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Hyundai taps ex-Porsche, Apple Car exec to bolster performance as it transitions to EVs

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Hyundai is bringing on ex-Porsche and Apple exec Manfred Harrer to lead the development of its new luxury Genesis Magma brand. Hyundai hires ex-Porsche, Apple Car exec Hyundai Motor announced Tuesday it had hired Harrer as executive vice president and head of its newly established Genesis & Performance Development Tech Unit.

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Audi targeting more PHEVs beginning with Q3 and a cheaper plug-in version of its mid-size Q5 SUV

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And the new Q3 PHEV could be one of the most affordable models in the line-up if Audi Australia managing director Jeff Mannering has his way. A more affordable Q5 PHEV is also on the wish list. “[The] The] Q5 is definitely an option,” said Mannering. “We

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Forget Tesla and BYD: Cadillac is shooting for the (three-point) stars in Australia with 2024 Lyriq electric car to spearhead multi-model rollout

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That’s the word from Cadillac’s chief marketing officer, Melissa Grady Dias, who says Australia’s newest brand has little interest competing in the affordable EV space, and will instead duke it out at the top-end of the new-car market. “Obviously the foundation of that is the Ultium platform.

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Honda reveals radical new electric Saloon concept at CES 2024 | Autocar Professional

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It showed two concepts previewing this new family at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: a rakish, low-slung flagship simply named the Saloon and the larger Space-Hub, a flexibility-focused people-mover that blends elements of SUVs and MPVs. “I think both autonomous driving and actual driving are fun,” he said.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

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So instead it’s hybrid and EV tech for Kia’s new entry-level electrified SUV. The compact SUV sits under the EV6 from a pricing perspective. The Niro has seating for five in what is officially a compact SUV body. But it’s spacious by compact SUV standards. Basics : EV, SUV, 5 seats, FWD. Talking point.

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Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive vs Tesla Model Y Performance: Which electric SUV is for you?

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The Tesla Model Y is already the top-selling prestige SUV on the market, which isn’t a bad effort since until now it has only been available in a single model and only arrived in the country in the second half of 2022. But now there’s another model in the Tesla electric SUV stable, in the form of the Model Y Performance.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

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That frugal operation is boosted by a 924-volt architecture (versus 400 volts for Tesla, and 800 for Porsche's Taycan) whose benefits include restoring up to 300 miles of range in 20 minutes on a 350-kilowatt DC fast charger. Every buyer is eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit, pushing the most-affordable Air to $71,400.

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