Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2022

Kia has revealed the all-new next-generation Niro. The Niro comes equipped with Kia’s Green Zone Drive Mode that automatically activates the electric-only drive operation of the car to ensure zero-emissions mobility in certain environments and situations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2021

Kia EV6 ( earlier post )has achieved product carbon footprint certification and ‘ Carbon Measured ’ label from the global climate change and sustainability consultancy the Carbon Trust, becoming the first Korean vehicle manufacturer to achieve the certificate. —Sangdae Kim, Head of Strategic Business Planning Division at Kia.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 7, 2024

Kia on Tuesday confirmed that its compact EV3 electric SUV will go on sale later this year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Kia America announced pricing for the 2023 Kia EV6. With strong sales and continued customer demand, the Wind RWD becomes the base EV6 for the 2023 model year, replacing the Light RWD (2022 MSRP $41,400). Entering its second model year, the EV6 CUV starts at an MSRP $48,500 (excludes $1,295 destination fee).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

Kia Corporation will establish a new manufacturing facility dedicated to producing electric Purpose Built Vehicles (PBVs). The intelligent new production hub for PBVs will be located within Kia’s existing Hwaseong manufacturing site in Korea. —Ho Sung Song, President and CEO of Kia Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2021

Kia has presented the fifth-generation Kia Sportage SUV. The new Sportage debuts numerous technologies, including Kia’s E-Handling system that enhances the dynamic performance of the vehicle and improves agility and stability. Terrain Mode, E-Handling tech and a new ECS.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2023

Kia held a groundbreaking ceremony for its dedicated plant for the production of battery-electric purpose-built vehicles (PBV). Kia will invest around one trillion KRW (approximately US$758 million) to secure 99,000 acres of land, with the company planning to start mass-production in the second half of 2025. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2021

The all-new 2022 Kia EV6 crossover arrives as the brand’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV). The introduction of EV6 signals the US launch of Kia’s ‘Plan S’ strategy that will deliver 11 all-new electrified models across the world by 2026. Starting with the EV6, Kia’s EV lineup will carry a unique naming convention.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Kia unveiled the 2023 Sportage PHEV, the latest electrified model to join its lineup. As the longest running nameplate from the Kia brand, the Sportage underwent its most significant change to date as the fifth generation was unveiled in November 2021. kWh battery and targeted all-electric range (AER) of 32 miles.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2023

In a presentation to investors this week, Kia announced plans to boost its EV sales targets and launch a purpose-built robotaxi. The automaker said it's now targeting sales of 1.6 Kia also plans to have 15 EV models in its global lineup. million EVs annually by 2030—up from the previous 1.2

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2023

The 2024 Kia EV9 electric SUV will be built at the automaker's West Point, Georgia, factory starting in the 2024 calendar year, Kia announced Wednesday at the 2023 New York Auto Show. The ramp-up will happen after the EV9 goes on sale in the U.S. Full U.S.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

of total California auto sales in 2021. The CEC updates its Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) sales figures quarterly by analyzing DMV data. Specifically, cumulative sales through the end of 2021 were: 663,014 BEV (62.9%). For sales in 2021 only, the shares were: 183,933 BEV (73.5%). From CEC New ZEV Sales dashboard.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Tesla is climbing up the premium-brand sales ladder with only EVs. Several Kia and Hyundai hybrids are being recalled. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And could wireless charging make EVs more enticing?

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

Kia confirms the EV3 for production. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia has confirmed that its compact EV3 electric SUV is production-bound and will arrive next year. According to the consultancy Wood Mackenzie, as quoted in a Reuters report this week, growing EV sales in both the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2022

Hyundai Motor America (HMA) and Kia Motor America (KMA) are recalling certain 2022 Ioniq 5 and 2022 EV6 vehicles , respectively, because a software error in the Shifter Control Unit (SCU) may disengage the parking mechanism, which can allow the vehicle to roll away. Dealers will update the Shifter Control Unit software, free of charge.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Kia is following in Ford’s footsteps after suddenly announcing plans to introduce more hybrids as it expects slower EV demand. To boost sales and fend off low-cost Chinese rivals, Kia will introduce a new lineup of affordable EVs in addition to hybrids starting this year.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Kia is following in Ford’s footsteps after suddenly announcing plans to introduce more hybrids as it expects slower EV demand. To boost sales and fend off low-cost Chinese rivals, Kia will introduce a new lineup of affordable EVs in addition to hybrids starting this year.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

Kia keeps to its EV goals. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia on Friday detailed plans for its shift toward EVs and electrified powertrains through the decade, and it hasn’t budged in its target of 1.6 million Kia EV sales annually by 2030. million Kia EV sales annually by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2017

