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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT

Clean Fleet Report

The Fastest Kia! The 2024 Kia EV6 GT is one of the best electric vehicles you can buy. An EV driver’s car Kia’s Performance EV Marketed as a performance crossover, the 2024 Kia EV6 GT is civil enough to handle all daily driving needs while at the same time being the fastest Kia ever.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

The Hyundai Ioniq5 and Kia EV6 that I recently tested—a pair of wildly impressive, high-design EVs—take a different approach to solving range anxiety: an 800-volt battery architecture that delivers some of the fastest charging in the EV game, and unheard of at these price levels. second rips to 60 mph. kW output.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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The 2022 Kia Rio S is a small car with much going for it. The front-wheel drive 2022 Kia Rio is powered by a 1.6-liter As a test, part of those miles were driven with the cruise control set at 65 mph where we averaged 44 mpg, and at 60 mph resulting in 51.4 The base price for the 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door is $17,090.

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IIHS small overlap front crash testing finds mixed small car results; Volt wins 2014 Top Safety Pick+ award

Green Car Congress

The Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle and the Ford C-MAX Hybrid earned an acceptable rating in this test, while the battery-electric Nissan LEAF earned a poor rating. In the test, 25% of a vehicle''s front end on the driver’s side strikes a rigid barrier at 40 mph (64 km/h). Volt and LEAF. Chevy Volt.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

mile-per-hour) average run and a 351 kph (218 mph) peak. Acceleration comparison LMC vs HD Hatfield says the Strike’s efficient battery delivers a useful real-world range of 150 miles at a 70-mph clip, and closer to 165 or 170 miles in mellower riding. But 300 amps at 800 volts, and now you’re at 240 kilowatts.

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News: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ EV

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GM adds another big EV Performance Details Big car – Big screen Built on the dedicated Ultium EV Platform Next generation, 200kWh lithium-ion battery American made at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan Front and rear electric motors 750 horsepower and 785 pound-feet of torque 0-60 mph in under 5.0

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Stellantis CEO claims quicker EV acceleration is a safety feature

Baua Electric

Stellantis last week detailed its STLA Large platform , which the automaker claims can house powertrains capable of hurling an EV from 0-60 mph in 2.0 Porsche engineers told Green Car Reports at one point that had they engineered the 800-volt Taycan for range above performance, they could have achieved a much higher range.

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