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New Gen 3 Ceed first Kia sold in Europe to offer level-two autonomy Lane Following Assist technology; new Kappa turbo, U3 diesel

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Kia Motors revealed the new Ceed ahead of its world debut at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The system uses external sensors to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front, operating between 0 and 130 km/h (81 mph). —Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer for Kia Motors Europe.

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This electric supercar maker is launching a robotaxi service with Kia’s help

Baua Electric

In 2018, the Concept-Two was born, which morphed into the Nevera Hypercar. Powered by four independent, carbon-sleeve electric motors, four inverters and gearboxes, and software-controlled torque vectoring, the Nevera packs a whopping 1,914 hp. In comparison, the Tesla Model S Plaid has a 0 to 60 mph in 1.99

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20 automakers commit to make automatic emergency braking standard on new vehicles no later than 2022; faster than regulatory process

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Automakers making the commitment are Audi; BMW; FCA US LLC; Ford; General Motors; Honda; Hyundai; Jaguar Land Rover; Kia; Maserati; Mazda; Mercedes-Benz; Mitsubishi Motors; Nissan; Porsche; Subaru; Tesla Motors; Toyota; Volkswagen; and Volvo Car USA. The meetings, to be held in Washington, D.C.,

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

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The startup carmaker Rivian was founded a decade ago by RJ Scaringe, but it didn’t go public with its electric pickup truck and SUV until the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. A 135 kWh battery pack under the cabin and bed powers four 150 kW (200 hp) electric motors, one per wheel. The two vehicles pretty much stole the show that year.

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Sneak Preview: 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 AWD

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Both GV70s share the same platform that was specifically designed for a gasoline engine and electric motors. This would mean it would have one pedal and i-Pedal driving, 0-60 mph times around five seconds, and 400- and 800-volt fast charging that will take the battery from 10% to 80% charge in 18 minutes on a 350 kilowatt DC Fast Charger.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

The news that General Motors would relaunch the infamous Hummer name—as an all-electric truck no less—broke a few days before the high-dollar, high-visibility 2020 Super Bowl ad that introduced that vehicle to the world. That will allow it to deliver a total of 750 kW (1,000 hp) to the three motors powering the wheels.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

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Case-in-point is the all-new GV60 EV, which followed its cousins, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (2020), and the Kia EV6 ( 2021). Additional charging is also through powerful motor regeneration. The Advance AWD model has a total of 314 horsepower (hp) through 74 kW front and 160 kW rear motors. We turned very fun 0-60 mph times of about 3.7