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 That combination makes 139 hp.

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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 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 Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The refreshed compact crossover introduces a more user-friendly infotainment interface Hybrid and plug-in hybrid models get a modest boost of horsepower The 2026 Sportage goes on sale in the spring of 2025 Three years after its launch, Kia is giving its Sportage compact crossover a mid-cycle refresh while continuing to offer both hybrid and.

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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 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 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. The Sportage’s advanced new EcoDynamic+ 48V diesel mild-hybrid powertrain ( earlier post ) is the first to be launched as part of the brand’s global powertrain electrification strategy.

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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 11, 2023

Kia is recalling certain Niro hybrid and plug-in hybrid models due to an issue that could cause engine compartment fires. Kia also.

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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. liter turbo-4 engine as.

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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

JULY 8, 2024

Biggest price hike applies to base front-wheel-drive Sportage Hybrid 2025 Sportage Hybrid remains cheaper than rivals if AWD isn’t a priority Sportage PHEV carries over at 34 miles of range, includes AWD Kia has carried over its Sportage Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid lineups for the 2025 model year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2017

Kia Motors posted its best six-month sales period in Europe, with half-year sales surpassing 250,000 for the first time in the company’s history. Hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for 7.5% In addition, Kia’s cumulative market share climbed to 3.0%, up from 2.8% (229,585 units) during the first half of 2016.

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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 Reports

APRIL 8, 2024

Kia remains committed to an ambitious EV sales goal, but plans to keep hybrids and plug-in hybrids as part of its product mix, the automaker announced Friday in a presentation to investors. Kia still targets 1.6 million global EV sales annually by 2030.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 27, 2020

Kia previews its upcoming Sorento Plug-In Hybrid. 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 4 electric crossover a Tesla Model Y killer.

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EV Central

JUNE 17, 2025

BYD’s flagship plug-in hybrid powered three-row SUV will go head-to-head with the Kia Sorento PHEV and the Mazda CX-80 PHEV. A second variant, dubbed the DM-P (Dual-Mode Performance) adds another 141kW/360Nm e-motor on the rear axle boosting the hybrid’s total output to a combined 400kW/670Nm.

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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 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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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Kia has announced pricing for the all-new second generation 2023 Niro Plug-in Hybrid, starting at $33,740.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Kia Motors Corporation revealed details of the next-generation Sorento’s new platform and powertrains. The latest Sorento will be the first SUV to be based on Kia’s new platform when production commences later this year. Kia’s new midsize SUV platform represents a similarly important leap forward for the next-generation Sorento.

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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.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Subaru brings the Crosstrek Hybrid back for another year. And Kia sees hydrogen fuel-cell models and vegan leather in its future. Kia was among several automakers that last week expanded upon previous. The Tesla Model Y has become a lot more expensive. Hyundai brings back the past with a new twist.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 27, 2025

Kia is recalling 10,687 Sorento hybrid and plug-in hybrid midsize crossover SUVs because a software issue could cause their headlights and taillights to go dark.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

But with the 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) we obliterated the “official” number in our real world driving. Had we spent more time in the city and in stop-and-go traffic, we would easily have topped 60 mpg, as we did when we last reviewed the Kia Niro PHEV last year (and previously). 2 of 3 Niros can plug in.

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Electrek

JANUARY 27, 2025

Kias versatile crossover is facing a significant recall. Over 80,000 Kia Niro EV , plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and hybrid models are being recalled over seat belts and airbags that could potentially malfunction. Heres what you need to know and how you can get the fix.

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EV Central

MAY 6, 2025

BYD the EV sales winner Chinese brand BYD was a comfortable EV sales winner in April with 1639 of its 3202 sales pure battery electric vehicles (the rest were plug-in hybrids ). The Chinese giant sold more than twice as many EVs as second placed Kia on 751 cars with MG in third (594). percent versus 6.4

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2025

Kia is recalling 80,255 Niro models because of a wiring issue that could interfere with the deployment of airbags. The recall encompasses hybrid, plug-in hybrid , and all-electric versions of the Niro from model years 2023-2025 equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 26, 2025

Kiais recalling 80,255 electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicles in the United States because of improper airbag and seat belt deployment. The affected vehicles are the 2023-2025 Niro EV, Plug-in Hybrid, and Hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 31, 2025

Kia is recalling 80,255 Niro models because of a wiring issue that could interfere with the deployment of airbags. The recall encompasses hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and all-electric versions of the Niro from model years 2023-2025 equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2018

Kia unveiled the new battery-electric version of Niro crossover at the 5 th International Electric Vehicle Expo in Jeju, Korea. Kia already offers the Niro in hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. The sporty and versatile Niro EV will make its global debut at the Paris Motor Show in September. kWh battery system.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Kia unveiled its new EV6 electrified crossover ( earlier post )—its first dedicated BEV launched under the new Kia design philosophy Opposites United. As part of this, Kia aims to grow its BEV sales to 880,000 units in 2030 and become a top global seller. seconds with a top speed of 260 km/h (162 mph).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2018

The new Kia Niro battery-electric CUV (crossover utility vehicle) has gone on sale in Korea, featuring an expected driving range of up to 385 kilometers (239 miles), as calculated by SAE J1364 in the United States. European sales of Niro EV will follow at end of 2018 and North America in Q1 2019. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Kia reveals a new hybrid and plug-in hybrid SUV for the U.S. 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. And Volkswagen’s first EV for the U.S. masses has arrived.

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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. And is the Ioniq 6 electric sedan delayed? This and more in this very Hyundai roundup, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2024

The 2025 Kia Sorento plug-in hybrid adopts the lineup's redesign from 2024 Sorento plug-in hybrid costs $49,365 Most buyers paid $10,000 less for similar plug-in hybrid Sorento just three years ago The 2025 Kia Sorento PHEV features revised styling and tech in line with the standard Sorento and Sorento Hybrid, but its effective cost as gone up.

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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. And we drove the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid. In a review of the 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, we found this small crossover (or boxy wagon) to optimize value and fuel. Lyft is planning on a lot more electric rides.

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