPV from Kia, priced from ₹17.99 L – ₹24.49 L (ex-showroom, indicative). It pairs a 51.4 kWh battery with a claimed range of 490 km and 169 bhp of power. DC fast charging tops it up from 10–80% in about 39 minutes. It seats 6, drives the FWD wheels, and hits a top speed of 150 km/h. At ₹8 a unit the Kia Carens Clavis EV works out at roughly ₹1.21 per kilometre, against about ₹5.00 for an equivalent petrol car.
Full specifications
Pros & cons
👍 What's good
- Healthy 490 km claimed range
- Spacious 6-seat cabin
- Wide service & charging network in India
👎 Watch-outs
- Charging infrastructure still growing in some cities
- Higher upfront cost than petrol equivalents
Frequently asked questions
The Kia Carens Clavis EV is priced from ₹17.99 L – ₹24.49 L ex-showroom (indicative, 2026).
It offers a claimed range of 490 km from its 51.4 kWh battery. Real-world range is typically 70–85% of this.
Yes — DC fast charging takes it from 10% to 80% in about 39 minutes.
On a home tariff of ~₹8/unit it costs roughly ₹1–1.5 per km — far less than a petrol equivalent at ₹6–8 per km.
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Find my EV →EVBharat analysis: what these numbers mean
The Kia Carens Clavis EV is listed at 51.4 kWh with a claimed 490 km. Those two numbers drive everything below, which is arithmetic from Kia’s published specification rather than a road test — we do not test vehicles.
| Claimed range | 490 km (Kia figure) |
| Realistic range | about 353–392 km |
| Units for a full charge | about 56.5 (51.4 kWh plus charging loss) |
| Cost of a full charge | about ₹452 at ₹8 per unit |
| Running cost | about ₹1.21 per km |
At a realistic 353–392 km, the Kia Carens Clavis EV is a genuine long-distance vehicle. Most intercity runs from a metro become a drive rather than a plan, which is the point at which range stops being the thing you shop on.
The Kia Carens Clavis EV claims about 39 minutes on a DC fast charger, which is mid-market. Fine for the occasional long drive; noticeable if you do one every weekend, because that wait repeats on every trip.
Over 1,000 km in a month the Kia Carens Clavis EV costs roughly ₹1215 in electricity at ₹8 a unit, against about ₹5000 of petrol for an equivalent car. That is ₹3785 a month and ₹45425 a year. Take the price difference you are actually quoted for the Kia Carens Clavis EV against the petrol car you would otherwise buy, divide by ₹45425, and you have your own break-even in years — which is a far more useful number than any per-kilometre figure.
Filling the Kia Carens Clavis EV’s 51.4 kWh pack from empty draws about 56.5 units at the meter once charging losses are counted — roughly 17 hours on the 3.3 kW portable charger supplied with most cars, or about 8 hours on a 7.2 kW wallbox. On the Kia Carens Clavis EV that gap is the practical argument for a wallbox — and all of it assumes you can plug in where you park.
Realistic range applies the 72–80% band set out in how we estimate real-world range, and ₹8 a unit is an assumption rather than your tariff — the calculator takes your own.
Kia Carens Clavis EV specifications as published by Kia; range is claimed, not measured by us. Tell us if anything here is wrong.