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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

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Build quality’s excellent, and you score LED lights everywhere (boomerang-shaped at rear), leather heated seats, 10.25-inch The handling vs comfort balance has been well applied by Kia’s chassis techs, so highway cruising’s quite cushy, aside from some marked road noise. Bit of body roll due to its loftiness, mind.

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Alpine Says A110 Successor Will Come to United States, Outlines Expansion Plan

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Electrification will fundamentally change the formula for the models, as both prioritize lightness and balance over engine output. With the Alpine A110 being laser focused on maximizing lightness and agility, one wonders how its successor is supposed to retain those traits with a relatively large power pack situated beneath the seats.

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The Top 10 Semiconductor Stories of 2023

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As recently as August 2023, Jeff Dean , chief scientist at Google DeepMind, said that compared to other methods the TPU team had available, 26 of the TPU’s 37 blocks had better performing layouts because of the AI, and 7 of 37 performed equally well. But the search giant still backs its AI. nanometers. millimeters long.

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Confirmed! Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system

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The new PHEV set-up is required because the existing design is for vehicles such as the Outlander SUV with transverse engines and light off-road loads. The P2 system incorporates a 48v electric traction motor and related tech as a module between an existing engine and transmission and allows pure electric driving via a disconnect clutch.

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Polestar 6 revealed, Australian orders open for new EV roadster

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And the sixth model from Polestar – effectively an EV spin-off of Volvo – will not be cheap. The Polestar 6 will initially be available as an exclusive LA Concept edition. But there will be no shortage of tech, with the 6 again leveraging the Android Automotive operating system first introduced on the Polestar 2.

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Is this Kia’s Tesla and BYD beater at last? New Kia EV3 electric SUV to cost from $50,000 and deliver 600km in range in Australia

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Kia confirmed a dual motor GT version would be available in future, but gave no specific timing. Its clean face sports vertical headlamps at its extremities incorporating Kia’s ‘Star Map’ bundle of lights, plus skinny, vertical, daytime running lights. Safety tech looks deep.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

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4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model. None of which will be cheap, the Polestar 3 is priced from $132,900 before on-roads.