Kia US EV Sales Grow 70% in October

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:54:25 +0000

Kia just announced its October sales for the US market, and it especially highlighted strong electrified vehicle sales. Tackling each segment of the “electrified” market separately, the company wrote: “Sales of Kia’s all-electric (EV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and hybrid (HEV) vehicles increased by 70-percent, 65-percent, and 49-percent respectively compared to … [continued]

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New 2025 Kia EV9 Pricing & Updates

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:37:33 +0000

The Kia EV9 has been one of the most widely acclaimed electric vehicles of the last couple of years. It has won numerous awards and has gotten rave reviews (including from us). The model is yet to break 10,000 US sales a quarter, but that has to be coming. in … [continued]

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Kia America to Offer North American Charging Standard (NACS) Adapters in Early 2025

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:24:14 +0000

Adapters will vastly expand charger availability to Kia EV customers Current and recent EV6 and EV9 customers will receive free NACS adapter in coming months Kia EV6 and EV9 customers will have access to more than 16,5001 NACS DC fast chargers across the United States in January 2025 Kia America will … [continued]

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Kia EV9’s Motor Does The Electric Equivalent Of Shifting Gears

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:57:49 +0000

A recent article at The Autopian raised an interesting point about the Kia EV9’s electric motor. Unlike most electric motors, it can change its winding configuration on the fly, effectively doing the same thing as shifting gears in an ICE vehicle. But, to explain how amazing this technology is, we … [continued]

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Australian EV Market Dips in August, New Zealand Steady

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:41:09 +0000

Battery electric vehicles only achieved a 5.9% penetration of the new vehicle market in Australia in August. This is 5,892 out of 100,786 total light vehicles sold. It was 6,743 in July. Perhaps it’s time to admit that there is a slowdown and a pivot to PHEVs. Strangely, the more … [continued]

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Kia Offering Extra Discounts to Tesla Drivers

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:30:45 +0000

Well, this is something new. One of my first thoughts was, well, that’s dirty. Kia is apparently offering extra discounts to Tesla drivers who ditch their Tesla and buy a Kia EV. Kia is offering a $1,000 discount if you buy an EV6 and a $1,500 discount if you buy … [continued]

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Elegant or Apocalyptic EVs, Fastned’s Revenue Up to €37.8 M, & More Renewable Energy for GM

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 23:20:37 +0000

GM is heavily investing in solar power agreements for three assembly facilities, including the Newport Solar project site that is expected to generate enough electricity to power 30,000 households annually. In addition, this week’s EV lineup appears to bring back Road Warrior, with an upgrade, and the Batmobile, with even … [continued]

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The Cars Tesla Drivers Most Often Trade Teslas In For (At Auto Dealerships)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:38:29 +0000

With millions of Tesla vehicles sold in the US by now, more and more Teslas are inevitably going to be traded in for other vehicles by owners who decide they no longer want the car for one reason or another. And it may just be that these people wanted another … [continued]

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EVs At 59.6% Share In Sweden — Still Stuck In Reverse

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:12:35 +0000

July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 59.6% share in Sweden, almost flat YoY from 59.9%. BEV volumes were down YoY by 15%, while PHEVs grew by 9%. Overall auto volume was 16,337 units, down 6% YoY. The Tesla Model Y remained the best selling BEV. The July market data … [continued]

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Kia Electric Car Sales Up 112% in USA!

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:25:03 +0000

IRVINE, California — Kia America delivered highest first-half EV sales in company history. Kia also marked the second-best first-half total sales. The brand’s best-selling models through the first half of 2024 were the Sportage SUV and Forte sedan. Kia America sold more than 5,000 all-electric vehicles for the third consecutive … [continued]

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