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Report: Tesla Readying New Model 3 Performance

The Truth About Cars

The standard range rear-drive model remained, along with the Model 3 Long Range, but the Performance was nowhere to be found. InsideEVs reported that X/Twitter users have been sharing screenshots of leaked documents from South Korea that appear to show a new Model 3 variant with a possible 412-horsepower rear motor.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

We sampled Hyundai’s new Ioniq 6 ‘Electrified Streamliner’ (not a sedan, Hyundai insists) in South Korea ahead of its early 2023 Australian arrival. Even if you’re not taken by its looks, the Ioniq 6’s range makes headlines. Challenging angle? drag coefficient. Party tricks. Take your pick.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

Green Car Congress

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen. batteries, electric drive systems, etc.),

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S. Korean researchers develop new catalytic pathway for direct conversion of CO2 to liquid hydrocarbon fuels

Green Car Congress

Our direct CO 2 -FT synthesis is different from the CO 2 -to-diesel conversion process recently announced by Audi, which actually involves two steps—reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction to CO followed by CO Fisher-Tropsch (FT) synthesis. 2016.09.072.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. Its range is estimated at 230 miles; it’s the price leader that will lure buyers into the showroom. and Canada chosen by their peers. At $4,300 more, the larger 99.8

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Flash Drive: 2024 Kia EV9

Clean Fleet Report

Power and Range The EV9 comes in five models. Light 230 miles All-electric range (AER) 76.1 seconds Electronically controlled top speed: 118 mph Curb Weight: 5,093 pounds Max Towing: 2,000 pounds New angles for a big EV Light Long Range 304 miles AER 99.8 Each drive mode affects the steering wheel and accelerator feel.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. Its range is estimated at 230 miles; it’s the price leader that will lure buyers into the showroom. and Canada chosen by their peers. At $4,300 more, the larger 99.8

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