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First drive in the Kia EV9: The three-row electric SUV many consumers have been waiting for

Baua Electric

Three months after opening US orders for the long-anticipated three-row EV9 SUV, the folks at Kia invited media out to wine country to test drive it for the first time. The HMG E-GMP platform features Kia’s larger 99.9 We watched the EV endure winter testing, begin deliveries in its native Korea, and soon learned EU pricing.

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Hyundai & Kia to pay record $100M penalty for GHG conformity violations & lose $200M+ in emission credits

Green Car Congress

Hyundai and Kia will pay a combined $100-million civil penalty, the largest in Clean Air Act history, to resolve violations concerning the testing and certification of vehicles sold in the US (“Conformity Violations”) and will spend approximately $50 million on measures to prevent any future violations. Hyundai and Kia will also forfeit 4.75

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Road Test: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L

Clean Fleet Report

Built on an all-new platform, the K5 is wider, longer and lower than the Optima, more powerful, and takes design cues from the performance minded Kia Stinger. So what does Kia do? The 2022 Kia K5 GT is offered with one engine and transmission. In 514 miles driving through Southern California we averaged 34.7 More Power.

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VinFast reveals Ford Ranger-sized VF Wild electric ute concept, Aussie DNA included

EV Central

VinFast Wild electric pickup concept at CES 2024, Las Vegas BYD has already tested its electric ute in Australia , last year Toyota evaluated its HiLux REVO BEV concept on our shores, while Kia’s confirmed an all-electric pickup. Less than a year later Lang Lang was back on-sale, although it has yet to find a buyer.

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2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Review

Clean Fleet Report

Not all were, of course, as there is still plenty of interest around gasoline-propelled cars, SUVs and trucks. Fiat stopped selling the Cinquecento, or 500e, in the United States (in reality California and Oregon only) in 2019. It’s another solid entry in the luxury compact SUV field. 2024 Kia Seltos. 2024 Fiat 500e EV.

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Future Cars: Concept EVs for 2023 and Beyond

Clean Fleet Report

This flagship car for Faraday Future will be produced in limited quantities with production beginning in Hanford, California, in late 2022, so customer deliveries could be sometime in 2023. Kia is ready to go big with its next EV–the EV9. A Quick Look at What Is on the Electric Horizon. Faraday Future FF 91. Lexus EV Sports Car.

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That Was the Year That Was

Clean Fleet Report

Electric cars reached new sales peaks in China, the U.S. Tesla’s Model Y set sales records around the world, but the Ford F-150 Lightning made a strong debut. We had some clear favorites, including the new Kia EV6 GT and the Chevrolet Bolt EUV , according to our Road Test Editor John Faulkner. and Europe. Looking to 2023.

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