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Kia EV9 wins Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2024 title | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The all-electric Kia EV9 has been voted the World’s Best Car for 2024 by the panel of journalists judging the Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY). The Kia EV9 has won out over its rivals because it is a vehicle capable of satisfying the needs of consumers everywhere.” Sara Soria, Spain.

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Kia introducing bi-fuel gasoline-LPG Picanto in Europe

Green Car Congress

Responding to growing customer demand in Europe for small cars with low running costs and low emissions, Kia is introducing a bi-fuel gasoline-LPG model to its Picanto small car range. The Kia Picanto achieved a 4-Star safety rating in EuroNCAP crash tests. Picanto Click to enlarge. l/100 km (40.6 l/100 km (42 mpg US ) and 97 g/km.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

Green Car Congress

BEV owners in particular use their app at least 68% of the time, primarily to monitor the charging process and to view their vehicle’s available range. Among brands, Chevrolet and Kia receive the most segment awards (four). Owners increasingly happier with apps: Manufacturer smartphone apps improve 0.4 Nissan Motor Co.,

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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

Green Car Congress

The Model 3 quickly outsold other big players such as the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe, despite being more expensive and only available for a short amount of time. BEVs continued to gain traction in markets such as Norway, where they counted for 40% of overall registrations, and the Netherlands, where they counted for 7%.

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Volkswagen ID.4 Is Mopping Up In Europe In April — Chart

CleanTechnica EVs

4 is mopping up in Europe (and also the only fully electric Volkswagen available in the USA). The Volkswagen ID.3 3 seems like it just hit the market, but the attention has already shifted to the Volkswagen ID.4, 4, and that’s because the ID.4

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Markets Roundup December 2020

EV Sales

Fortunately there is a new, more EV-friendly, Administration in power, which added to better model availability from Legacy OEMs, we should finally see significant growth (50% YoY?), Netherlands * VW ID.3 So a lot of work to do. But with fiscal changes happening soon, one wonders what will happen next.

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

EV Adoption

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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