Kia, riding a wave of popularity among U.S. car buyers, is ready to dive into the electric vehicle market with an all-electric variant of the Korean automaker’s incredibly popular Soul. With the Kia Soul EV announced as being in development and headed stateside in 2014, Kia’s first zero emissions vehicle sold outside of Korea is…
Photo: Kia Motors The 2019 Kia Niro EV now has a price tag — one that’s a bit steeper than the Kona EV, its cousin from Hyundai. The Niro EV’s base trim, the EX, has a starting MSRP of $39,495, or $31,995 after the federal tax credit for electric vehicles kicks in. That’s about $1,500…
2017 Nissan LEAF The 2017 Nissan LEAF is the first zero-emissions, all-electric vehicle to take top honors in a J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study. That’s not the only great news for Nissan, though. Along with the popular, eco-friendly LEAF, the Nissan Frontier and Nissan Armada were singled out in the 2020 study. Be Kind to…
2018 Kia Soul A three-year project aimed to further advance the technology of electric vehicles has come to an end with promising results. Learn More: Why you should buy a Kia Soul EV The joint effort between Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) and Mojo Mobility, Inc. (Mojo) “to develop a fast-charging wireless power transfer…
The highly-anticipated race has come and gone, and Volkswagen made sure it was one to remember. At the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, Romain Dumas drove the all-electric I.D. R Pikes Peak right into the record books. With his 7:57 time, not only did he break the previous record for electric vehicles, but…
If you know anything about computers, you’re probably familiar with solid-state hard drives, or SSDs. They’re a relatively new innovation that improves the technology used in hard disk drives in a number of ways, including much faster load times and a reduced risk of catastrophic failure. The electric vehicle market is on the cusp of…
Photo: Ford Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen finalized plans for its alliance and collaboration on several new vehicles through 2023. The partnership, which was confirmed last July, will result in the production of millions of electric vehicles, pickup trucks, and commercial vans. Awards for Ford: Blue Oval tops all automakers in 2020 Brand Intimacy Study…
GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant is now named Factory ZERO Photo: Steve Fecht for General Motors General Motors is in the midst of a bold transition to electric vehicles — and to what it calls a “zero-crashes, zero-emissions, and zero-congestion future.” As part of that effort, the automaker recently unveiled one new facility devoted to EV production…
2013 Chevrolet Spark To help those driving the 2014 Chevy Spark—the ultimate urban living vehicle, Chevrolet has reduced a handy-dandy infographic extolling the finer points of EV Etiquette. The information illustrated in Chevrolet’s graphic is the result of a collaboration between the automaker and drivers of their Volt and Spark electric vehicles. The EV Etiquette…
The 2015 Spark EV In the newest commercials for the 2015 Chevy Spark EV, Chevrolet is attempting to assuage common electric vehicle fears of short ranges and long charge times. The first ad, aptly titled “Zero-Emission Driving Up to 82 Miles,” states that the Spark’s lithium-ion battery is capable of powering the vehicle for 82…
Nissan debuts e-4ORCE technology at CES-2020 Photo: Nissan Nissan is continuing to innovate the electric vehicle market with its reveal of the innovative e-4ORCE tech at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Designed to propel immediate torque to all four wheels, the new twin-motor all-wheel-control system delivers sporty performance and a fun-to-drive attitude in the vehicles…
Ad image for the all-new 2015 Kia Soul, which blatantly condones the objectification of hamsters We’ve seen it hyped by sexualized hamsters, but now we know how much it costs: Kia has revealed that the company’s first electric vehicle, the 2015 Kia Soul EV, will go on sale this October with a price tag of…
When you keep a device with a rechargeable battery, such as a cell phone or tablet, for an extended period of time, its ability to hold a charge decreases as it ages. The same is true of the large rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles. To figure out what to do with these batteries once…
One of Tesla’s Supercharging stations Photo: Wikimedia Commonse While electric vehicles provide an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuel, there are still some barriers that make owning one impractical. While homeowners with garages have the capacity to charge the vehicle overnight, urban residents who live in apartments typically don’t have access to a personal garage. No…
Jin ZheYong, chairman and president, Anhui Zotye Automobile Co., Ltd. and Peter Fleet, Ford group vice president and president, Ford Asia Pacific Ford Motor Company on Tuesday announced that it has reached a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Anhui Zotye Automobile Co., Ltd. The purpose of this MoU is to facilitate the…
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