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2025 Kia EV6
EV6 Kia LATEST News 

2025 Kia EV6 GT powers up with Hyundai Ioniq 5 N punch and tech! Is the new Kia now the most fun EV money can buy?

November 27, 2024September 3, 2025 John Mahoney 10337 Views EV6, ev6 gt, Kia

Has anyone ever climbed out of the current Kia EV6 GT and exclaimed it needs more power? Well, that’s exactly

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Kia EV9 GT
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Kia EV9 GT SUV delivers hot hatch thrust for all the family

November 26, 2024November 25, 2024 John Mahoney 8239 Views EV9, Kia

Kia has unleashed an all-electric seven-seat SUV that accelerates like a hot hatch – and could even humble some supercars.

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2025 Kia Tasman Ute.
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Dual-cab game-changer? New Kia Tasman ute eyes potent turbo-hybrid to battle Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – but promised EV a no-show for now

November 6, 2024November 30, 2024 Bruce Newton 11963 Views bev, diesel, hybrid, Kia, PHEV, Tasman

A new-generation petrol-electric hybrid powertrain will be the first step beyond traditional diesel taken by the highly-anticipated new Kia Tasman

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Kia Pride EV all-electric restomod
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The Pride of Kia! Forgettable 1990s Korean mini gets memorable electromod reinvention

October 24, 2024October 25, 2024 Iain Curry 11163 Views Kia, Pride, rest-mod

Proving no car no matter how ordinary is immune from EV restomodding, Kia has created a one-off all-electric Pride hatchback.

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2025 Leapmotor C10.
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Leap into the unknown! 2025 Leapmotor C10 slashes entry price for medium electric SUVs $10,000 below Tesla Model Y and Kia EV5

October 24, 2024October 23, 2024 Bruce Newton 13113 Views C10, EV5, Kia, Leapmotor, model y, Tesla

The Chinese newcomer Leapmotor has reset the pricing floor in the medium electric SUV segment with the Tesla Model Y-fighting

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Kia EV5 Earth
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Take that Tesla! Kia EV5 pricing undercuts top-selling Model Y by thousands, setting the scene for a brutal mid-sized electric SUV battle

October 11, 2024October 19, 2024 Toby Hagon 11722 Views EV5, Kia

The Kia EV5 will tackle the Tesla Model Y head on with pricing that undercuts the top-seller by thousands of

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2024 Kia EV6.
EV6 Kia LATEST News 

2024 Kia EV6 goes big! New battery will extend range, but that’s just part of the update story for Tesla Model Y rival

May 20, 2024September 3, 2025 John Mahoney 14269 Views EV6, Kia, Model, Tesla, Y

The upgraded 2024 Kia EV6 has been launched in Korea ahead of its debut in Australia in the fourth quarter

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Kia EV teaser.
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2025 Kia EV3 sneak peek! BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EV rival to be unveiled soon

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 John Mahoney 10730 Views BYD, ev, EV2, EV3, EV5, Kia, mg, ZS

Kia has given us our first glimpse of its inbounded 2024 Kia EV3 that will do battle with the BYD

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2025 Kia EV6 front view teaser.
EV6 Kia LATEST News 

2025 Kia EV6 overhaul confirmed and previewed: Updated Tesla Model Y fighter will be here later this year

May 8, 2024September 3, 2025 John Mahoney 13422 Views electric car, ev, EV6, Kia, Model, Tesla, Y

Three years after it was launched the Kia EV6 electric mid-size SUV is ready for an overhaul. To prove it,

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2025 Leapmotor C16 unveiled in Beijing.
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Beijing show: Aussie-bound Leapmotor shows off C16 three-row electric family SUV

May 6, 2024May 5, 2024 Bruce Newton 15060 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, EV9, Kia, Leapmotor

Stellantis-backed Aussie-bound Chinese electrified car brand Leapmotor has revealed the three-row C16 SUV at the Beijing auto show. The sort

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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EV videos

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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