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Lyft will rent 200 Kia Niro EVs to its drivers by the week, in Colorado

Green Car Reports

The ride-hailing operator Lyft last Thursday launched a program that makes 200 fully electric vehicles available to its drivers in the Denver market. The entire lot of vehicles consists of the Kia Niro EV—a vehicle model that has an EPA-rated 239-mile range and isn’t yet available in Colorado.

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Lightning eMotors partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to sell electric commercial vehicles in Hawaii

Green Car Congress

Lightning is shipping the first vehicle to Soderholm next month, and demonstration vehicles will be available in Hawaii this summer for fleets to test drive. The vehicles being used in the project are three Kia Niros, and one Nissan LEAF.

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

Who's going to pay that kind of money for that type of vehicle when the infrastructure isn't available?" stated Mike Aus, dealer principal of Durango Motor, which sells Ford, Lincoln, Kia and Toyota vehicles out of Colorado. "EVs are definitely not a want of our guests today.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023. This service had previously been provided at no-cost for the first three years of ownership and then available on a subscription basis. Currently all GV60 models are all-wheel drive.

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J.D. Power: growing usage of safety technologies in new vehicles contributes to increasing vehicle appeal

Green Car Congress

Over the past several years, we have seen non-premium brands increasingly offer the types of in-vehicle technologies that used to be available only to premium buyers. The following brands receive multiple model-level APEAL awards: Chevrolet (three): Colorado, Corvette and Sonic. Ford (three): C-Max, Expedition and F-150.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Mazda 323 Base Hatchback

The Truth About Cars

Six thousand 1988 dollars were worth about $15,822 in today's money, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics , just below the MSRP of the cheapest new car available here now. Today's Junkyard Find is a rare example of Mazda's entry in the sub-six-grand field for '88, found in a self-service yard in northeastern Colorado.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing a Tesla Model 3

EV Life

Its combination of affordability, performance, and impressive range has led it to become one of Tesla’s best-selling electric vehicles to date, proving to be a strong competitor against more affordable options from automakers like Hyundai, GM, and Kia. There are two interior colorways available: All-Black and Black and White.