Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Stellantis is recalling plug-in hybrids from Dodge and Alfa Romeo. And we drive the Kia EV9. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2024 Kia EV9, in prototype form, Green Car Reports found this upcoming three-row electric SUV to be exactly what.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 14, 2022

Kia on Wednesday, at the New York auto show, revealed a completely redesigned lineup of 2023 Niro models—including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and EV versions. Niro Hybrid models have a 1.6-liter liter inline-4 engine paired to a 32-kw electric motor that’s packaged with a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

And is a “battery EV” or a “plug-in EV” the one without a tailpipe? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 22, 2023. In a first drive of the 2024 Kia EV9, in prototype form.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

Kia Corporation described its roadmap to 2030 at the company’s 2022 CEO Investor Day virtual event. The roadmap builds on Kia’s successful Plan S strategy first announced in 2020. Kia also announced its four key business targets for 2030. The aim is to achieve 4 million units in 2030, a 27% increase from Kia’s target for 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

In Frankfurt, Kia unveiled the new Sorento, the fourth generation of its mid-size SUV, including for the first time a hybrid option. Sorento is at the heart of Kia’s reinvigorated global SUV line-up, which also includes the Seltos, Stonic, Telluride and Sportage. —Emilio Herrera, Chief Operating Officer for Kia Motors Europe.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

With the low-slung EV6 electric car just about to start reaching customers, Kia has just rolled out more U.S. details for a compact SUV that could serve as a gateway to going electric: the 2023 Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid. Like the Sorento Plug-In Hybrid and the Sportage Hybrid, the Sportage Plug-In Hybrid has a 177-hp, 1.6-liter

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 19, 2021

The 2022 Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid will join hybrid and gasoline versions of the three-row crossover SUV in showrooms later this year, Kia confirmed Wednesday in a press release.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 19, 2021

Genesis shows an electric crossover that’s related to the Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. The Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid is rated at 32 electric miles. This and more in this very Hyundai roundup, here at Green Car Reports. And is the Ioniq 6 electric sedan delayed?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Kia has provided a first look at a redesigned, second-generation Niro, plus a nod that this sustainability-focused crossover will again be offered in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric versions starting next year. The company hasn’t provided any update on which of these models are U.S.-bound—or

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2023

Toyota sees 125-mile plug-in hybrids as part of the future. Kia ramps up its EV plans. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lyft is planning on a lot more electric rides. And we drove the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 27, 2020

Kia previews its upcoming Sorento Plug-In Hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid SUV has been detailed for the European market, and it arrives there in early 2021. Mahindra aims to develop commercial EVs with REE. And don’t call the Volkswagen ID.4 With this.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

And Kia sees hydrogen fuel-cell models and vegan leather in its future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia was among several automakers that last week expanded upon previous. The Tesla Model Y has become a lot more expensive. Subaru brings the Crosstrek Hybrid back for another year.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Kia and Alfa Romeo roll out plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2023 Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid is on the way, and Kia on Tuesday revealed a bit more about how it will fit into the U.S. EV owners and independent shops might soon be able to tap into more repair details.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

Kia keeps to its EV goals. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia on Friday detailed plans for its shift toward EVs and electrified powertrains through the decade, and it hasn’t budged in its target of 1.6 million Kia EV sales annually by 2030. million Kia EV sales annually by 2030.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The 2023 Kia Niro lineup is the second generation of the Korean brand’s most energy- and fuel-efficient model. Like the Niro that first arrived in 2017, it’s offered in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric versions.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 27, 2020

The Kia Sorento crossover is getting a plug-in hybrid powertrain option for the first time. Kia released specifications for European-market models Wednesday, but hasn't said whether it will offer the Sorento Plug-In Hybrid in the United States. The powertrain consists of a 1.6-liter

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The 2022 Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid will start at $46,165 when it arrives at dealerships within the next few months, according to CarsDirect. That base price, which includes a mandatory $1,175 destination charge, is about $5,000 more than a comparable gasoline Sorento, the website said.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Kia used the Geneva International Motor Show as the platform to introduce the battery-electric e-Soul to Europe, as well as to reveal new upgrades to the Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid. Every Kia vehicle on show in Geneva employs the brand’s mild-hybrid, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or electric vehicle technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2017

