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The Kia EV9 Starts at Around $55,000 and Goes On Sale in Late 2023

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The EV9 Wind gets two motors and up to 379 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque. The EV9 will go on sale later in 2023, and Kia will start manufacturing the SUV domestically in 2024 at its plant in Georgia. The base EV9 Light gets a single electric motor making 215 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque.

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Kia to begin EV9 production in the US by May, expects $7,500 EV tax credit eligibility by 2025

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Kia expects the EV9 will qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit by early next year. Kia America’s head of corporate communications, James Bell, told Nikkei that moving EV9 production to its West Point, GA plant will enable it to qualify for a part of the EV tax credit. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Kia’s EV sales surged to a new record in the US with affordable, long-range models

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Kia kicked off EV9 production in Georgia in May as the first EV built in the state. With the $7,500 federal tax credit, prices fall to as low as $48,995. After deliveries kicked off in December, sales of Kia’s three-row EV9 electric SUV reached 9,671 through the first half of the year.

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Kia overtakes Hyundai in US electric vehicle sales in Q2 as its new EV9 sparks growth

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Kia’s EV9 was the first EV built in Georgia after production at its West Point plant kicked off in May. With the $7,500 federal tax credit, prices could fall to as low as $48,995. The long-range model (with up to 304 miles range) could be bought for under $55,000 (including the EV tax credit). Ford 61% 7.2%

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US-built 2025 Kia EV6 debuts with more battery, NACS port, and a fake gear shift

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Better yet, the model will now be produced in Kia’s plant in Georgia, offering easier access to US tax credits. Trim levels have been split into the base 63kWh Light RWD model, three separate 84kWh trim levels each with a choice of RWD or AWD (Light LR, Wind, and GT-Line), and an AWD-only GT trim.

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2025 Kia EV6 gets bigger battery, will be U.S.-built

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Kia is targeting 319 miles of EPA range with the larger battery in single-motor rear-wheel-drive Light Long Range, Wind, and GT-Line models—a bit higher than the current peak of 303 EPA miles. Assembly will move to Kia’s West Point, Georgia, plant, which also started building the three-row Kia EV9 earlier this year. kwh, from 68.0

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Kia EV9: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024

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The 2024 Kia EV9 comes in Light, Wind, Land, and GT-Line trim levels, and so far Green Car Reports has only driven the top-spec GT-Line, offering up 379 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque in its all-wheel-drive layout. The great range numbers come thanks to a lot of work with the wind tunnel. coefficient of drag.