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2023 Kia EV6 GT Review – Generating Grins

The Truth About Cars

Nearly 600 horsepower in any vehicle can do a lot to make a person happy. Nearly 600 horsepower in a silent EV with instant torque can make a person feel like they’ve ingested a bunch of amphetamines. That’s the appeal of the 2023 Kia EV6 GT. That’s a lot of cheddar for a hatchback Kia EV – even one with this much performance.

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Emissions Analytics argues that current Pareto-efficient solution for decarbonization would be hybrids, not BEVs, based on do-no-harm

Green Car Congress

Vilfredo Pareto was a nineteenth century Italian economist, who described a system being Pareto efficient when is not possible to change the allocation of goods without harming at least one person. The vehicles travelled in convoy to eliminate any effects of driving style or climatic conditions.

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Kia to develop PBVs for Uber | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Kia Corporation and Uber have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, committing the two companies to collaborate on Kia’s planned development and deployment of PBVs. Kia had revealed five ‘Platform Beyond Vehicles’ (PBV) concepts at CES 2024 on January 9.

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New California program to make clean cars affordable for lower-income residents

Green Car Congress

The funding is from California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities.

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Drive Electric Earth Day 2022

EV Match

This year, they are holding a combination of online and in-person events, often tied to larger Earth Day Celebrations. From the organizers: Join Ride and Drive Clean (rideandriveclean.org) to view EVs and Ebikes, meet owners, ask questions — live and in person! 4, Kia EV6, Teslas, Used EVs, and more!

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

That same year, in my role as founding organizer of climate action group, 350 South Bay Los Angeles, I was able to bring my skills and experience to a wider community and make the case for our need to switch to 100% fossil free transportation to stave off the impending climate crisis.

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Promising EV manufacturers try this 12 months regardless of robust U.S. marketplace

Baua Electric

One of the contemporary darlings of the EV marketplace, together with Kia and Rivian Car, are off to a gradual get started this 12 months because of provide chain problems, softening call for and the lack of the federal EV tax incentive as a result of harder eligibility regulations.