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BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost

Baua Electric

BYD is expected to launch its next-gen Blade EV battery later this year. The battery will promote more range at an even lower cost. Will the new battery be BYD’s X-factor in its “liberation battle” over gas-powered vehicles? The batteries are a major reason behind BYD’s success.

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Electric Kia Soul coming 2014?

Green Cars News

A battery-powered version of the Kia Soul compact SUV will go on sale in 2014, according to Headline Auto. Based on the new generation Soul which went on sale this month, the electric Soul will mark Kia’s first fully electric model to launch in the European market.

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Video Test: 6 EVs Tested—Back-to-Back

Clean Fleet Report

This year there were six fully electric vehicles in the lineup, so my wife Judy and I aimed our focus–and our cameras—on those models to get a feeling for the quickness, comfort, styling and silence that EVs offer drivers. 3) Kia EV6. Good, but not great acceleration and battery range. CHARGING TIME: 7.5 hrs at 240V.

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Benz’s $155k EQV electric people mover arrives

EV Central

Mercedes-Benz has launched its new EQV, Australia’s first fully electric luxury people mover with sumptuous seating for seven. Available in only one grade, the 5140mm-long EQV 300 uses a single 150kW/365Nm e-motor over its front wheels, while its 90kWh battery gives a claimed range of 363km (WLTP). Value versus its rivals?

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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According to the research, dropping battery prices will drive and accelerate this shift, allowing EVs to attain price parity with internal-combustion automobiles and market supremacy by 2035. There is no longer any dispute that the automobile industry is transitioning to electric vehicles.

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

EV Adoption

Another crazy week in the world of EVs, with lots of announcements on the automaker and battery front. 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. Kia EV6 | Source: Kia.

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