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Kia is Eying a Much Hotter EV9 GT

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The Kia EV6 GT is one of them, offering near-supercar levels of acceleration at a premium SUV price, and the automaker appears poised to try that formula again with its larger EV9. Kia recently detailed some of the SUV’s performance, saying that it will land early next year with “enormous power.”

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Fire Risk Prompts Kia Niro Hybrid and PHEV Recall

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The Kia Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid are being recalled for an issue that could cause fires in the engine compartment. Recall documentation states that the circuit board could become contaminated with fluid, which could cause a short and lead to a fire. The SUV is fully electrified, with hybrid, PHEV, and EV configurations.&

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Hyundai, Kia U.S. gross sales go eleventh directly pace

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light-vehicle gross sales rose for the eleventh consecutive pace in June at Hyundai and Kia, helped via emerging inventories and extra beneficiant reductions join to July 4 sleep promotions. At Kia, June gross sales rose 8 % to 70,495, capping a primary 1/2 that produced document deliveries of 394,333, up 18 %.

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EV News: Get it here!

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Lincoln Star SUV concept. Lincoln Star concept Ford unveiled the Lincoln Star electric SUV concept as part of its plans to release four new EVs by 2026. EV sales Data doesn’t lie The dramatic increase in demand for EVs has been documented by a new study. EV Demand is on the rise. Polestar 2. Lucid high-performance sedans.

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GM’s rosy year-end figures obscure the fact that legacy automakers are in deep trouble – Charged EVs

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GM edged out fellow brontosaurus Toyota to take the #1 spot in US sales, and also scored #1 in sales of SUVs and trucks. Hyundai/Kia and the Chinese certainly aren’t waiting. Clean car correspondent John Voelcker took a dimmer view: “The GM EV numbers for 2023 are worse than I imagined. There’s more , but why pile on?

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Lamborghini aims to reduce emissions 40% per car by 2030 en route to electric Urus successor

Baua Electric

We’re not sure what truly caused the commitment extension from Lamborghini, which has a documented history of opposing regulations in the EU to make all new sales of vehicles electric by 2035 – perhaps it saw the video of an all-electric Kia EV6 GT giving its Aventador a run for its money on the track.

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2011 edition of EPA Fuel Economy Trends report shows several advanced powertrain technologies making significant gains

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While year-to-year changes often receive the most public attention, the report notes, the greatest value of the historical trends database is the identification and documentation of long-term trends. Hyundai and Kia tied for the highest fleet-wide adjusted composite fuel economy value.