Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Volvo introduced its first electric car yesterday, and elaborated on a plan that will pay owners of its plug-in hybrids to, well, plug in. Uniti, also from Sweden, revealed its One, an urban electric minicar for the no-frills yet always-connected set. And Kia has officially nudged its Soul EV ahead one model year.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2020

Kia peeks at the next wave of electric cars from the brand. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Land Rover downsizes engines and upsizes batteries. And Porsche says yes to a rear-wheel drive version of its Taycan.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Within the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Kia will focus on electric cars, while Hyundai will work on plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, according to. Chosun Ilbo. Yang Woong-chul, vice president of the group, during a press briefing at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2018

Kia displayed a new Niro EV electric car concept at the Consumer Electronics Show last January, and the production car just made an appearance in South Korea at the Fifth International Electric Vehicle Expo.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Today, we've got news about VW's Electrify America charging-station project, BMW's solid-state battery research, and a big pledge by Toyota, as well as our first drive of the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

The very first 2015 Kia Soul EV electric cars are now being sold in California, adding a 19th plug-in vehicle to that state''s market. Given the apparent desire for plug-in family vehicles, this tall wagon may come.'

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2022

When Kia says the 2023 Sportage is all-new, believe them. But it is more than a larger and more capable Sportage, now in its fifth generation and Kia’s longest-running model, but one that offers three propulsion systems, including the X-Pro trail-rated model for those who want to go off-roading. Sportage Plug-In Hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Today, we have confirmation of the all-electric Kia Niro EV, pros and cons of automaker subsidization of electric-car fast charging, and why Toyota thinks plug-in hybrids will catch on more quickly than battery-electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Today we have the first plug-in electric car sales figures for October, the EPA range and efficiency figures for the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf, and the fourth of our five 2015 Best Car To Buy nominees, the 2015 Kia Soul EV. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2014

We''ve got lots of diesel news today, including a radically efficient two-stroke engine from Achates Power and possible Hyundai and Kia diesels for the U.S. We also share Volkswagen''s views on the future of plug-in hybrids and how they relate to battery-electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Today, we've got plug-in electric car sales reports from both the U.S. and Canada, greater production of electric cars by Hyundai and Kia, a look at legendary Porsche profits, and another Best Car To Buy finalist. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 20, 2017

Today, more on the 2018 Nissan Leaf, more electric cars from Hyundai and Kia, a Bollinger backgrounder, and a drive report on the first volume plug-in Mini. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A bill passed by the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2019

As more and more long-range electric cars such as the Audi e-tron quattro, the long-range Nissan Leaf Plus, and the Kia Niro and Soul EVs make their way onto the market, some are starting to offer great deals.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 16, 2015

Another recall for a low-volume electric car: 2015 Kia Soul EV tall wagons--as well as a much higher number of 2014 and 2015 Soul gasoline models--are being recalled to replace fragile accelerator pedals. Green acceleration pedal plug-in cars' Green acceleration pedal plug-in cars'

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Today, we've got good news from Oklahoma and bad news by a former Oklahoman, VW attacking Tesla, the incipient plug-in model of the Kia Niro, and an update on used electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Win one for hybrid and electric car.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said electric cars are "not grounds for concern" at the EPA—yet highway safety and car prices are. Hyundai and Kia aim to avoid the dreaded "compliance car" label with their EV sales—barely. Tesla buys a company that builds ultracapacitors.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 17, 2017

Today, we've got the latest on Hyundai-Kia's aggressive electric-car plans, a eulogy for natural-gas cars, plug-in sales in Europe, and a poll about the future of ads for cars with engines. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Results were.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2014

We''re back from the weekend with a report on the possibility of hybrids being supplanted by battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, confident predictions of the impact of the 2016 Toyota Mirai, and the launch of BMW i3 Flexible Mobility Program. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

California surpassed 1 million electric vehicles (1,054,095 units)—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell electric—sold cumulatively through the 4 th quarter of 2021, according to the California Energy Commission (CEC), making it the first US state to achieve this milestone. 379,125 PHEV (36% ).

