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Kia has demonstrated that it can create winning electric vehicles like the EV6 GT and three-row EV9. But it also believes it’s about to be ahead of rivals in making affordable EVs—the next great frontier for the electric world. Now, with the upcoming EV3 subcompact crossover and the EV4 sedan, Kia expects to see significantly increased EV adoption, […]

New factories producing EVs and their batteries are bringing more jobs to the Southeast, but utilities are trying to meet the power demands of these factories with natural-gas power plants rather than renewable energy, reports Energy News Network. Anticipated demand from the auto industry—as well as solar-panel manufacturing and data centers—is leading utilities to forecast

Tesla is recalling all 2024 Cybertruck electric pickups because the shiny plastic pad that sits on top of the accelerator pedal may be dislodged and get trapped in the interior trim while the throttle is applied, increasing the risk of a collision. The recall, which was announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Kia reports that its global vehicle sales in March amounted to 272,026, 2.4% less than a year ago. The total sales during the first quarter of 2024 exceeded 760,000 (down 1% year-over-year). The South Korean manufacturer’s all-electric car sales increased quickly and last month was especially strong. Kia EV lineup is expanding Currently, Kia offers

EV and off-roading enthusiasts—this humble writer included—got a nice surprise when Jeep announced its first-ever all-electric off-roader in the shape of the upcoming Recon back in 2022. Scheduled to go on sale this year, the Recon can be considered the battery-powered alternative to the iconic Wrangler. Just like its stablemate, the EV will come with

The top-of-the-line Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Performance version was recently range-tested by Bjørn Nyland in Norway. The results, at two constant speed levels—56 mph (90 km/h) and 75 mph (120 km/h)—turned out to be slightly disappointing. The Volvo EX30 is equipped with a 69-kilowatt-hour battery (64 kWh usable). The Twin Motor, all-wheel drive version with

Mirai means “future” in Japanese. When Toyota made a big bet that hydrogen was the future of driving, naming its first hydrogen-powered Fuel Cell EV the Toyota Mirai seemed a fitting move for those huge ambitions. Things haven’t worked out that way. As early adopters found out, the Mirai wasn’t the ideal future that so

General Motors’ new GM Energy division has just unveiled its V2H (vehicle-to-home) bundle that enables Ultium EVs with bidirectional charging to power your home. You can now order the complete $7,299 bundle that will not only allow you to keep the lights on during a blackout, but it opens up a whole new realm of

The Toyota Highlander midsize SUV could go all-electric, while the Grand Highlander would continue with internal-combustion engines, according to a new report from CarBuzz. This is part of a strategy to replace the alphanumeric naming scheme used by the Toyota bZ4X—currently the only EV in Toyota’s U.S. lineup—for more conventional names, according to the report.

Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest person. In fact, he’s fallen all the way down to third place on Forbes‘ real-time billionaire list, behind LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. But that could all change if a court-rejected 2018 pay package is approved by Tesla shareholders. Welcome to Critical Materials, your daily