By all accounts, the Kia EV3 should be the perfect electric car for many US drivers. After all, it was named World Car of the Year in 2025. It is a thoroughly modern battery electric vehicle inside a compact SUV shell that faithfully follows the acclaimed design language of Kia’s … [continued]
Hyundai Motor and Kia introduce a first-of-its-kind ‘Plasma Care UVC’ technology, utilizing Far-UVC light for in-vehicle sanitization The advanced system helps reduce bacteria and odor-causing microorganisms in the cabin, even while passengers are present Engineers developed a compact plasma-based system with optimized durability and controlled wavelength emission, enabling seamless in-vehicle … [continued]
The Philippines is seen as one of two key ASEAN markets for the Nissan Frontier PHEV which is based on the Dong Feng D9. Photo for CleanTechnica by Raymond Tribdino.
Part 2: The Legacy Response. See Part 1 here. If the Chinese manufacturers represented the disruption phase of the industry’s transformation, the second major story at PIMS 2026 was scalability. Electrification is no longer confined to passenger vehicles. Increasingly, manufacturers are targeting the fleets, logistics operators, and transport providers that … [continued]
Like its close cousin Hyundai, Kia didn’t get the memo that electric vehicle sales are supposed to be dropping in the United States. In the month of May, the Kia EV6 did see a slight decline year over year, dropping 13% from 801 in May 2025 to 708 in May … [continued]
I’ve been saying for a year or more now that the Kia EV6 has risen to the top of my list as the new or used vehicle we’d most likely buy next. I love the vehicle, as it seems to be the perfect package in all kinds of ways. I’ve … [continued]
The vehicle my wife and I are planning to buy next, as our second car (or perhaps it would end up becoming our first car), is the Kia EV6. I’ve loved the model since it first came out, and when we were sort of shopping for a car last year, … [continued]
Kia is casting a wide net over the European market with its new EV2 compact EV, focusing on the car’s luxury-style comforts alongside an energetic appeal to budget-focused car shoppers of all ages (EV 2 screenshot courtesy of Kia).
Kia presents its 2030 mid- to long-term strategy, detailing its vehicle- and region-specific exponential growth plans Targets global sales of 4.13 million units per year by 2030, with a global market share goal of 4.5%; targets sales of 3.35 million units in 2026 Expands EV lineup to 14 models, aiming … [continued]
Larry Evans and I sat down today to talk through some of the positive electric vehicle stories from the week, as well as plenty of remaining questions about the market, about different automakers, and about where we’re going. You can watch or listen to the discussion via YouTube: Some of … [continued]
Kia is now producing two electric vehicles in Europe for Europe. The company recently started producing the EV2 in Slovakia — in Žilina, to be precise. The EV2 is a small (B-segment) SUV. I know … what’s an SUV versus not an SUV has changed a lot over the years, … [continued]
