Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2012

It's a compact car that could arguably be called a wagon, but the 2012 Kia Soul's styling, attitude, and options lists position it as something far, far different--not to mention the music-loving hamsters who appears in its TV ads. The compact "small box" hatchback is roomy, inexpensive, and relatively frugal on gasoline.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Kia Motors has revealed some details of its advanced new eight-speed automatic transmission (8AT), engineered for use in front-wheel drive vehicles. Kia developed the new front-wheel drive 8AT (FWD 8AT) in-house; the new FWD 8AT occupies the same space as a conventional six-speed automatic transmission, and weighs 3.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Hyundai and Kia will pay a combined $100-million civil penalty, the largest in Clean Air Act history, to resolve violations concerning the testing and certification of vehicles sold in the US (“Conformity Violations”) and will spend approximately $50 million on measures to prevent any future violations. Hyundai and Kia will also forfeit 4.75

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2014

TÜV Nord, an independent technical inspection organization, has certified the new Kia Soul EV according to the ISO 14040 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standard. Kia Soul EV. Kia’s Gwangju plant has been ISO 50001-certified since 2012, with other facilities due to follow. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2015

and Kia Motors Corp. Paice has now licensed all or part of its hybrid vehicle technology portfolio to Toyota, Hyundai/Kia, and Ford. The confidential licensing agreement with Hyundai and Kia brings an end to all litigation between the companies. Hyundai and Kia currently rank third in US hybrid car sales.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2013

Other findings on hybrid vehicle financing: In 2012, 3.1% The lease/loan ratio in 2012 for hybrid vehicles was 21.4% 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%). since 2011, going from 2.2% in 2011 to 3.1%

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2012

There was a time when Kia made cheap but not particularly cheerful vehicles, for buyers who prioritized purchase price above all other factors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Kia Motors revealed the new Ceed ahead of its world debut at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. Since the first-generation Kia cee’d started production at Kia’s new Slovakian manufacturing facility in December 2006, more than 1.28 In 2006, Kia’s share of the European market was around 1.5%.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes and his colleague Chris Bernius, driving a factory-standard 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid ( earlier post ), aim to set a new record for lowest fuel consumption in a gasoline hybrid car while driving an 8,000-mile route through all 48 adjoining states of the US.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Kia’s popular Rio has had ground-up redesign for the 2012 model year. But unlike many other automakers, Kia has lowered the price of its five-door hatchback by over $1,400, bringing five door, eco-minded motoring to the U.S. market for just $14,350. Under the hood, a new 1.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2013

Kia Motors America (KMA) will work with Google to provide content and search-based solutions enabled by Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for the second-generation of the automaker’s UVO (“Your Voice”) eServices telematics system, introduced in November 2012 at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2011

If we asked you to name a car that featured class-leading horsepower with 40-mpg highway fuel economy, the detail-obsessed among you would quickly say the 2012 Hyundai Accent or the 2012 Kia Rio.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 23, 2012

The all-new 2011 Kia Optima range is a quantum leap ahead of previous Optimas, and the mid-size sedan has emerged as a strong and stylish competitor to the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, and Chevrolet Malibu. Its greenest model, the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid, shares a hybrid-electric system with the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, and receives the same.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Gas-mileage ratings issued by Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have been the topic of investigation by the U.S. The companies were accused of misstating fuel-economy figures on the window stickers of certain 2011, 2012, and 2013 models; both had previously been ordered to compensate owners.'

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 26, 2011

Kia has redesigned its popular Rio small car for 2012, offering buyers more space, more power and up to 40 mpg fuel economy on the highway. The new 2012 Kia Rio will be the. The vehicle made its U.S.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 26, 2013

In recent years, Korean twins Hyundai and Kia have lain claim to some of the best average fuel efficiency figures in their respective sectors. That all changed in late 2012 when it was discovered that the two marques had been overstating the EPA mileage figures on a wide range of vehicles. and Kia Motors have announced.'

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The Kia Track'ster Concept, as it's called and. Like much of the auto press, we'll be at next week's Chicago Auto Show to see the covers come off the concepts and production cars. While Chicago has traditionally been a truck show, at least one maker is unveiling a concept for a small and economical--but still sporty and cool--compact car.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai and the US Federal Government’s cooperation in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies dates back to 2004, when the South Korean automotive corporation and its affiliate Kia Motors Corporation offered 33 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) for the DOE’s “Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project.”.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2012

The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., In 2012, the average APEAL Study score for vehicles in the compact/sub-compact segment is 765 points (on a 1,000-point scale), which is the same as the average for mid vehicles in the study just four years ago.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2012

Or, if you're Kia, you send two professional drivers on an 8,000-mile, 48-state journey around the U.S. What do you do if you want to promote your latest high-MPG offering to consumers? You could report the model's official EPA figures, if you think they look good enough. and report their spectacular gas mileage. The number?

