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2024 Kia Sorento Review

Baua Electric

litre V6 petrol FWD or 147kW/440Nm 2.2-litre HEV and PHEV options will join the petrol and diesel duo tested here later in the year. The electrically assisted (motor on rack) arrangement is fluid and natural, with Goldilocks assistance levels across a range of speeds. litre I4 turbo-diesel AWD).

Kia 52
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2024 Kia Sorento Review

Baua Electric

litre V6 petrol FWD or 147kW/440Nm 2.2-litre HEV and PHEV options will join the petrol and diesel duo tested here later in the year. The electrically assisted (motor on rack) arrangement is fluid and natural, with Goldilocks assistance levels across a range of speeds. litre I4 turbo-diesel AWD).

Kia 52
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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Perhaps more interesting than the ride, at least for some electro-geeks, are some of the pictures Doug took of the battery pack on display that will go into the electric smarts. For 20k at that size it should have been electric to begin with. from the Tesla Roadster. For this to happen there has to be a detuning process. and 49 mpg.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Currently, there are some industrial facilities that use battery swapping to replenish the energy stores of electric forklifts. Perhaps more importantly, quickly "pouring" electricity into many of the batteries available today may stress the very expensive component and shorten their useful lifetime.