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2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid EX Review – Urban Crossover, Right Price

The Truth About Cars

You might remember that when yours truly flew to California last year to drive the 2023 Kia Sportage, I didn’t get to spend more than five minutes in the hybrid version. liter turbocharged four-cylinder (177 horsepower, 195 lb-ft of torque) with a permanent synchronous electric motor that makes 59.3 The juice is supplied by a 1.49

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We experience the 2022 Kia EV6 : ADAS | Sensors | Regen | 150 kW Fast Charging

Plug In India

The PluginIndia team got to experience the stunning KIA EV6 electric car, when we met Mr Shashank, owner of the car. He had owned a Nexon EV, MG ZS EV and now is a proud owner of the KIA EV6. Video: Real Life EV Story: 2022 Kia EV6 | First Drive | ADAS | Sensors | Regen ​Shashank Wagh is an interesting IT entrepreneur.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

The Hyundai Ioniq5 and Kia EV6 that I recently tested—a pair of wildly impressive, high-design EVs—take a different approach to solving range anxiety: an 800-volt battery architecture that delivers some of the fastest charging in the EV game, and unheard of at these price levels. That Hummer can range for 530 km (329 miles), not bad for a 4.5-tonne

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips A Two-Country Kia EV6 Experience Last year I set out to see what it would be like to take a couple of long road trips in a Kia EV6–one in the UK and the other in the U.S. I took delivery of an EV6 that Kia UK kindly loaned me. I duly plugged it into an exterior household outlet.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

When it’s time to stop, the Strike can absorb Level 3 juice at up to 120 kilowatts. Yet the bike still slurps juice nearly four times faster than the Harley’s 3.3-kilowatt The standard Strike has up to 132 kilowatts (180 horsepower) and an electric motor that peaks around 7,500 rpm.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq5 Review – Whatever It Is, It’s Good

The Truth About Cars

Dual electric motors (74kW and 165kW) combine for 320 horsepower and 446 lb-ft of torque in an all-wheel-drive setup. Juice is supplied via 77.4 Meanwhile, the similar Kia EV6 manages to take the same overall shape and use angles much better – the Kia is sexier. kWh lithium-ion battery.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro EV

Clean Fleet Report

When the all-electric Kia Niro was introduced in 2019 it followed the 2017 Niro hybrid and then the 2018 Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Clean Fleet Report has been impressed with all three versions, as well as Kia’s eco-friendly philosophy that this year saw the debut of the all-new, all-electric EV6. Juicing up.

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