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Kia Motors to launch 7 new BEVs by 2027; BEVs to account for 25% of Kia global vehicle sales by 2029

Green Car Congress

Kia Motors Corporation previewed its global electric vehicle (EV) business strategy; the brand will launch seven new dedicated BEVs by 2027 across several vehicle segments. Kia also released an early sketch of several of the brand’s future dedicated Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). —Ho Sung Song.

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Report: Vehicle Supplies Are Climbing Back Up

The Truth About Cars

This is according to a report from Cox Automotive , which stated that the month of February opened with the industry seeing an average new vehicle supply of 80 days. However, the figure still doesn’t match the supply averages seen at the start of 2020. Toyota had the lowest by far with a supply of just 38 days.

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Why buying a Kia EV6 or Kia EV9 is about to get easier: Australian production opens up to help chase down the Tesla Model Y and Model 3

EV Central

Kia says it has secured enough examples of its new EV9 three-row electric SUV and popular EV6 to minimise wait times, with the brand suggesting it has learned from the EV6 launch to expect demand, and lots of it. Though Kia is yet to confirm pricing and specification details for the electric SUV, which will likely drive further demand.

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Kia EV5 detailed ahead of mid-2024 arrival: Is this the electric SUV that could prove the biggest threat yet to the Tesla Model Y?

EV Central

Kia wants its EV5 to take a Tesla-sized chunk of the fast-growing electric car market. Rather than a low-volume player, Kia is preparing for the EV5 to be one of its top selling vehicles – and a car that can tempt buyers out of hybrids such as the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Nissan X-Trail e-Power and Honda CR-V Hybrid. “We inch screens.

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Is Toyota’s BZ4X lease plan a stroke of genius, and are Tesla, Kia, Hyundai and others missing a trick?

EV Central

Toyota’s delayed BZ4X electric car can be owned, when it arrives in February 2024 , by buying outright or through an all-encompassing lease deal. To that end, has Tesla, Hyundai, Kia, MG, BYD et al missed a trick? The last few years has seen demand massively outstrip supply of most EVs. Thisismoney.co.uk

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2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid EX Review – Urban Crossover, Right Price

The Truth About Cars

You might remember that when yours truly flew to California last year to drive the 2023 Kia Sportage, I didn’t get to spend more than five minutes in the hybrid version. So well-suited, in fact, that I put it on my list of “if I needed a brand-new crossover, I’d consider buying this”. The juice is supplied by a 1.49

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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