Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Given the rapid uptake of electric vehicles, many people are thinking hard about how to make the best use of all that rolling battery power. Their initial idea was that garaged vehicles would have a two-way computer-controlled connection to the electric grid, which could receive power from the vehicle as well as provide power to it.

Grid 84

Grid Vehicles Solar Netherlands 84

Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

Kia EV9 Blocky but wind-cheating While it’s more aerodynamic than it looks, the EV9’s flat sides and blocky, square-cut lines fall into the heart of the current SUV market. kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. Priced at $56,395, the entry-level EV9 Light has a 76.1-kilowatt-hour

Volvo 120

Volvo Kia SUV North America 120

Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Kia EV9 Blocky but wind-cheating While it’s more aerodynamic than it looks, the EV9’s flat sides and blocky, square-cut lines fall into the heart of the current SUV market. kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. Priced at $56,395, the entry-level EV9 Light has a 76.1-kilowatt-hour

Volvo 52

Volvo Kia Charging SUV 52