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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

Charged EVs

The AWD version is the hot rod, claimed to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 5.0 Top speed of all models is limited to 115 mph, and towing capacity is a modest 1,500 pounds. First sales this fall will be limited to 10 ZEV states, plus Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

We fully expected to have one or two contenders from General Motors’ ambitious lineup of Ultium-based vehicles contending for the Most Important title. The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. and Canada chosen by their peers.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

We fully expected to have one or two contenders from General Motors’ ambitious lineup of Ultium-based vehicles contending for the Most Important title. The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. and Canada chosen by their peers.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

Alpha Motor EV Startup Reveals Wolf Small Pickup – Irvine, CA-based EV startup Alpha Motor revealed (CGI rendering) its planned small electric pickup, named Wolf that conjures up memories of the Chevrolet Luv (of which I owned as a teenager) and Datsun 620. Alpha estimates 250-275 miles of range, and 0-60 mph acceleration in 6.2

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