Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Tesla introduces a new Dog Mode to keep dogs cool in parked cars. Final EPA range estimates are released for the 2020 Kia Soul EV. It's official on Rivian and Amazon. We run down the best deals on hybrid, plug-in, and electric cars for February. All this and.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 24, 2018

The 2020 Kia Soul EV steps out in front of the camera in a new round of spy photos. Jaguar plans to put the electric E-Type Zero into production. A study shows little support for reduced fuel economy standards in the United States. And what exactly are WLTP standards? All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Lots of Tesla news today. Meanwhile, the 2015 Kia Soul EV gets EPA ratings of 93 miles of range and 105 MPGe. Rear-wheel drive Model S electric cars get a power boost--on paper at least--and we analyze how dealer efforts to ban Tesla''s direct-sales model could backfire. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 12, 2023

After revealing a slate of new electric models at the brand’s EV Day in Korea, Kia is already planning its next-gen lineup. Kia will launch an EV2 electric car starting at around $30,000 that could serve as a worthy follow-up to the Soul EV.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Today we have the first plug-in electric car sales figures for October, the EPA range and efficiency figures for the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf, and the fourth of our five 2015 Best Car To Buy nominees, the 2015 Kia Soul EV. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Readers have asked about our impressions of the new 2015 Kia Soul EV, and now we''ve answered with a full drive report and lots of photos. We also used the Prius past to predict the Volt future, and have an update from a sneaky little ad agency that got caught lying about electric cars. We updated our.'

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Chevrolet Volt drivers pass 500 million miles on electricity, the 2015 Kia Soul EV enters production, and the Acura ILX hybrid is discontinued. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Acura ILX hybrid goes to the grave for 2015, joining a growing list of defunct hybrid models.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, the Chevrolet Volt and Tesla Model S vie for first place in Canadian plug-in car sales, the 2015 Kia Soul EV is coming to the United States, and the first CCS electric-car fast-charging station opens in San Diego. The 2015 Kia Soul EV--the first Korean electric car to be sold in.'

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We test out Volvo''s more fuel-efficient Drive-E engines, China extends its electric-car subsidies, and how the 2015 Kia Soul EV came to the United States. All this and more on Green Car Reports. China will extend its electric-vehicle subsides beyond the 2015 expiration date.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2015

Today we look at Tesla''s attempts to court Japanese battery suppliers for a possible "Gigafactory" project, the states with the most diesel vehicles, and one dealer that isn''t too keen on the Kia Soul EV electric car. Today in Car News' All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Kia Soul EV electric car and 2015 BMW X3 crossover are unveiled at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, and an attempt to drive a Tesla Model S from Texas to Panama. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2015 Tesla Model X electric crossover will have all-wheel drive only, the company confirms.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2015

Today we follow a cross-country Tesla Model S road trip, track the market for used Fisker Karma sedans, and see why plans to sell the Kia Soul EV electric car outside California are being moved up. The Kia Soul EV has been such.' All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 17, 2023

Kia has unveiled new details of its ‘10 must-have sustainability items’, which define a baseline for the use of sustainable materials in its future model lines. Kia has a long history of integrating sustainable materials into its products, starting with the use of bioplastic and sugar cane bio-fibre in the 2014 Soul EV.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 31, 0001

Kia have announced the Soul EV will be offered in one highly specified grade called ‘First Edition’

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Green Car Reports

JULY 9, 2015

Today, Tesla appears to start charging for charging in China, researchers advocate self-driving cars as a way to cut emissions, and the 2016 Kia Soul EV goes on sale in Oregon and Washington. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 1, 2013

During its market launch for the new 2014 Soul model in the USA, Korean carmaker Kia revealed its plans for an all-electric version of the vehicle. The Kia Soul EV is expected to be introduced in select markets in the USA during 2014 and will be a natural extension to its urban friendly line-up. [.].

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Kia Europe has announced a new partnership with encore Deutsche Bahn to reuse former EV batteries to create scalable energy storage systems. The prototype has already been implemented in Germany using Kia Soul EV batteries and marks the start of the automaker’s Europe-wide initiative.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2014

Kia’s new Soul EV has achieved an important environmental benchmark for its lifecycle assessment; meaning that the car’s impact on the environment is minimised throughout its lifespan. Independent inspectors at TÜV Nord has certified the new Soul EV according to the ISO 14040 Life Cycle Assess[.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Kia has been recognised for its use of bio-based materials in its first electric car; the soon-to-launch Soul EV. It will not just be the absence of tailpipe emissions that will make the Soul EV [.]. The Korean brand plans to launch a battery-powered version of its popular compact MPV later this year.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The Winter Olympics may be in full swing in Sochi, but Kia has turned to northern Sweden to put its innovative new drivetrain through its paces. Its electric car, the Soul EV (pictured), is undergoing comprehensive winter testing with a focus on validation testing within the Arctic Circle that is m[.].

