While Kia is on a roll introducing new electric vehicles on its E-GMP platform, the company is also updating other electrified vehicles on its K3 platform, namely the Kia Niro. For 2023, Kia has completely redesigned all models of the Niro lineup and we had a chance to sample the … [continued]
Sweden saw plugin electric vehicles take 48.2% market share in April, up from 43.1% YoY. Overall auto market volume, at 21,942 units, was flat YoY, though 2022 YTD volume remains down 19% from last year. Sweden’s best selling auto was the Kia Niro. Market Share Trends April’s combined plugin result … [continued]
Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share hit 51.6% in February 2022, up from 34.8% year on year. Full electrics took 25.6% share, dramatic growth from 6.1% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were 21,136, some 7% down from the last two years. The Kia Niro was Sweden’s best selling electric … [continued]
The Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market continues in the fast lane, with 6,703 plugin registrations logged last month. That meant that last month’s PEV share of the overall passenger auto market was 25% (16% BEV), pulling the year-to-date PEV share to 21% (11% BEV) and the total tally to 38,787 … [continued]
The Dutch automotive market is out of its pandemic-related disruption, having reached positive numbers in July (+4% year over year/YoY), but while the overall market has finally recovered, the plugin segment is officially in Warp Speed (up 139% last month).
With the Netherlands escaping a full lockdown, the economic slowdown hasn’t been as devastating as in other markets, with the overall market dropping just 53%.
A third-party car test like this is interesting in a number of ways. First, it comes from someone who is not an employee of the company so that bias is not present. Second, the video does not promote the vehicle, it merely documents a driving experience. Third, because there is no agenda behind it, this type of media can be more creative in its inquiry and expression.
The South Korean electric vehicle market doesn’t get the most attention, but it is bubbling up, with 2% of passenger vehicle sales in the country now EV sales. Similar to the USA, though, the market is dominated by just a few models.
Lyft will make 200 KIA Niro Electric cars available to lease for its drivers in Denver as part of its campaign to transition all the cars in its fleet to battery power.
The Kia Niro EV is raking in the kudos, receiving praise from across the press as well as new owners. But winning “Car of the Year” from Popular Mechanics magazine may be its biggest award yet.
