2018-2022 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid recalled due to fire risk
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 11, 2023
Kia is recalling certain Niro hybrid and plug-in hybrid models due to an issue that could cause engine compartment fires. Kia also.
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Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Some plug-in hybrid models are easily distinguishable from the rest of the cars their maker sells. Others, like the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid, are all but invisible. We spent 500.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 26, 2017
Last month, the Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid went on sale in the United Kingdom, offering British buyers a mass-priced compact wagon with 25 to 30 miles of electric range.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 7, 2019
Kia used the Geneva International Motor Show as the platform to introduce the battery-electric e-Soul to Europe, as well as to reveal new upgrades to the Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid. Every Kia vehicle on show in Geneva employs the brand’s mild-hybrid, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or electric vehicle technology.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
The Kia Niro Hybrid has been on sale in the United States since early 2017, but at its launch, the brand promised a plug-in hybrid version would arrive by the end of this year as well. launch, the Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid has now arrived in the United Kingdom with a 36-mile rated range on battery power alone on the optimistic NEDC.
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 11, 2023
The Kia Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid are being recalled for an issue that could cause fires in the engine compartment. Niro Hybrid from 2017 through 2022 and PHEV models from 2018 through 2022 are involved. Owners will be notified by September 29 and can call Kia’s customer service line with any questions.
Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2018
Kia Motors will introduce its first 48V diesel mild-hybrid powertrain in the second half of 2018. The Kia Sportage will be the first model to offer the new EcoDynamics+ diesel mild-hybrid powertrain later in 2018. Battery power can also be used to provide a new Moving Stop & Start function.
Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2018
In Germany, Kia Motors revealed the upgraded Kia Sportage, introducing a range of enhancements to the brand’s European and global best-seller. Kia is the first manufacturer to offer hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric and 48-volt mild-hybrid technology across its full model line-up. Kia Sportage 2018, European spec.
Green Car Reports
JULY 25, 2018
We review fuel-economy numbers in the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne died in a hospital in Switzerland. China aims to bring a new boutique electric car to the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Green Car Reports
JULY 20, 2017
Today, more on the 2018 Nissan Leaf, more electric cars from Hyundai and Kia, a Bollinger backgrounder, and a drive report on the first volume plug-in Mini. The 2018 Nissan Leaf will offer one-pedal driving, under the label "e-Pedal," according to a new teaser video just released. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2018
Kia Motors’ upgraded 2018 Kia Sportage ( earlier post ), the brand’s global best-selling vehicle, offers a 2.0-liter liter diesel engine now available with Kia’s new eight-speed automatic transmission, and—in certain markets—48-volt mild-hybrid power ( earlier post ). New ‘SmartStream’ 1.6-liter km/l (6.13
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 13, 2017
This has been something of a plug-in hybrid month. Last week we got our first drive in the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, which we felt was the first affordable car with a range similar to that of the Chevrolet Volt. This week we're driving the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Today, we've got news about VW's Electrify America charging-station project, BMW's solid-state battery research, and a big pledge by Toyota, as well as our first drive of the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Clean Fleet Report
JULY 5, 2021
Photos by John Faulkner and Kia. The 2021 Kia Niro PHEV is one of three electrified Niro models to choose from, alongside a hybrid and a pure battery electric version. Not bad, unless I was driving the Kia Stinger , which welcomes some seriously aggressive driving. A Winning Formula. Story by John Faulkner.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia often share the underpinnings of their vehicles, though there's no "badge engineering" and the two brands compete in the marketplace. The recent Kia Niro hybrid wagon and the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid hatchback, for instance, share the same powertrain, platform, and other hidden components.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 31, 2018
When Korean maker Kia was drawing up plans for its first dedicated hybrid vehicle, it took a different path. The wagon it came up with—it calls the Kia Niro a crossover, we disagree—has been a success in the U.S.
Green Car Reports
JULY 24, 2018
And that’s exactly what the Kia Niro brings to hybrids like the Toyota Prius and Prius Prime. Competition improves the breed. Compared with the Prius, the Niro is taller and roomier. Likely to its benefit, it looks like a small crossover SUV, though with only front-wheel drive, it's no kind of SUV.
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 25, 2021
The 2022 Kia Rio S is a small car with much going for it. The front-wheel drive 2022 Kia Rio is powered by a 1.6-liter Kia’s iVT is a continuously variable transmission with intelligence that adapts shifts for improved performance and fuel economy. Basic Transportation Kicked-up a Notch. Low-cost but not cheap. Drivetrain.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Hyundai is recalling 10,575 Ioniq Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models from 2017 and 2018 to replace a wiring relay in the drive system. The recall mirrors a similar problem announced last month with the Ioniq's platform-mate, the Kia Niro, which was also recalled.
Clean Fleet Report
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
All-new in 2018, the 2022 Kia Stinger continues to turn heads by those that know cars. This coupe was Kia’s first entry into the five-passenger, four-door sportback GT world–and they got it right. Designed in Kia’s Frankfurt, Germany, design studio and built in Sohari, Korea, the Stinger is truly a world car. Powertrain.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
From 2018 H1 through 2019 H1, the growing popularity of long-range BEVs with high-capacity batteries resulted in a 52% increase in the amount of lithium carbonate and lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) deployed globally per EV, from 7.7 kg to 11.7 Among the other findings of the report: Tesla deployed 11.0 GWh deployed (12% of total).
