Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Kia’s new modular electric vehicle concept – that goes from micro-car to minivan to small truck to full-sized van – introduced at CES has its first customer: Uber. According to a press release, Uber is adding the PV5 as an option for drivers, all part of its goal to run an entirely electric fleet worldwide by 2040.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Although the tires weigh slightly more than standard air-filled tires, vehicles don’t need to be equipped with spares, jacks, repair kits, or tire-pressure sensors. In 2023, Michelin announced Uptis real-world trials with both DHL Express in Singapore, and with La Poste, the French postal service.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

And with the extensive update, on Monday at CES in Las Vegas, it also provided a glimpse of the first several PBV products that are essentially different twists on electric vans. Kia PBV Concepts EVs that look beyond the skateboard platform? Software is a big piece of the PBV rollout, too.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Korean carmaker has revealed its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) future strategy at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Kia’s PBV business will initially be based around the introduction of an all-new, modular vehicle, previewed by the Kia Concept PV5.

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