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Photos and Specs for the Upcoming Kia EV5 GT Surfaced On a Chinese Government Website

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The specs back that up, as it sports two electric motors, with 215 horsepower and 229 pound-feet of torque up front and 98 horsepower and 125 pounds of torque in the back. MIIT’s documentation covers the performance-oriented EV5 GT, which would likely be the range-topping model like the EV6 GT we have here in the States.

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EVs with sodium-ion batteries are rolling off production lines in China – Charged EVs

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kWh) and a shorter range (251 km), but it sports a lower price tag: RMB 58,800 ($8,300) compared to RMB 62,800-66,800. Many Chinese automakers are developing sodium-ion batteries. The compact JMEV EV3 comes in several variants—lithium-ion versions have a battery pack capacity of 31.15 kWh and a range of 301 km (CLTC).

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

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Visibility’s solid from a fairly lofty driving position, and its sports car-like independent rear suspension and low centre of gravity – the battery pack weighs 457kg – gives stability and poised handling when chucking it through fast turns. That said, it wouldn’t have been far off the Hyundai Kona EV’s tag.

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Tokyo 2023 revisited: Every electric concept debut from the best motor show in years

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Maybe Tesla and the Chinese aren’t just going to just roll over the rest of the auto industry after all. Even as Honda introduced its plans for driverless robot vehicles, the Prelude was intended to remind everyone that it would not be giving up on its sports heritage. Of course, concepts are one thing and production cars another.

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