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Kia introduces 5th-generation Sportage SUV; gasoline, diesel, HEV, PHEV

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Kia has presented the fifth-generation Kia Sportage SUV. The addition of a damper-controlled multi-disc torque converter serves to enhance fuel efficiency by enlarging the lock-up range and improves the new Sportage’s overall driving characteristics. The new R2.0-liter

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Slate’s $20k electric pickup that can be converted into an SUV has secured 100k reservations

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Young EV startup Slate Auto is gaining significant interest from the US consumer market, just weeks after it emerged out of stealth with a bare-bones all-electric pickup. The company just announced its Blank Slate EV has already garnered 100,000 reservations.

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Volkswagen initially investing €460M to convert Wolfsburg plant for EV production

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3 ramp-up, a further all-electric model for the booming SUV segment is to boost Wolfsburg’s capacity utilization for EV production over the long term. Ramp-up is due for completion by the end of 2025. The necessary training measures for the workforce are currently being prepared.

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Mercedes begins sales of new 6-cylinder GLE diesel; first SUV in its class to meet Euro 6d

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Mercedes-Benz has begun sales of two diesel models of the new GLE SUV which already comply with the coming Euro 6d emissions standard. The GLE 400 d is the most powerful series-production diesel SUV ever offered by Mercedes-Benz. Delivery of the first vehicles begins in spring of 2019.

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Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV makes its debut along with AMG version

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Mercedes-Benz revealed the latest member of its electric lineup, the EQE SUV—which the company positions as the multipurpose variant of the EQE executive sedan. AMG also presented the 2024 AMG EQE SUV, the performance version of the EQE SUV and the first all-electric performance SUV from Mercedes-AMG.

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Polestar 6 electric convertible may get spicy BST edition

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Polestar's Concept BST contemplates a spicy 6 electric convertible The 6's still on the docket for 2026 Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath says more BST editions are coming While the Polestar 3 SUV swings for efficient performance and the Polestar 4 swings for body-style-curious buyers, the upcoming Polestar 6 might be swinging at Tesla.

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WMG researchers convert used EV batteries into small off-grid ESS units

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The WMG team set about overcoming these challenges with the help of the WMG HVM Catapult and Jaguar Land Rover, which supplied batteries and components from the Jaguar I-PACE, its first all-electric performance SUV.

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