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Kia is recalling 12,400 EV9 SUVs over faulty remote parking assist that may not stop

Baua Electric

As a result, the system may fail to apply enough brake pressure during frequent stops or traveling at less than 2 mph. Kia first noticed the issue earlier this month after an EV9 model in Korea using the feature collided with a parked car. Starting at $56,395, Kia calls the electric SUV’s price tag a “wake-up call to the industry.”

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Updated Audi Q7 SUV has 48V MHEV as standard, new PHEV option

Green Car Congress

Audi’s updated Q7 SUV will have the company’s 48V mild-hybrid system (MHEV) as standard. mph), the Audi Q7 recuperates energy, rolls in idle or coasts for up to 40 seconds with the engine switched off. The same applies to the Car-to-X service traffic light information, which is being rolled out in stages in selected European cities.

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Lotus Theory 1 previews future sports car design direction

Baua Electric

The exterior incorporates aerodynamic elements , including a diffuser, air deflectors, and air curtains in the nose, a contoured underfloor incorporating a NACA duct that feeds air into the cooling system, and body sides designed to keep air flowing smoothly around the car, according to Lotus. Lotus estimates a 0-62 mph time of less than 2.5

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Porsche’s all-electric Boxster EV seen sporting production lights in new testing video

Baua Electric

With Weissach package added, the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 2.1 Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said earlier this month , “We already have 10,000 orders, and these customers haven’t even been able to drive the car yet.” It starts at $230,000. Next up, will be the fully electric 718 Boxster EV.

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GHSA projects that drivers killed more than 7500 pedestrians in 2022; most since 1981

Green Car Congress

Drivers of passenger cars have consistently accounted for the greatest number of fatal pedestrian crashes. However, over the past decade the number of pedestrian deaths in crashes involving sport utility vehicles (SUVs) increased at a far faster rate (120%) than deaths in crashes involving passenger cars (26%).

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Northern Lights Energy signs LOI to purchase 1,000 AMP electric SUV conversions over 5 years

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a company engaged in the emission-free electrification of OEM vehicles, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ) to support the introduction of all-electric SUVs into Iceland as part of a national electric vehicle (EV) project. AMP expects to deliver its first Electric SUV to NLE in early 2011.

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IIHS: few vehicles excel in new nighttime test of pedestrian AEB systems

Green Car Congress

Four of the first 23 midsize cars, midsize SUVs and small pickups tested earn the highest rating of superior, but more than half earn a basic score or no credit. The ambient illumination surrounding the test track must remain below 1 lux—about the amount of light cast by a full moon—throughout the evaluation.

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