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Base 2023 Kia EV6 Light returns at $43,925 and 220 miles

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Not everyone wants or needs the EV with the biggest battery and the most range, especially if it means a higher price. That appears to be what Kia has discovered—with an asterisk—with the EV6.

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2024 Kia EV9 range: 3-row EV tops 300 miles on less than 100 kwh

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Kia on Thursday confirmed final EPA range estimates for its 2024 EV9 electric SUV—and they’re better than originally targeted. The 2024 Kia EV9 will return up to 304 miles of EPA range with its 99.8-kwh kwh battery pack, Kia revealed, in the EV9 Light Long Range. The base EV9 Light, with its 76.1-kwh

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2023 Kia EV6 starts $7,100 higher, drops base-battery version

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The 2023 Kia EV6 starts $7,100 higher than the previous model year, according to pricing information released by Kia. That increase is mostly due to Kia dropping the base Light trim level, which started at $42,695 with the mandatory $1,295 destination charge, and was the only U.S. All other.

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Rivian Tank Turn update, Kia EV6 Light returns, EVs from Africa and Italy: Today’s Car News

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Italy’s Aehra is building battery repairability into its EV. And the affordable Kia EV6 Light returns. The base 2023 Kia EV6. Dealerships are spending big on EV infrastructure when you add it all up. Africa has its first EV maker with global ambition. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Kia 2023 EV6 to start at $48,500

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Kia America announced pricing for the 2023 Kia EV6. With strong sales and continued customer demand, the Wind RWD becomes the base EV6 for the 2023 model year, replacing the Light RWD (2022 MSRP $41,400). kWh battery pack with a 168 kW rear motor; dual-motor e-WD models features the 77.4 EV6 RWD models features a 77.4

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Kia starts building facility for electric purpose-built vehicle (PBV) production

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Kia held a groundbreaking ceremony for its dedicated plant for the production of battery-electric purpose-built vehicles (PBV). Kia will invest around one trillion KRW (approximately US$758 million) to secure 99,000 acres of land, with the company planning to start mass-production in the second half of 2025. Earlier post.)

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All-new 2024 Kia EV9 Light Long Range RWD rated at an EPA-estimated 304 miles of range

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The forthcoming Kia EV9 three-row SUV is rated an EPA-estimated 304 miles in the Light Long Range RWD trim, besting an internal AER target of 300 miles. The EV9 is the second Kia model based on the E-GMP platform, and the first to feature fourth-generation battery technology designed for improved energy density.

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