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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

At CES in Las Vegas, the Honda Saloon and Space-Hub concepts provided a head-turning first look at the automaker’s 0 Series (Zero Series) EVs set to launch starting in 2026. The rental-car giant Hertz has announced that it’s selling a third of its EV fleet —about 20,000 EVs, including some Teslas—to buy gasoline cars.

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Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be

Clean Fleet Report

CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) was supposed to be the big coming out party as tech vendors and a growing automotive contingent were set to descend on Las Vegas with a return-to-normal show with massive displays, extravagant media shows and outrageous demonstrations of future technology. You can bet you’ll read about it here.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Auto companies like Kia use CES as a vehicle introduction show This is a look, alphabetically, at some of what was announced at CES 2024, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 9-12. Vinfast is looking for small success The VF Wild ( Clean Fleet Report loves the name!) 3, the all-new Tiguan, Passat and Golf.

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Kia PBV concepts preview flexible electric vans, and a robotaxi

Baua Electric

And with the extensive update, on Monday at CES in Las Vegas, it also provided a glimpse of the first several PBV products that are essentially different twists on electric vans. That will include global conversion (upfit) partners. They’ll be a growing and important piece as Kia targets sales of 1.6

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Kia reveals PBV concepts, roadmap and strategy at CES 2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The Korean carmaker has revealed its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) future strategy at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Phase one will see the introduction of the Kia PV5, a versatile EV optimised for domains such as hailing, delivery and utilities that features conversion capability for diverse customer needs.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Let’s consider a simple example, say an EV conversion that has a 120V pack and a range of around 30 miles. Personally I think that we don’t need to charge the car even in 10 minutes. I like to use the example of someone driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. I have never been a big fan of battery swapping.