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Once you’re done admiring the Grand Canyon’s views, EV road trippers, you can plug in to the new Electrify America DC fast chargers at the visitor center before you hit the road. There are two sites at the Grand Canyon National Park (Maswik Lodge, and Market Lodge and Yavapai Lodge East) that have EV chargers – but they’re all Level 2. There aren’t any EV chargers at all at Desert View or on the North Rim. But now there are DC fast chargers at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center at the national park’s south entrance, at 450 State Route 64…
The 2024 Kia EV9 three-row electric SUV will arrive in US dealerships in the fourth quarter with a starting MSRP of $54,900. The price doesn’t include the mandatory destination charge as Kia hasn’t yet provided it. However, based on the $1,320 shipping fee for the EV6, the EV9 will likely start just over $56,000. The price is for the base EV9 Light RWD model, which features a single motor rear-wheel-drive powertrain producing 215 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Power comes from a 76.1-kilowatt-hour battery pack which enables a manufacturer-estimated 223 miles of range on standard 19-inch alloy wheels; EPA…
Kia America confirmed on Wednesday that the starting price of the 2024 EV9 will be just over $56,000. That’s for the EV9 Light, in single-motor rear-wheel-drive form, seating up to seven in three rows. The Light starts at $54,900, Kia says, but it hasn’t yet confirmed an exact destination fee. Assuming $1,365, that amounts to a total of $56,265. With the Light, you also get a heated-and-cooled power driver’s seat, vinyl upholstery, 19-inch alloy wheels, a full suite of driver-assistance features, a next-generation version of Kia’s interface with dual 12.3-inch screens plus a small climate-control screen, and a digital key…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Phoenix-based e-bike manufacturer Lectric eBikes has pushed the envelope on delivering impressive value at absurdly low prices since the introduction of its first folding e-bike, the XP. Since then, the company has continued to expand the capability of its bikes with a wide range of accessories and with core upgrades like higher performance motors, more battery capacity, and different form factors. Lectric eBikes gave us an early look at its Electric XP Trike several months ago, and we were excited to hear that the…
Li Auto announced last June 28 that it would sell up to a total of $2 billion in ADSs on Nasdaq in an ATM stock offering program. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/09/27203610/2023092712361080.mp3 Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) announced the early termination of a $2 billion fundraising program announced last year, driving its shares higher in premarket trading Wednesday. Li Auto terminated its at-the-market (ATM) share offering plan announced on June 28, 2022, effective immediately after the close of business on September 27, US Eastern Time, according to its SEC filing today. The company is terminating the ATM offering because it does not intend to raise…
Honda on Tuesday previewed that later in October, at the Japan Mobility Show, formerly called the Tokyo Motor Show, it plans to reveal an electric sports car and a sustainability-focused compact car. The electric sports car, called Specialty Sports Concept, will celebrate “the joy of driving and distinctive individuality” and help transcend everyday life—amounting to a pleasurable driving car even in an era of automated driving technology and a focus on carbon footprint. It’s yet unclear whether this is the same project as the rumored electric revival of the Acura NSX, which was a hybrid last time around, or whether…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with Hungarian President Katalin Novak yesterday at the company’s Texas Gigafactory, which is also the EV maker’s headquarters, to discuss matters like demographic decline and the war in Ukraine. At the end of the meeting, an official video from the Hungarian Presidency was posted on Musk’s official X (formerly Twitter) account showing Novak climbing inside a Cybertruck and setting off for a test drive. X Æ A-12, the son of Musk and Grimes, was also present both during the meeting room discussions and on the factory floor, where his dad carried him on his shoulders…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A recent video from CNBC’s YouTube channel is probably worth your time. Instead of going for or against EVs, they show several different sides of how the EV transition affects different people. From diehard gasoline enthusiasts to automakers to autoworkers, to the U.S. economy at large, they gave us a cross section of real-world stories that give some more depth to the EV transition. Dodge Tries Hard To Keep Its Core Fanbase I found it interesting how they started out interviewing a skeptic of…
China’s NEV penetration at retail was 40.4 percent in the September 1-24 period, and 34.2 percent year-to-date. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/09/27165201/2023092708520155.mp3 (Image credit: CnEVPost) Weekly sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China continued to improve towards the end of the month, driving faster growth so far this month. From September 1 to September 24, retail sales of passenger NEVs in China were 508,000 units, up 33 percent year-on-year and up 11 percent from the same period last month, according to data released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). So far this year, retail sales of passenger NEVs in China stood…
Fang Cheng Bao began accepting customer reservations for the Bao 5 a month ago, with a pre-sale price range of RMB 300,000 – RMB 400,000 yuan. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/09/27141017/2023092706101751.mp3 (Image credit: BYD) BYD’s personalized sub-brand Fang Cheng Bao has seen the first production car of its first model, the Bao 5, or Leopard 5, roll off the assembly line, after the model began pre-sales a month ago. BYD announced the development on Weibo today, revealing no further information but sharing detailed specs of the model. The Bao 5 is a hardcore crossover model offered in three variants with a pre-sale price range…