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In 2017, Kia released a concept for the third-generation ProCeed. This time as a shooting brake version of the Ceed. Kia Ex_cee'd Kia Ex_cee'd Concept. Kia's Ex_cee'd cabriolet concept car premiered at the 77th Geneva International Motor Show in 2007 and was designed by Pontus Fontaeus.
Portugal established a government subsidy of €5,000 for the first 5,000 new electric cars sold in the country. In addition, there is in place a €1,500 incentive if the consumer turns in a used car as part of the down payment for the new electric car. [167] Electric cars are also exempt from the registration tax. [46]
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV with 21,446 units sold was the second best-selling plug-in car, [123] [124] followed by the Nissan Leaf with 18,718. [125] The Outlander PHEV has been Europe's best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle for four years in a row, from 2013 to 2016. [114]
In China, the term new energy vehicles (NEVs) refers to automobile vehicles that are fully powered or predominantly powered by alternative energy other than fossil fuels, typically referring to electric motor-propelled vehicles such as battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs, mainly hydrogen fuel cell vehicles).
Hybrids Plus PHEV Toyota Prius with PHEV-15 pack in place of original pack and extension pack (for PHEV-30) on the side, retaining tire access. July 5: Hybrids Plus of Boulder, Colorado began offering plug-in hybrid conversions of the 2004 and later Toyota Prius, using A123 Systems Li-ion batteries for either a 15 or 30-mile (48 km) all ...
In November 2009, Kia started production at the first U.S. Kia Motors plant, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, in West Point. Though the Kia Sorento crossover vehicle was the only model to be assembled there at first, the facility has since expanded its production lines to include the Kia Optima mid-size sedan, now sold as the K5, in 2011 and ...
A plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV) variant has been offered since September 2018, featuring an 8.9 kWh battery. [22] [23] The Kia Niro and Niro Plug in Hybrid form part of Kia hybrid range, that also includes the Optima Plug-in Hybrid and Optima Sportswagon Plug-in Hybrid. [24] The Kia Niro went on sale in South Korea on 31 March 2016. [25]
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or simply plug-in hybrid is a type of hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery pack that can be directly replenished via a charging cable plugged into an external electric power source, in addition to charging internally by its on-board internal combustion engine-powered generator.