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Kia surprisingly tops Hyundai in market value with affordable EVs rolling out

Baua Electric

For the first time since 2001, Kia surpassed Hyundai in market value with new affordable EVs rolling out this year. Kia is now South Korea’s fifth most-valued stock at $31 billion (41.3 Kia surpasses Hyundai in market value Hyundai, which saved Kia from bankruptcy in 1998, owns around a third of the South Korean automaker.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L

Clean Fleet Report

Built on an all-new platform, the K5 is wider, longer and lower than the Optima, more powerful, and takes design cues from the performance minded Kia Stinger. So what does Kia do? The 2022 Kia K5 GT is offered with one engine and transmission. The LED tail lights connect across the trunk by a distinctive dashed light pattern.

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UCS analysis finds Hyundai-Kia with best sales-weighted new vehicle environmental performance in US in 2013

Green Car Congress

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.” Honda came in second, with Toyota, Nissan, and Volkswagen in a three-way tie for third place.

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V2G tech takes next step in Australia with Nissan Leaf making money from the grid

EV Central

He says the solar system providing power when the sun is out reduced that bill by about $4000 and the Leaf with V2G functioning is taking care of the final $2000 annual electricity bill. That includes camping gear, lights, laptops or even to charge other EVs, albeit for a slow charge.

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Genesis Electrified G80 review: Big limousine goes electric

EV Central

The Electrified G80 uses the same battery pack and electrical architecture of other Hyundai Group models – including the Kia EV6 , Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Genesis GV60 – but plonks the familiar G80 four-door sedan body on top. You can also choose between 11 exterior colours, eight of which are standard while the other three are another $2000.

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: road and track review of a Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model 3 Performance killer

EV Central

That’s over $10,000 more than a Kia EV6 GT , $26,000 more than Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 AWD Epiq and, for you combustion fans, a chunky $61,800 over what’s asked for the thrill-bringing Hyundai 130N Premium hot hatch. Only options are a Vision Roof (panoramic glass) costing $2000, and matte paint for $1000.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and GM will all launch vehicles into that segment over the next couple of years. Three interior combinations are offered: dark brown and black, light grey and clay, and light brown and grey. That puts it squarely into the nascent segment of mass-market 3-row electric family utilities.