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
To date, Beneficial State Foundation has already received more than 900 applications and awarded 24 grants for cars ranging from a 2018 Nissan Leaf to a 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid. The Cap-and-Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution.
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 26, 2022
This alphabet soup of letters simply means their car has a plug or runs only on electricity, such as an electric vehicle (EV), or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or produces its own electricity as a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, (FCEV.). Road Test: 2018 Toyota Prius Prime. Happy with their choice.
Plug in America
AUGUST 10, 2022
Searches for new plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles are at record levels, increasing exponentially since energy prices soared in March 2022. Plugstar also provides a list of dealerships that have received EV training by Plug In America’s dealership trainers.
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 5, 2022
The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter With a plug-in option the Escape can drive all-electric (for more than 40 miles we found). The Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid feature a 2.5-liter Escaping High Fuel Prices; a Natural Bridge to an EV. The 2022 Escape has three engine choices.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
When it debuted late in 2014 as a 2015 model, the Kia Soul EV boasted an impressive range for an electric car with a mainstream price. At an EPA-rated 93 miles, its range exceeded that of any electric car on sale at the time without a Tesla powertrain.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 9, 2018
Updates to conventional cars come in a predictable pattern. Once a new model is launched, it gets only minor tweaks to features, prices, and paint colors for two or three years. Then in the third or fourth year, it gets what the industry calls a "mid-cycle refresh": some updated sheetmetal, perhaps a redesigned dashboard, and other more visible.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2018
The European car market recorded the highest monthly decline of the last decade in September 2018, as 1.12 In contrast, electric, hybrid and plug-in vehicles posted their highest market share to date at 7.9%, as demand for them bucked the general market trend and increased by 12.7% in September 2018. and a volume decline of 40%.
Baua Electric
AUGUST 11, 2023
Because the manufacturing frame comes into method it’s unclouded the Audi Q8 and BMW X6 competitor will glance just about similar to the Genesis X Speedium idea proven on the 2023 Untouched York auto display. You’ll in finding those tales and extra in as of late’s automobile information, proper right here at Motor Authority.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2018
It will be available for purchase online at Amazon, evsolutions.com, and Home Depot beginning 30 January 2018 at a starting MSRP of $469. TurboDX can accommodate a triple, dual, or quad installation, allowing for more cars to charge simultaneously. It is available in both 16 and 32 amp versions (240-volts) and with the option for 15 ft.
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.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2018
Kia Soul EV, which accounted for more than 8% of rebates. builds on Charge NY, which was launched in 2013 and has a target of 30,000 to 40,000 electric cars on the road by the end of 2018. New York Governor Andrew M. Earlier post.) Overall, most consumers received rebates of at least $1,100 for their new electric cars. Long Island.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2014
During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen.
EV Info
OCTOBER 25, 2021
The EV surge continues OEMs with a large offering of pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars have been less impacted by the current crisis, as European consumers continue to take advantage of the various incentives and subsidies available for these vehicles. new diesel cars registered for every electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle.
Clean Fleet Report
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Charging A different plug Charging is through plugging-in and regenerative braking. There are three plug-in options for charging the Leaf SV Plus. Many CCS chargers have CHAdeMO plugs available and there are adapters as well, but finding public fast-charging will be more of a challenge than with competitive vehicles.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Kia introduced the 2018 Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) to the US market at the Los Angeles Auto Show. kWh more than Niro hybrid) and output/power have helped make the Niro Plug-in Hybrid an efficient, low emissions crossover. Increased high-voltage battery capacity (+7.34
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2022
Kia revealed the Niro Plus, its first purpose-built vehicle (PBV). Kia is exploring diverse ways to help people and businesses move beyond traditional automotive, and the company expects its PBV models to be an important part of future mobility. —Sangdae Kim, Head of Kia eLCV Business Division.
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 20, 2022
When the all-electric Kia Niro was introduced in 2019 it followed the 2017 Niro hybrid and then the 2018 Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Clean Fleet Report has been impressed with all three versions, as well as Kia’s eco-friendly philosophy that this year saw the debut of the all-new, all-electric EV6.
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 11, 2021
Both engines are mated to an eight-speed automatic with a manual mode and paddle shifters as well as driver-selectable drive modes. Ford calls these modes G.O.A.T (as as in G oes O ver A ny T errain), which affect the steering sensitivity, shift points, throttle response and traction control. 2 engines to get you there. Tire enough for the road.
EV Adoption
AUGUST 31, 2021
From January 1 to June 30, 2021 an estimated 291,933 BEVs and PHEVs (plug-in electric vehicles) were purchased, roughly 30,000 below the 320,000 average for the full years of 2018-2020. US Electric Vehicle Sales 2018 – 2021. Section 4: EV Sales by Automaker & Country Assembled. OEM EV (BEV & PHEV) Sales 1H 2021 EV Sales.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2017
Volkswagen of America is in the process of rolling out its all-new long wheelbase 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan ( earlier post ). As with the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas full-size SUV ( earlier post ), the new Tiguan is based on Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture. Significance of the 2018 Tiguan.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2018
The new Kia Niro battery-electric CUV (crossover utility vehicle) has gone on sale in Korea, featuring an expected driving range of up to 385 kilometers (239 miles), as calculated by SAE J1364 in the United States. European sales of Niro EV will follow at end of 2018 and North America in Q1 2019. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
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