Kia Motors posted its best six-month sales period in Europe, with half-year sales surpassing 250,000 for the first time in the company’s history. of European sales so far this year, up from just one per cent in the first six months of 2016, according to Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer of Kia Motors Europe.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The 2023 Kia Niro lineup is the second generation of the Korean brand’s most energy- and fuel-efficient model. On sale now, the 2023 Niro Hybrid is the least expensive, starting at $27,785 and topping out around $35,000 (all.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Kia used the Geneva International Motor Show as the platform to introduce the battery-electric e-Soul to Europe, as well as to reveal new upgrades to the Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid. Every Kia vehicle on show in Geneva employs the brand’s mild-hybrid, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or electric vehicle technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Kia has updated its Plan S strategy, underpinned by three core pillars: advancing electric vehicle (EV) transition; strengthening its purpose-built vehicle (PBV) business; and expanding future mobility services. By 2030, EVs, HEVs and PHEVs will make up 40% of all sales for Kia, with an annual sales target of 1.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation today made a strategic investment of €100 million (US $110 million) in a new partnership with Arrival , a UK-based electric vehicle startup ( earlier post ). Of the total investment, Hyundai will contribute €80 million; Kia €20 million.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

At the LA Auto Show, Kia has provided some long-awaited U.S. The Niro, which Kia describes as a “multi-function crossover format,” is built on a dedicated green-vehicle platform shared with the. market details for the Niro EV.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 27, 2020

Kia previews its upcoming Sorento Plug-In Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid SUV has been detailed for the European market, and it arrives there in early 2021. Mahindra aims to develop commercial EVs with REE. And don’t call the Volkswagen ID.4 With this.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Kia on Wednesday unveiled a hybrid version of its redesigned 2023 Sportage compact crossover. It goes on sale in the United States early next year. Revealed at the 2021 Los Angeles auto show, the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid wears the same unorthodox styling as the gasoline model unveiled in October. The powertrain consists of a 1.6-liter

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Green Car Reports

MAY 2, 2022

and in a drive of the Kia Sportage Hybrid find its value irresistible. The federal government tipped us on how the Chevy Bolt EV recall is going, and we look at why Tesla and Kia might have stopped offering charge cables with their EVs. And Tesla sales continue to surge in California.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

In Frankfurt, Kia unveiled the new Sorento, the fourth generation of its mid-size SUV, including for the first time a hybrid option. Sorento is at the heart of Kia’s reinvigorated global SUV line-up, which also includes the Seltos, Stonic, Telluride and Sportage. —Emilio Herrera, Chief Operating Officer for Kia Motors Europe.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia, is using affordability to gain market share in the US. With low-cost electric cars, Hyundai Motor , along with Kia, surged past American automakers Ford and GM in the US EV market in the first three months of 2024. Hyundai’s second dedicated EV, the IONIQ 6, saw sales surge 1,542% in Q1 to 3,646.

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Baua Electric

MAY 25, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 24, 2024. Kia EV3 Kia has revealed the production-bound EV3 electric SUV , and it closely follows both the EV3 concept and the much larger EV9 that’s already on sale. Although not yet confirmed for the U.S.,

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Kia claims the Sorento Hybrid fits into “a segment of one,” While that’s a stretch, this model makes a compelling value and efficiency sales pitch for itself versus any alternatives. Driving it only serves to bolster that sales pitch.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

In its sixth sales-weighted analysis of emissions from 8 major automakers’ 2013 model year vehicles, the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) latest Automaker Rankings report found that Hyundai-Kia unseated Honda as the “Greenest Automaker.” Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2021

The 2022 Sorento Turbo Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) SUV is the latest addition to Kia’s ambitious ‘Plan S’ electrification strategy and the fourth-generation Sorento model range, which was introduced last year in both gasoline-powered and turbo hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) forms. Pricing will be announced closer to its on-sale date.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

Overview THE Kia Sorento is a vehicle a lot of family buyers overlook. Study the sales charts and it is evident there are others in the segment that perform more strongly. Kia has gone to a lot of effort to enhance its large segment seven-seater, as the following paragraphs will surely show.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2018

In Germany, Kia Motors revealed the upgraded Kia Sportage, introducing a range of enhancements to the brand’s European and global best-seller. Kia is the first manufacturer to offer hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric and 48-volt mild-hybrid technology across its full model line-up. Kia Sportage 2018, European spec.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The 2019 Kia Niro EV made its North American debut at the LA Auto Show. Kia Motors Corporation sources EV, HEV, and PHEV batteries from multiple global suppliers. Globally, battery manufacturers, including Kia suppliers LG Chem and SK innovation, source battery elements, including cobalt, from a variety of regions.

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APRIL 15, 2021

And would you choose the Hyundai Ioniq 5 or the Kia EV6? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. According to sales data, the Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid is still flying off dealer lots. The Mercedes-Benz EQS is fully revealed. GM and LG Chem are reportedly readying a second battery plant.

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