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Hyundai IONIQ 7 will go by IONIQ 9 as the brand’s first three-row electric SUV

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The first three-row electric SUV from Hyundai will be named the IONIQ 9. Hyundai plans to change the name of the electric SUV from IONIQ 7 to IONIQ 9 as it looks to build off Kia’s success with the EV9. According to S&P Global registration data, Hyundai was the fourth best-selling EV brand in the US last year, with 4.5%

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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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Kia EV9, Genesis EV prices cut with generous $7,500 discount offer

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2024 Kia EV9 (Source: Kia) Although Kia expects the EV9 will qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, it may not be until next year. The price cuts come as many automakers, including BMW, Tesla, Hyundai, Ford, and several others, are making the same move. We can help you get started today.

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Nine EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, more

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 (left) and IONIQ 6 (right) at Tesla Supercharger (Source: Hyundai) There’s a loophole in the stricter IRA federal tax credit that only applies $3750 rebates on North American-built cars and separately $3750 on domestic batteries. For whatever reason, all EVs get the full $7500 applied to leases, however.

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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. The AWD Wind or the Land trims, however, intrigue me. I’d argue no.

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GM Q4 sales: Ultium grows, Bolt ends best year ever as GM has 3.1% EV share

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2023 Chevy Bolt EUV (Source: Chevrolet) GM has released its Q4 sales numbers , showing Ultium still ramping steadily, but overall EV sales are down as its best-selling model, the Bolt, winds down as Chevy takes it off the market in its best year of sales ever – leaving GM with only 3.1% EV share, well below the US average.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV A Stand-Out Electric Sedan Not all auto manufacturers are abandoning sedans for SUVs; some are even growing their stables of what for decades was the most popular car in America. Hyundai gets electricity. Hyundai’s SmartSense safety tech is robust with advance driver assistance systems (ADAS).

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