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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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The reveals of the Canoo pickup and Kia EV6 have heads turning and yet another automaker, BMW-owned Mini this time announced plans that it would only produce battery-electric vehicles from 2030. In a press release, Kia called the exterior design “crossover inspired,” but the EV6’s sleek lines are still quite car-like. .

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Report: EV factories may be leading utilities to dirtier decisions

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Anticipated demand from the auto industry—as well as solar-panel manufacturing and data centers—is leading utilities to forecast single-digit percentage growth every year through the end of the decade in some regions, according to report.

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in Sweden

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4, and the Kia EV6 took third. Whilst BEVs still offer long term total cost of ownership advantages over ICE equivalents, there’s still a high price of entry to buying any new auto, and the overall market’s volumes are forecast to suffer as a result. Second place went to the Volkswagen ID.4,

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

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Upcoming entries include the Audi Q4 e-tron, Kia EV6, Nissan Ariya, Subaru Solterra, Toyota bZ4X, and a Chevrolet crossover to be launched in 2023. But the Ioniq 5 and its underlying technology show how serious Hyundai-Kia has become about offering EVs that appeal to mass-market buyers. 800-volt battery. Electronic features galore.

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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

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Being a similar size and shape to the very popular Kia Niro, the Atto 3 has every chance of eventual success in the UK market. The auto industry body, the SMMT, is forecasting the auto market to be one of the few prospective growth stories of the coming year.

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Tesla Model Y strengthens its position in Sweden

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Outlook Sweden’s auto industry organization, Mobility Sweden , has recently downgraded its overall auto sales forecast for 2023, from 290,000 down to 265,000 units. The former leader, the Volvo XC40, has been displaced, now in 2nd, and the VW ID.4 4 has likewise been shuffled down a spot, into 3rd.

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EVs dominated the UK car market in December

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On the flip side, Kia dropped from 7th to 14th, and Hyundai from 3rd to 10th. Since we reached the end of another year, the UK auto industry association, the SMMT , provided a top 10 chart of the bestselling BEV models for the year. Renault also did well (15th to 9th), and Nissan climbed from 9th to 5th.

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