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Though EV fires receive a tremendous amount of attention in the news, they are far less common proportionally than gas vehicle fires. Hyundai and Kia are the latest manufacturers to issue a fire-related recall, this time for millions of gas vehicles with faulty hydraulic electronic control units (HECU) and antilock brake modules.&

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Green Cars News

JUNE 12, 2014

Kia’s first fully electric car is now rolling off the production lines as the carmaker begins construction of the new model at its Gwangju facility in Korea. And while you might be thinking this is inconsequential, you’ll be reassured to learn that the first Soul EVs to be produced are actually de[.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As we heard last week, Kia has plans to launch its very first fully electric car, unveiling a production-ready version of the Soul EV at the Chicago Auto Show. Kia has been fairly quiet about the plans for its first electric car until now, even [.]. Tuesday 11 February, 2014. The Green Piece Column.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Adding to the list of informally announced plug-in vehicles ( earlier post ), the Yonhap News Agency last week cited Yang Woong-Chul, R&D vice chairman at Hyundai Motor Group, as saying that the group will introduce plug-in hybrid versions of its popular Sonata and K5 (Optima) midsize sedans in 2015.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

At the LA Auto Show, Kia revealed two upcoming electric cars, the 2019 Niro EV and 2020 Soul EV. Mitsubishi recycled its rally-star Evo name for a new performance electric crossover concept. Audi introduced its second all-electric model, the e-tron GT. All this.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Get a quick overview of the 2015 Kia Soul EV electric car.' We''re back from the weekend with a report on the possibility of hybrids being supplanted by battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, confident predictions of the impact of the 2016 Toyota Mirai, and the launch of BMW i3 Flexible Mobility Program.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Seltos — the Gateway to Kia. Kia pulled the sheet off the updated 2024 Seltos at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. A big change for Kia’s entry-level model. CFR : What is the importance of the Seltos to Kia? Kia : The Seltos is extremely important as it serves as a gateway vehicle to our brand.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The third-generation Kia Soul mostly follows where the previous two generations led

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Teslarati

MAY 23, 2021

Over the past three years, the study counted 568,881 EVs sold in the US, accounting for 97% of the entire EV market in the country. The study revealed that the Tesla Model 3 made up about 51% of the average EV market share with 296,392 sedans sold over the past three years. Credit: BuyAutoInsurance.com ).

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 22, 2021

Interest In EVs accelerates in Ohio BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. The 28 privately-owned and 5 dealership-owned electric vehicles (EVs) were viewed by well over 100 EV enthusIasts in a parking garage at the Austin Landing retail center between Dayton and Cincinnati.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 4, 2022

Hawaii chapter member reviews his new Kia EV6 By Lorn Douglas, Member of Big Island Electric Vehicle Association. The author in his new EV6. I am not a newbie; this is my fifth electric vehicle (EV), including a Nissan LEAF, Tesla Model S, Kia Soul, and Kia Niro. EV6 range indicator.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Kia’s new electric Soul has gone on sale in the UK, priced from £24,995 after a government grant of £5,000. That places it £3,445 above the price of the range-topping model of the existing combustion Soul range, with the Soul 1.6 Electric cars Kia Editor Pick' CRDi Maxx priced at £21,550.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The third generation of the all-electric Kia Soul has been revealed at the LA Motor Show

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The new models we’ve driven have caused us to rethink the Top 10. We’ll try to keep this up-to-date as the EV market continues to evolve. This is a good point (October 2021) to take stock as it’s the traditional time of the start of a new model year with several introductions already made. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 10, 2013

An electric version of the new Kia Soul has been confirmed for UK launch, but the company is still deciding whether to sell the batteries or supply them on a monthly rental agreement. "We want the car," Yaser Shabsogh, the company''s UK commercial director told Headlineauto.co.uk.[.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

It has been rumoured for months and now it has been confirmed: Kia will officially develop a Soul EV model which will be put on sale during 2014. The vehicle will be the first all-electric car it has marketed outside Korea and will grasp design cues from the recently launched second generation Kia [.].

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Plug in America

AUGUST 10, 2022

With record-setting gasoline prices across the nation, a record number of drivers are considering EVs. Searches for new plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles are at record levels, increasing exponentially since energy prices soared in March 2022. Global supply chain challenges continue to limit the production of new vehicles.

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