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2024 Hyundai Kona Review – Ready For New Challenges?

The Truth About Cars

Full disclosure: Hyundai flew me to Baltimore, Maryland, and fed and housed me for two nights so that I could drive the new Kona. Features that the Kona didn’t have before and are available now include dual-zone climate control, a power tailgate, and cooled front seats. Let the small crossover wars continue. Oh, and rear air vents.

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GM will focus its electrification strategy on light electrification, extended range, and battery-electric vehicle technologies; major focus on the plug; preview of the Spark EV

Green Car Congress

The electric boost allows us to do interesting things and get better fuel economy than you would normally think about for such light electrification. near Baltimore. It enables quick engine starts. It is fully connected in a parallel configuration to the crankshaft. —Larry Nitz. simulating aggressive, hot-weather driving.