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Audi Activesphere concept, Toyota EV platform, tax-credit dissent: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Audi reveals an electric pickup, of sorts. And a Senator says the new EV tax credit isn’t being enacted according to the law. Toyota reportedly commits to a dedicated EV platform, but it’s years off. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Kia EV6 GT, Audi Activesphere concept, Hyundai US EV production: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The EV tax credit revamp might have some companies reexamining U.S. Audi teases a rugged crossover EV concept. production plans. And Kia reveals performance and spec details for the quickest EV6. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia has announced U.S.-market Rated at 576 hp, the 2023.

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The 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron 4-door, 5-passenger EV coupe crossover is here!

Current EV

One of the most successful German-engineered luxury automotive brands, Audi AG delivered about 1.845 million vehicles globally in 2019. Audi sold just over 224,000 vehicles in 2019 and launched the brand’s first fully electric vehicle, the Audi e-tron – one of four fully electric models coming to the U.S. In the U.S.,

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First drive: US spec Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid; 83-86 MPGe with 16-17 mile EV range

Green Car Congress

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. seconds—comparable to the 7.4

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Hyundai to launch a new rugged off-road IONIQ 5 XRT model in the US

Baua Electric

The R3X design was inspired by iconic rally cars of the past, like Audi and Lancia, with a modern spin. Hyundai IONIQ 9 (SEVEN) electric SUV concept (Source: Hyundai) IONIQ 9 production is expected to begin in the first of the year, with US sales kicking off in mid-2025. It’s expected to be built at Hyundai’s new $7.6

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First drive in the Kia EV9: The three-row electric SUV many consumers have been waiting for

Baua Electric

A quick Kia EV9 recap leading up to the test drive This latest drive event (personally my first with Kia) was three years in the making, as the EV9 SUV’s origin dates back to its debut as a concept at the LA Auto Show in 2021. inches longer than the Kia Telluride) Headroom (dual sunroof on GT-Line): Front Row: 39.6 inches Second Row: 38.8

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Cadillac’s ambitious move to an all-electric luxury brand by 2030

Charged EVs

Under the Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Joe Biden in mid-August, automakers will soon have to source increasing proportions of their battery components from North America in order to qualify for federal tax credits. The three GM-LG plants now under constructions should neatly meet those requirements.