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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

The Kia was instrumented with a tailpipe Portable Emissions Measurement System (PEMS) and the Tesla with an equivalent mass. Compared to the average of all the current-generation gasoline vehicles the company has tested, the Kia is 38% lower at 113.4 The test cycle was made up of five repeats of the EQUA cycle, totalling 741 km.

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Insurers Suing Hyundai/Kia Over Viral Thefts

The Truth About Cars

You’ll undoubtedly recall the TikTok Kia Boyz Challenge , where “at-risk youths” utilized USB connectors on torn open ignition slots to hotwire Hyundai and Kia models. Kia America and Kia Corp. From Automotive News : The insurers, who filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Orange County, Calif.,

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2024 Kia Sonet vs Tata Nexon: Variant-wise prices compared

Baua Electric

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 15 Jan 2024, 09:56 AM The latest Kia Sonet starts at an introductory price of ₹ 8 lakh but has as many as 19 variants on offer. Kia Sonet is tasked with challenging a long list of rivals in the sub-compact SUV segment. The Kia model in this set starts at ₹ 8 lakh for the HTE variant, ₹ 8.80

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First videos of Rivian R2 and R3 driving on public roads show size comparisons

Baua Electric

Now video has emerged showing these cars driving on public roads, next to other cars, offering a better visual size comparison, and a look at the cars in motion in the sunlight. In the R2 unveiling, Rivian did tell us all the dimensions of the R2, so the comparisons there aren’t as important. Both their looks, and their sizes?

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Kia Sonet vs Maruti Suzuki Brezza: Variants and prices compared

Baua Electric

The updated Kia Sonet is here to challenge some very formidable rivals and it is the Maruti Suzuki Brezza that it will likely take first aim at. Kia Sonet (left) is now armed with ADAS and plenty of styling updates but Brezza from Maruti Suzuki is still the very credible player in the segment. In this case, the Sonet 1.2-litre

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Kia EV6 GT to benefit from additional supply of electric crossover

EV Central

The potent Kia EV6 GT already has people queuing to own it. But there’s good news on the electric SUV that has had people fighting over getting hold of some of the limited numbers trickling into the country: Kia is about to get a whole lot more. The EV6 GT is the pinnacle of the Kia electric car range.

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2024 Hyundai Creta vs Kia Seltos: Which South Korean SUV should you choose

Baua Electric

Read more The 2024 Hyundai Creta is all set to hit the Indian market on 16th January 2024, which will intensify the rivalry in the mid-size SUV segment, where other models like Kia Seltos, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Skoda Kushaq, Mahindra Scorpio-N are among the strong players. The petrol engines include a 1.5-litre litre MPi motor and a 1.5-litre

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