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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

The Truth About Cars

After a decade-long project that saw changes in approach, multiple delays, staff changes, planning and replanning, and conflicting reports, Apple’s Titan autonomous electric car project is dead. Let’s start at the beginning, in 2014. In the latter portion of 2014 the project was approved by CEO Tim Cook.

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Kia takes a bold step towards scalable sustainability with its flagship EV9

Electric Cars Report

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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Hyundai and Kia honing heat-pump tech for next-generation EVs

Green Car Reports

Heat pumps will be a feature of future Hyundai and Kia electric cars, helping to improve efficiency and maximize driving range in cold temperatures, the automakers believe.

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Hyundai-Kia electric-car production to soar to 50,000 next year

Green Car Reports

Korean siblings Hyundai and Kia will aggressively increase production of electric cars next year, according to a report in the Korean press. The production increase comes amid the combined automaker's goal to become the second largest maker of green vehicles (hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars) by 2020.

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Kia Soul Electric Car Due In 2014?

Green Car Reports

The 2013 Kia Soul hasn't really registered with those of us concerned about fuel economy and emissions. However, the Soul could get a lot greener in 2014, as Kia has apparently confirmed an electric version will make production in a few years.

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2015 Kia Soul EV To Be Sold In U.S.: First Korean Electric Car

Green Car Reports

We saw the Kia Soul EV spy shots almost three months ago, and now Kia has officially announced that its first battery-electric car will go on sale in the U.S. It''s an electric conversion of the new-for-2014 second generation of its "funky and iconic" Soul tall wagon, which Kia calls an "urban passenger vehicle."

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2015 Kia Soul EV: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee

Green Car Reports

The fourth of our five nominees for Green Car Reports'' 2015 Best Car To Buy award is the new 2015 Kia Soul EV. It''s the Korean maker''s first-ever electric car sold in the U.S., and an adaptation of the popular compact "tall wagon" that was entirely redesigned for the 2014 model year.

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