SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it will dramatically beef up its pure-electric car lineup in the next eight years in line with global carmakers’ latest push to go electric. Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. are planning to increase the number of all-electric vehicles to 14 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The sale of electric vehicles in South Korea has exceeded 10,000 units this year, reflecting a growing appetite for emissions-free cars and the country’s improving charging infrastructure, industry data showed Monday. In the January-October period, the number of electric cars sold here was 10,075 units, much higher than the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, Kia Motors Corp., said Tuesday that it has sold more than 10,000 units of the Soul electric vehicle (EV) in less than two years after its launch, helped by strong demand from the European market. The Soul EV, the electric vehicle variant of the Soul [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of the Soul EV by Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, ranked first in Germany’s electric vehicle market last month, industry data showed Monday. Kia Motors sold 360 units of the Soul EV last month in Germany, outperforming the A3 3-tron at 177 units and Tesla Model [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Soul EV, an electric vehicle from Kia Motors, was named as the Alternative Energy City Car of the year by French journalists. According to the second largest carmaker in Korea, the Soul EV won the prize at the Prix Auto Environnement MAAF awards. Established in 2005, the prize [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, said Friday that its first all-electric Soul EV has been named the best eco-friendly vehicle by MotorWeek, a popular U.S. auto-analyzing TV program. MotorWeek, which airs on PBS stations nationwide in the U.S, analyzes trends, new products and new technology to produce [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government and the ruling Saenuri party laid out a plan on September 23 that they would provide the local drivers who buy low emission vehicles with a handsome US$3,000 subsidy. The government and the party decided to postpone the implementation of a low carbon vehicle incentive scheme [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America (KMA) is kicking off the implementation of a robust charging network in advance of the Soul EV going on sale in California during the third quarter of this year. With Kia’s addition of 17 new DC fast chargers to California’s already-existing network of 198, charger availability will [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors said on February 4 that it won the UL (Underwriters Laboratories) mark for the interior materials used in its Soul EV, the electric vehicle to be unveiled for the first time in the upcoming Chicago Auto Show to be open on February 8. According to company [...]