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Hyundai and Kia recall 170,000 EVs in Korea over software glitch, is the US next?

Baua Electric

Hyundai and Kia will recall around 170,000 EVs in Korea, the largest since they launched. The recall is over a software issue impacting Hyundai’s IONIQ, Genesis, and Kia EVs. Hyundai and Kia recall 170,000 electric vehicles The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced the recall on Thursday.

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These 5 Plugin Vehicle Models Would Benefit Most From Proposed US EV Tax Credit Update (Chart)

CleanTechnica EVs

As we reported recently, there’s a big cleantech bill moving through the US Congress that would revive, extend, and expand the zero-emission vehicle tax credit in various ways.

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Road Test: 2021 Kia Niro PHEV EX Premium

Clean Fleet Report

Photos by John Faulkner and Kia. The 2021 Kia Niro PHEV is one of three electrified Niro models to choose from, alongside a hybrid and a pure battery electric version. Not bad, unless I was driving the Kia Stinger , which welcomes some seriously aggressive driving. A Winning Formula. Story by John Faulkner.

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Sweden At 37.6% Plugin EV Share In July – Ripples From Tax Changes

CleanTechnica EVs

Higher company-car tax which came into effect in July put a dampener on plugin sales, further amplified by the hangover from the pull-forward in June. Sweden saw plugin electric vehicles achieve a market share of 37.6% in July 2021, up almost a third from July 2020. Overall auto sales were down some 43% from long […].

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Hyundai is launching an electric van as its first export model based on its new EV platform

Baua Electric

The partners then unveiled the IVECO eDAILY Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle that September at IAA Transportation. The new Iveco-badged electric van will launch at this year’s IAA Transportation in September. In July 2022, the companies announced a hydrogen-powered IVECO BUS based on Hyundai’s fuel cell system.

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Built to compete with the best of them

Electric Auto Association

Hawaii chapter member reviews his new Kia EV6 By Lorn Douglas, Member of Big Island Electric Vehicle Association. I am not a newbie; this is my fifth electric vehicle (EV), including a Nissan LEAF, Tesla Model S, Kia Soul, and Kia Niro. As my Tesla aged past its extended warranty, I put both a new Model S and Kia EV6 on order.

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GM unveils the Chevrolet Equinox EV, its budget SUV offering

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Chevrolet has long been the budget offering of GM products; their vehicles are made for everyone, so what if the interior is comparable to a school lunch tray, it’s cheap and (hopefully) reliable transportation. Outside of the Chevy Camero and Corvette lineups, this is how Chevy is seen by the vast majority of the population.