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First drive in the 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70: A beauty of an EV… just not for long trips

Baua Electric

That transition began with assembly of the Electrified GV70 EVs at Hyundai’s facility in Alabama, rolling its 2023 models off the assembly lines this past February. It was easy to use Apple CarPlay, but a bit of a pain to keep scrolling through the center display to access Spotify and my Google Maps.

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Toyota was the most searched auto brand in 2023, but Tesla still dominates EV queries

Baua Electric

What should come as no surprise to most people is that American automaker Tesla dominated Google Trends search data for EVs last year. Still, gas and hybrid specialist Toyota remained the most searched auto brand, not by any specific state. Here’s how it was gathered. Hyundai 18.6 Mercedes-Benz 15.1 million 10.

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New 7th-generation Hyundai Sonata updates design, tweaks powertrain

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Hyundai introduced its seventh-generation 2015 Sonata mid-size sedan at the New York International Auto Show. Features include: Destination Search powered by Google. The new 2015 Hyundai Sonata will be built at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant in Montgomery, Ala. 2015 Sonata 2.0T Click to enlarge.

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