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Kia Corporation has unveiled three new small to medium-sized electric models at the brand’s annual Kia…
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// Kiwi pricing confirmed for much anticipated Honda family wagon
Honda New Zealand has announced pricing and specifications for its all-new CR-V mid-size SUV, a model several years in the waiting.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Tesla sells its recently acquired wireless charging company
Tesla flipped a small wireless charging startup like some flip houses. The automaker has sold Germany-based wireless charging startup Wiferion after acquiring it just earlier this year.
// Toyota aims toward solid-state EV battery production with partnership
The fast-charging battery tech will be ready for “commercial use” in EVs by 2027 or 2028, it reiterated.
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