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 21, 2012

Kia Motors UK Ltd. Kia Motors UK are the only car manufacturer to be shortlisted for the 2012 awards. However, Kia Motors UK will have to wait until the 17th [.]. are thrilled to announce that they have been nominated have been nominated for the “Green Contribution to London” Award at the Annual London Lifestyle Awards.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The EPA has ordered Kia and Hyundai to amend window stickers on 13 models from the 2011, 2012 and 2013 model years after the two companies were found to be misstating the cars' true efficiency. The companies will also have to pay damages to 900,000 owners across the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

And we expect the focus on real-world gas mileage to increase, following news that Hyundai and Kia will revise gas-mileage figures downward on 13 different models from the 2011, 2012, and 2013 model years--and reimburse buyers for the extra money they spent on gas. Now the recriminations--and lawsuits--will start.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 7, 2012

Take the 2012 Kia Rio, for example. Officially launched at the 2011 New York Auto Show, Kia had promised its redesigned compact, available as.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Kia Motors has introduced its new environmental brand “Eco Dynamics” and an LPI Hybrid based on its Korean market Forte saloon. The Eco Dynamics brand was unveiled at Kia Motors’ domestic sales headquarters in Apkujeong-dong, Seoul, along with the company’s blueprint for developing low-emission, fuel-efficient vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Kia brought several customized cars, one of which falls into the green category: a propane-fueled mild hybrid version of its new, and well-received, Forte compact sedan. One of the joys of the huge, splashy, raucous SEMA show in Las Vegas is seeing what manufacturers toss up in the air to show off.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Rumors of the Apple car go back to 2012 or 2013, with it called a “committed project” by the company in 2015. Liviu Tudoran’s That said, in 2021, Apple and Hyundai were in talks to share development , and the tech giant reportedly focused on Kia for manufacturing —perhaps in Georgia.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The Hyundai Sonata Turbo, Kia Sportage Turbo, and Ford Escape 2.0T liter turbocharged four gets 28 mpg in the new 328i Sedan and delivered improved mileage in the 2012 X3 SUV by one mpg, with essentially identical power and acceleration. Kia Optima. Kia Optima. Kia Sportage. Four (2012). Kia Sportage.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Korean car making giants Kia and Hyundai have entered into settlement agreements with owners and lessees of vehicles that were affected by their reduction of fuel economy ratings. During November 2012 it was revealed that fuel economy adjustments affected 27 per cent of Hyundai 2011-2013 vehicles: [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 12, 2012

The brand new Kia Rio claimed a sought-after award last night, being handed the 2012 Ultra Low Carbon Award at the annual What Car? The overall 2012 Car of the Year prize went to another low emission car, the Volkswagen up!, Kia was praised for its "dramatic [.]. which also claimed the City Car prize.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2019

Since 2012, Hyundai Autron has worked with Hyundai, Kia Motors, Hyundai Mobis and others to develop the “Hyundai Motor Standard Software Platform” based on the AUTOSAR standard. The company has been further developing this technology to deliver future intelligent vehicle platforms, including those developed with Wind River.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2012

The second generation Kia Cee’d (pictured) is now on sale in the UK – and is placing its clearest emphasis yet on lowering emissions. The C-segment family hatchback is one of the stars of the on-going Motorexpo 2012 event and offers some remarkable emission figures: the 1.6litre version of the vehicle, which is exempt from [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Tuesday 6 November 2012. Kia’s Rio EcoDynamics is currently rated as the lowest emission diesel-only model available in the UK, with emissions as low as just 85g/km of CO2 and 88.3mpg on a combined cycle. With the news that Kia and Hyundai must reduce their fuel economy claims (see story) there [.]. The Green Piece Column.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2022

However, other manufacturers such as Kia and Toyota are showing improvements now that they have begun producing electric vehicles. Tesla was followed by a close grouping of Subaru, Kia, Hyundai, Nissan, and Honda. Stellantis was the lowest and has been the lowest since 2012.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2012

March’s strong sales of 36,588 units highlights a robust first quarter for 2012 for Volkswagen and we are poised for continued growth this calendar year. In Car and Driver ’s midsize sedan comparison test, the 2012 Passat 2.5 SE beat out the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Chevrolet Malibu, Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Tesla by far dominated the transfer of ZEV credits in California in 2012. Intermediate manufacturers under the ZEV regulation are BMW, Hyundai, Kia, Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Subaru and Volkswagen. California ZEV credit transfers in between 1 October 2012 and 30 September 2013. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

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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