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Kias Cadenza Sedan Gets A Carbon Footprint Certificate; All Future Kia Models To Follow Suit

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Kia has announced that its new K7 sedan, which will be exported as the Cadenza, has received its carbon footprint certificate from the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute ( KEITI ). Kia plans to develop carbon footprint labels for all future vehicles. The all-new Cadenza. Click to enlarge. Jack Rosebro.

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Experian: US hybrid vehicle market share grew by 41% in 2012 to 3.1%

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The study found that overall, consumers purchasing a hybrid have significantly higher credit scores than those purchasing another type of new vehicle. The Chevy Volt came in 5 th with 6.3%, followed by Hyundai Sonata (4.8%); Lexus CT 200h (4.2%); Kia Optima (2.7%); Nissan LEAF (2.7%); and Lexus RX 450h (2.3%). in 2009 and 1.5%

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J.D. Power: growing usage of safety technologies in new vehicles contributes to increasing vehicle appeal

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While premium brands historically perform significantly higher than non-premium brands in the APEAL Index, study findings show that the gap between the two in 2015 is the smallest it’s been in the past 10 years, narrowing by 16% since 2006. It complements the J.D.

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More than one Stellantis dealerships and a Kia gather promote in Q1, Q2 offers

Baua Electric

Sons Car provides two shops Sons Car Staff purchased two dealerships in Bernard Law Montgomery, Ala., 17 purchased the previous Brewbaker Motors, a Stellantis dealership, and Brewbaker Kia, from promoting trader Dick Brewbaker. In 2006, the brothers shaped Sons Car. The companions purchased the gather on Feb.

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

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I launched Emporia in the spring of 2018 with co-founders Ted Graham and Franz Ketwig—we have worked together since 2006 in the commodities trading space, and they now share the Chief Technical Officer role at Emporia. However, they cost thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars to purchase and install.

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