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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

EV Central

So instead it’s hybrid and EV tech for Kia’s new entry-level electrified SUV. The compact SUV sits under the EV6 from a pricing perspective. But whereas the EV6 is based on a dedicated EV architecture, the Niro relies on an ICE platform to allow for the petrol engine for the hybrid model. Basics : EV, SUV, 5 seats, FWD.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards.

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2024 Toyota BZ4X FWD review: The Captain Sensible alternative to a Tesla Model Y

EV Central

In the medium SUV EV space, rivals include our runaway best-seller Tesla Model Y , but also the more visually-striking Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. There’s no hint of vulgar wheelspin or torque steer, just a confident easy build of speed. Perhaps predictably, the BZ4X is pragmatism personified.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

We said, ‘Let’s take a British farm vehicle and turn it into a luxury SUV for the American market,’ ” Wallace recounts during my tour of E.C.D.’s Born Free or “ Daktari ”—a typical SUV buyer might run screaming after five minutes in this crude, jouncy beast. liter petrol engine. After every beer, it sounded like a better idea.”.

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Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive review

EV Central

Effectively an SUV version of the Model 3 that is by far the top selling EV in Australia, the mid-sized Model Y has been eagerly awaited as electric car interest grows. As the Model 3 has done, the Model Y is also poised to tempt buyers from traditional petrol- and diesel-powered SUVs. Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT review: Mega-popular electric vehicle put to the seven-day test

EV Central

Striking thing, this electric SUV-cum-wagon. Speed builds monumentally, but if I want, it makes barely a peep while doing so. The functionality and cabin room are both standout, and build quality hard to fault. If you want to keep the tyre mobility kit and power cable bags in the boot, this also eats into space.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Furia explained, "The SUVs that we just completed that were outfitted with the XHT drive train could have been any SUV made by anyone.

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