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Kia introducing bi-fuel gasoline-LPG Picanto in Europe

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Responding to growing customer demand in Europe for small cars with low running costs and low emissions, Kia is introducing a bi-fuel gasoline-LPG model to its Picanto small car range. ft 3 ) with rear seats upright and a tire-mobility kit is provided in case of a puncture. Picanto Click to enlarge. l/100 km (40.6 liter gasoline model.

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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona: the ‘Brotherhood of Muscle’ goes electric – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

For 2024, both will come standard with a Direct Connection Stage kit already fitted, to allow maximum acceleration from launch. The R/T with the Stage 1 kit is quoted at 496 horsepower, while the more powerful Scat Pack with a Stage 2 kit produces up to 670 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque. Top speed is 137 mph.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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If you want extra oomph select the Sport mode where we were able to get 0-60 mph times of 8.3 The full EVs as just starting to arrive (like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 ). Road Test: 2018 Kia Sportage. The drive and power modes described above present several options for tailored driving. Story and photos by John Faulkner. [

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The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq N Will Land With an Almost $70,000 Price Tag

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It’s also around $5,000 more than the Kia EV6 GT, the closest rival to the Ioniq 5 N. In addition to the power output, which at 601 horsepower and up to 641 ponies with temporary boost engaged, is prodigious and a low-three-second 0-60 mph time, it gets a sporty but well-trimmed interior, plenty of tech, and a load of safety kit.

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Leo Motors, Inc. Completes Successful Tests for Converted Midsize Highway Electric Vehicles

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earlier post ) has completed testing of an electric vehicle (EV) conversion solution on Kia’s “Morning” car model. The converted Kia achieved speeds of 100 mph and a range of 150 miles on a single charge, going from zero to sixty mph in six seconds. The price of the kit is $20,000 with a 16kWh power pack.

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2020’s best electric cars

Drive Electric

Most practical – Kia Soul EV. Bold and funky, the all-electric 2020 Kia Soul enjoyed an update this year which along with some other improvements, enhanced the battery capacity to 64 kWh. This increased the WLTP range of the new Kia Soul Electric to more than 280 miles, with our real world figure closer to 220 miles.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy 2.5T AWD

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We did a bit better on a 110-mile freeway run, with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 30.7 Road Test: 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid. Road Test: 2021 Kia Telluride. In 198 miles of mostly freeway driving through Southern California, and aided by the Idle Stop and Go (start/stop system), we averaged 25.6

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