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2017

Today, we have good news on electric-car buyers, a grim EPA budget, an apparently failed new battery, and production of the first plug-in hybrid minivan to hit the market. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A proposed EPA budget.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 5, 2015

With most of the data now in for April sales of plug-in electric cars, it's looking as though the first four months of 2015 aren't seeing notably higher numbers than those of 2014. As always, there's some slop in the numbers because Tesla Motors, Fiat Chrysler, and Kia Motors refuse to break out their plug-in car sales.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Promoting electric cars is often a grassroots effort, with owners acting as some of the most enthusiastic (and effective) spokespeople. How do electric-car makers compare in terms of television advertising? DON''T MISS: Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Nov: Leaf.'

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Presidents' Day Weekend typically brings deals in car showrooms. As electric-car fans wait for a slew of new models to hit the market this spring, some of the same cars that have made up recent months' best deals appear again. And this month is no exception. Two, however, are recent entrants.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

Kia Motors America (KMA) is continuing its progressive launch of the Soul EV and adding to the electric vehicle ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest with 20 Soul EV-certified dealers and a charging network. As an added value, select Kia dealers will allow Soul EV owners to charge at no cost.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 17, 2017

It's long been said in the auto industry that Hyundai-Kia is the only competitor that truly scares industry colossus Toyota. Thirty years ago, the Korean company was a bit player, producing designs adapted from obsolete Mitsubishi technology.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 19, 2019

Those just transitioning to an electric car, like the 2019 Kia Niro EV, face some potentially daunting decisions well beyond the vehicle itself—not just how they’re going to charge up the vehicle in their own garage or driveway, but how they’re going to charge it quickly enough.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Kia is continuing with plans to significantly increase the number of green cars in its future lineup. The Korean automaker and its parent, Hyundai, together hope to become the second-biggest seller of green cars worldwide, after Toyota.

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EV Life

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Electric Car Charging Stations. If you’re thinking about driving an electric car but are concerned about the battery range not being long enough, you’re not alone. Fortunately, most people’s range anxiety can be cured by actually driving an electric car. Evaluate your home charging options. Level 1 charging.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The rise of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have fans professing its technological wonders, while looking down at plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs). While BEVs use a battery-powered motor to power the vehicle, PHEVs have both a battery/electric motor and a gas engine to power them. PHEV Owners Not Charging Them = Not Being Green.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Tesla introduces a new Dog Mode to keep dogs cool in parked cars. Final EPA range estimates are released for the 2020 Kia Soul EV. We run down the best deals on hybrid, plug-in, and electric cars for February. And Toyota falls back on an old advertising theme: You don't really want plug in, do you?

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

All-new in 2018, the 2022 Kia Stinger continues to turn heads by those that know cars. This coupe was Kia’s first entry into the five-passenger, four-door sportback GT world–and they got it right. Designed in Kia’s Frankfurt, Germany, design studio and built in Sohari, Korea, the Stinger is truly a world car.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 1, 2015

When the Kia Soul EV electric car debuted just over a year ago, Kia planned a fairly cautious roll out. The electric tall wagon would launch in California, and sales would expand to other states at an undetermined future point. Then reality struck.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, the Chevrolet Volt and Tesla Model S vie for first place in Canadian plug-in car sales, the 2015 Kia Soul EV is coming to the United States, and the first CCS electric-car fast-charging station opens in San Diego. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Today, the 2017 Kia Niro, Optima Hybrid, and Optima Plug-In Hybrid debut at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show, and Tesla Motors reveals a little more information about the upcoming unveiling of its Model 3 electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2015

Today we follow a cross-country Tesla Model S road trip, track the market for used Fisker Karma sedans, and see why plans to sell the Kia Soul EV electric car outside California are being moved up. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Kia Soul EV has been such.'

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Hyundai and Kia may be part of the same automotive group, but the way each brand targets green cars will be very different.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro SX Touring Plug-in Hybrid The Perfect Marriage: 33 All-Electric Miles+A Miserly Hybri d Love your gasoline internal combustion engine and don’t want to jump into a battery electric vehicle quite yet? A fully charged battery will deliver 33 miles of all-electric driving. miles per gallon.

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