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Why the Kia EV2 won’t be coming to Australia to fight the MG4, BYD Dolphin, GWM Ora and Tesla Model 2

EV Central

The Kia electric car countdown in Australia will not include the cheapest model it has yet previewed, the entry-level EV2. Kia already has the EV6 and EV9 on-sale in Australia – as well as the Niro – and will follow up with the EV5 medium SUV mid-year and the EV3 compact SUV as soon as 2024 and the EV4 sedan in 2025. 2024 Kia EV5.

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Bruce Newton’s best electric car of 2023: MG4

EV Central

Biggest EV surprise of 2023: Kia EV6 GT In a matter of weeks at the start of 2023 I got to drive the Audi RS e-tron GT and the Kia EV6 GT. Kia EV6 GT. But in the end I preferred the Kia. Maybe the Chery Omoda 5 BEV will get somewhere near it … but probably not given the petrol versions start at about $35K.

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These are the 2024 World Car of the Year Winners

The Truth About Cars

The 2025 Kia EV9 is the World Car of the Year, with the BYD Seal and Volvo EX30 rounding out the top three. Brands that were considered from China include BYD, Dayun, Great Wall Motors, Maxus, Nio, Omoda/Chery, Seres, XPeng, and Zeekr. Image: Kia] Become a& TTAC& insider. First, the overall winner.

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Baidu introduces Apollo 3.5, Apollo Enterprise in major advancements to Apollo autonomous driving ecosystem

Green Car Congress

Baidu is collaborating with global and national auto brands to deploy these solutions in production vehicles, including Ford, Chery, BYD, Kyundai Kia, Great Wall, and WM Motor. DuerOS for Apollo, a set of AI-based IoV solutions, with voice assistant, augmented reality, and motion detection capabilities. Open Source V2X and Robo-taxis.

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DiDi partners with SoftBank in Japan for platform services for taxi industry, launches open new energy car-sharing platform

Green Car Congress

The network of strategic partners includes 12 top automakers including BAIC BJEV, BYD, Chang’an Automobile Group, Chery Automobile Group, Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle, First Auto Works, Geely Auto, Hawtai Motor, JAC Motors, KIA Motors, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, and Zotye Auto.

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Shanghai auto show: Complete map about exhibitors' booths

CN EV Post

7B10 Chery Hall 7.2 8B10 Kia Hall 8.2 7B10 Chery Hall 7.2 8B10 Kia Hall 8.2 4A01 Smart Hall 4.1 4A02 Volvo Hall 4.1 4A03 Denza Hall 4.1 4A04 Hyundai & Beijing Hyundai Hall 4.1 4A05 Jiangling Hall 4.1 4A06 Shenlan Hall 4.1 4A07 Mercedes Benz Hall 4.1 4A08 Arcfox Hall 4.1 4A09 BAIC Group Hall 4.1 4A13 Visteon Hall 5.1

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Shanghai auto show: Full schedule of 150 press conferences for exhibitors

CN EV Post

Chery 7B10 18-Apr 10:00-10:20 Hall 7.2 Chery 7B10 18-Apr 13:00-13:30 Hall 7.2 Kia 8B10 18-Apr 10:00-10:20 Hall 8.2 Chery 7B10 18-Apr 10:00-10:20 Hall 7.2 Chery 7B10 18-Apr 13:00-13:30 Hall 7.2 Kia 8B10 18-Apr 10:00-10:20 Hall 8.2 Antolin 1BC010 18-Apr 15:00-15:30 Hall 1.2 ZF 1BF006 18-Apr 13:00-13:30 Hall 1.2

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