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Kia is Suing a Former Dealer for Shady Business Practices and Misrepresenting Sales

The Truth About Cars

Dan O’Brien auto group used to operate three Kia stores in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, but the automaker isn’t happy with how things ended. Kia named Dan O’Brien, his COO Tom Kuhn, and six stores in the suit, which places an estimated loss of more than $500,000.

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Plugstar continues expansion with Doordash, Kia, and Wells Fargo

Plug in America

Plug In America’s PlugStar electric vehicle dealer training program has greatly expanded in recent weeks with new exciting new programs in partnership with DoorDash, Kia, and Wells Fargo. In the San Francisco Bay Area, PlugStar is partnering with DoorDash to drive and scale up the adoption of EVs among delivery drivers.

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There and Back: A Cross-Country Camping Trip in an All-Electric Vehicle

Green Energy Consumers

My wife Mary and I just returned from a 2-month, 8,181-mile winter camping road trip, traveling from Massachusetts to California and back in our 2019 Kia e-Niro fully electric (64 kWh battery) crossover SUV.

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Hyundai, Kia Announce Solid-State Battery With Factorial Energy

Get Electric Vehicle

Factorial Energy, a Massachusetts-based developer of solid-state battery technology, announced cooperation with Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp last week. Factorial is a company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston and this is Factorial’s first large automobile strategic investment.

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First Shift: Software-and-die business anticipates electrical spice up Video from Automobile Information

Baua Electric

• Software-and-die’s have an effect on • Leasing find out about • Kia discontinues Rio • Stellantis weighs tie-up • Massachusetts restore legislation The post First Shift: Software-and-die business anticipates electrical spice up Video from Automobile Information appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Here's Why Your Car Insurance Has Become More Expensive

The Truth About Cars

Drivers in Louisiana spent the most on coverage as a percentage of their income, while people in Massachusetts paid the lowest percentage. The rise in car thefts, including of Kias and Hyundais, has also played a role in the price increases. The reports found that Americans are spending 3.41

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Lightning eMotors partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to sell electric commercial vehicles in Hawaii

Green Car Congress

States signing the MOU were California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. The vehicles being used in the project are three Kia Niros, and one Nissan LEAF.

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