At the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, Kia Motors unveiled four new models. The new Kia Stinger fastback sports sedan makes its European premiere, alongside the all-new Kia Picanto city car, which makes its global debut. The Niro Plug-in Hybrid will go on sale across Europe during Q3 2017, pairing an economical 1.6-liter

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 20, 2020

Although Kia previously provided a look at the next-generation Sorento crossover, it released new details on the vehicle that will make it more of interest to efficiency-focused shoppers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Kia unveiled the 2023 Sportage PHEV, the latest electrified model to join its lineup. As the longest running nameplate from the Kia brand, the Sportage underwent its most significant change to date as the fifth generation was unveiled in November 2021. kWh battery and targeted all-electric range (AER) of 32 miles.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid slots in at a lower price than the RAV4 Prime. And the Dodge Hornet R/T attempts to give a sportier edge to plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We take a look inside the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Plug-in hybrid reliability is the pits, finds Consumer Reports. And Hyundai and Kia bypass some of the hurdles of in-wheel motors with their own solution. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai and Kia have shown an alternative to in-wheel motors that accomplishes some of the same packaging goals.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 6, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? The second generation 2023 Kia Niro is offered in three models–the all-electric Niro EV, the Niro plug-in hybrid, and the one reviewed here, the Niro hybrid. There are four drive modes of Eco, EV, Sport and Green Zone. This is our in-depth look at the hybrid model.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2022

We drive the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid. Kia says an electric pickup for the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first test of the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, we found this plug-in hybrid SUV to. Mercedes-Benz details its upcoming EQS SUV. won’t be basic.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Kia reveals a new hybrid and plug-in hybrid SUV for the U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2021 Kia. Tesla Battery Day outlines battery tech that could set the company up as a cell manufacturer, and global EV domination. Ford will be building a bunch of EVs in Canada. masses has arrived.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

A 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid mid-size SUV arrives later this year and a Sorento Plug-In Hybrid joins the lineup next year as a 2022 model. On Tuesday, Kia releases specs for both.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Volvo XC40 Recharge gets a range boost, and the Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid gets a price tag. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Need a new electric car for well under $40,000? You have a lot of choices. And Elio is back with an EV—timeline, to be announced. Elio Motors is at it again.

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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 Congress

AUGUST 19, 2021

The 2022 Sorento Turbo Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) SUV is the latest addition to Kia’s ambitious ‘Plan S’ electrification strategy and the fourth-generation Sorento model range, which was introduced last year in both gasoline-powered and turbo hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) forms. It will be built in Hwasung, Korea alongside the Sorento HEV.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2018

In Germany, Kia Motors revealed the upgraded Kia Sportage, introducing a range of enhancements to the brand’s European and global best-seller. Kia is the first manufacturer to offer hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric and 48-volt mild-hybrid technology across its full model line-up. Kia Sportage 2018, European spec.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2022

Land Rover sees an official EPA range of close to 50 miles for its Range Rover plug-in hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Electric vehicle newbies are charmed with EVs but not so tied to a brand. And Mini is officially converting its classic minicars.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Some plug-in hybrid models are easily distinguishable from the rest of the cars their maker sells. Others, like the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid, are all but invisible. We spent 500.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The 2019 Kia Niro EV made its North American debut at the LA Auto Show. Kia Motors Corporation sources EV, HEV, and PHEV batteries from multiple global suppliers. Globally, battery manufacturers, including Kia suppliers LG Chem and SK innovation, source battery elements, including cobalt, from a variety of regions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Kia Motors has provided a few more details on the new hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains planned for the all-new Optima, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to broaden its global range of low-emission vehicles. The Optima HEV is expected to go on sale across the majority of Kia’s global markets in the first half of 2016.

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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

APRIL 19, 2019

The Shanghai auto show was full of new plug-in vehicles to meet that country's coming demand for electric cars. Two new plug-in models from mainstream automakers included the all-electric Honda X-NV SUV and the Kia K3 plug-in hybrid. counterparts—the Honda HR-V and Kia Forte—it's not likely we'll.

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