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Kia PBV concepts preview flexible electric vans, and a robotaxi

Baua Electric

That will include global conversion (upfit) partners. While it’s already testing some of these ideas with the taxi-focused Niro Plus in South Korea, the first manufacturing step is Kia’s dedicated PBV factory , due to start production in 2025 set to make up to 150,000 vehicles annually.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

We sampled Hyundai’s new Ioniq 6 ‘Electrified Streamliner’ (not a sedan, Hyundai insists) in South Korea ahead of its early 2023 Australian arrival. Safety kit for Australian Ioniq 6’s should match the range-topping Ioniq 5’s. And not in a good way. Challenging angle?

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