Remove Audi Remove Diesel Remove Gas-Electric Remove Kia
article thumbnail

Tesla Sets the Charge: Universal EV Standards in the Making

The Truth About Cars

Photo credit: MikeDotta / Shutterstock.com The electric vehicle (EV) charging sector is experiencing a major shift with the introduction of Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS). This initiative is transforming the EV charging experience, aiming to parallel the simplicity of fueling conventional gas and diesel vehicles.

article thumbnail

Road Test: 2022 Kia Stinger GT-Line RWD

Clean Fleet Report

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.

Kia 72
article thumbnail

VM Motori Awards CGI Block and Bedplate Contracts for New 3.0L Diesel to Tupy

Green Car Congress

liter V6 diesel engine. Each cylinder has a central direct injector with cooled EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) as an integral part of the cylinder heads. Independent engine manufacturer VM Motori SpA of Italy has awarded. VM Motori CGI Cylinder Block and Bedplate. Each valve is driven by finger followers.

Diesel 199
article thumbnail

Volkswagen Golf family named “2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year”

Green Car Congress

Motor Trend named the Volkswagen Golf family—Golf 1.8T, Golf TDI Clean Diesel, Golf GTI and e-Golf models—as the 2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year. liter turbocharged I-4 gas engines. Even more impressive, Volkswagen has also included room in the lineup for diesel and electric versions of the Golf. Kia Sedona.

2015 278
article thumbnail

Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

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.

Miles 76
article thumbnail

Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

EV Info

Norway has offered strong incentives for motorists to switch to Electric Vehicles with strong tax incentives for electric vehicles. ICE vehicles are subject to a significant tax, and electric vehicles are exempt from that tax. As a result, you can get a much better EV, at any price, compared to price-competitive gas cars.

Norway 52
article thumbnail

Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Audi E-tron 5,612. Almost two-thirds of the battery electric cars sold in the U.S. Tesla Model 3 80,681. Chevrolet Bolt 22,799.