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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

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Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors.

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $100,000 and $150,000

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Australia’s electric vehicle ranks are only getting more and more crowded, with new options seemingly arriving daily from the big prestige marques like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, as well as more mainstream brands like Kia. The Luxury is the cheaper of two RZ450e models, but that doesn’t actually make it cheap. inch and 14.9-inch

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New EV electric car calendar

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Ford Escape PHEV – plug-in hybrid of all-new Escape. Kia e-Niro – Kia is expected to confirm it will begin going electric in Australia in 2021 and it’s the e-Niro set to lead the (err) charge. Kia EV6 – 800V electrical architecture and radical new styling for Kia’s first ground-up EV.

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2024 Genesis GV60 Lux review: Is this mind-bending small electric SUV really worth all this money?

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This setup is shared with dual motor versions of the (much cheaper) Hyundai Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6 and Kia EV6. These days, real luxury should be about escaping screens. Genesis GV60 AWD – luxurious, but it comes at a cost Not that our GV60 Lux is cheap. Range is 470km (WLTP) thanks to its 77.4kW battery. A tech too far?

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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8TH PLACE: SOUTH KOREA, 51 POINTS (6TH IN 2019) Claim to fame: Korean EV makers (basically, the Hyundai-Kia conglomerate) continued their advance, nearing 200k made in 2020, while Korean battery makers cemented their global dominance with twin giants LG Chem and Samsung launching factories in Hungary, and more being built elsewhere.

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