Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 11, 2022. Details were released this week for two upcoming plug-in hybrids. The 2023 Kia. Which one had to put its “boombox” on mute?

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2021

Kia carries the Niro EV over as anticipation builds for the EV6. And Volvo has been selling a lot of plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Ford Maverick hybrid shows a 40-mpg future for gasoline compact trucks that Toyota has inexplicably omitted. We sum up recent Tesla recalls.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 28, 2022

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 27, 2022. In a review of the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid. Is it possible that brake dust emissions are higher for EVs? This week we presented a couple of drive reviews.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

The first model of Hyundai’s new car brand—tentatively named “AE”—will be first introduced as a hybrid electric vehicle, followed by PHEV and full-EV editions, according to the report. Hyundai is already introducing a plug-in hybrid version of the Sonata. Hyundai expects its new hybrid to outperform the Prius.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2020

Kia plans for many more electric vehicles. And the Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid returns, but only to California. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla’s potentially facing an unintended-acceleration investigation.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2016

Kia has revealed that a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant of its Mondeo-rivalling Optima saloon will be in showrooms soon. Featuring a conventional 2.0-li.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Kia has revealed a new addition to its Niro line-up in the form of a plug-in hybrid (PHEV)

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Green Cars News

MARCH 7, 2017

With crossover practicality and ultra-low emissions, the PHEV Kia Niro has been turning heads following its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. Consequently, deceleration feels more consistent and linear than other hybrids, according to Kia. Optima Plug-in Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Kia Motors outlined its mid- to long-term plans for the development of a greatly increased range of environmentally friendly vehicles, with the goal of becoming a leader in the low-emissions car market by 2020. The new investment by Hyundai Motor Group, Kia’s parent company, totals 11.3 Optima PHEV and Niro hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2016

Kia Motors America (KMA) and Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. Kia will provide six Soul EVs with the shared goal of creating software algorithms for use in coordinating the charging of plug-in electric vehicles to support grid resource operation.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

This past week not only had the usual automaker electrification declarations and teases of EVs to come such as the Kia EV6 and Lexus LF-Z concept EV, but we had a huge April Fools’ joke from Volkswagen. – March 30, via Green Car Reports. Automakers and Models. Lexus LF-Z concept | Lexus. – March 27, via InsideEVs.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 23, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 22, 2024. Green Car Reports also drove the 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ and found it to have a usable electric-only range and comfortable ride but rather expensive and unimpressive in its infotainment interface.

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