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Hyundai unveils new ‘Active Air Skirt’ tech to increase EV range and performance

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Hyundai Motor revealed its latest EV tech on Monday, the Active Air Skirt (AAS). After selling around 117,000 EVs in the US last year, Hyundai Motor (including Kia) surged past Ford and GM for second in US EV sales behind Tesla. Hyundai and Kia accounted for around 8% of passenger EVs sold in the US last year.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited. While the looks are what catches the eye in the 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited, it is the efficiency that raises an eyebrow. Hyundai has electrification figured out, with the Sonata Hybrid reaping the benefits in what may be the best hybrid sedan you can buy.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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Now in its second year, the 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid sets the bar high for five-passenger sedans. Hyundai can rightly claim the Sonata Hyundai Hybrid looks like no other sedan, highlighted by a distinctive LED headlight design, which is edged by a very unique and compelling daylight running light strip. Gets more than 50 mpg.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 km) of all electric range and a 9.8 Earlier post.).

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Ford Performance set to return to Pikes Peak 2024, climbing in a souped up F-150 Lightning

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For those who don’t know, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) is an annual event held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in which vehicles from around the world try to earn the fastest climb time by winding through 156 turns around a 12.42-mile of downforce at speeds of 150 mph. Is Hyundai N involved ? Just kidding.

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EV Standouts at the 2021 LA Auto Show

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All of this is a long-winded way to say that we love EVs and are excited to learn about new innovations in the industry whenever they come about. The Mullen FIVE crossover SUV is FAST – with a max speed of up to 200 mph – and will be available in mid-2024. Photo courtesty of dot.LA.

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First drive in the Kia EV9: The three-row electric SUV many consumers have been waiting for

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I was present at that unveiling and felt early on that if Kia and Hyundai Motor Group could deliver an EV that looked similar, offered maximum interior space, and had above-average range; it would be a home run with consumers… as long as the price was right too. decibel interior at 55 mph (comparable to a Range Rover interior).

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