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Kia EV9 wins Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2024 title | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The all-electric Kia EV9 has been voted the World’s Best Car for 2024 by the panel of journalists judging the Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY). “This year’s election was particularly difficult due to the excellent level of all the candidates, says Marta Garcia, executive president of WWCOTY.

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Does the future of electric cars hinge on costs?

Green Cars News

As the major automakers race to put electric vehicles into showrooms, they are spending money like it’s going out of fashion. According to reports, General Motors has splashed out around $1billion developing the Chevrolet Volt, while Chrysler hopes to invest around $448million in its electric vehicle programme.

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Can General Motors bounce back? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

With CAFE emphasising fuel economy and increasing the target from 26mpg in 2010 to 35.5mpg in 2016, GM is focusing on getting greater mileage out of existing petrol engine technologies. Critics will point to the fact that GM missed the boat with the ill-fated EV1, which was produced from 1996 to 1999. Starting from 2010 its 2.4l

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every electric ute and pick-up coming soon! READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. V12 engine meets electric power for F1 pace. Subscribe now!

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Kia EV6 GT Review: Is this the first great EV performance car?

EV Central

The Kia EV6 has been one of the most important battery electric vehicles to arrive in Australia, gaining both critical and sales success in the process. However, proving it’s not all one-way traffic, the GT sports seats don’t have ventilation and power adjustment. Good luck with all that on Australia’s horrid roads.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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