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Kia Plug-ins to Geneva Show with Venga All-Electric Concept
Kia pulled the wraps of its first all-electric plug-in concept car based on the new Venga small MPV at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The main difference between the production and the concept version of the car is well hidden under the hood as Kia replaced the Venga's conventional powertrain with an electric motor producing 107HP (80kW) and a maximum torque of 280Nm.
According to the South Korean automaker, the Venga EV is capable of accelerating from standstill to 100km/h (62mph) in 11.8 seconds, and reaching a top speed of 140km/h or 87mph.
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Kia's Venga Baby Mpv Freshens Up In Paris
Five years after launching the Venga at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show, Kia has revealed an updated version of its small MPV at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. Read more »...
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Kia To Reveal 2015 Rio And Venga Facelifts In Paris
Kia's pride and joy at the Paris Motor Show will be the new Sorento, but it won't be the only debut for the Koreans who will also be displaying the refreshed Rio and Venga. Read more »...
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Taiwan’s Luxgen Shows Off Neora Ev Concept Sedan In Shanghai
Among the many world premieres hosted at the Auto Shanghai 2011 (April 21-28) is a new concept model for an all-electric sedan from Taiwanese automaker Luxgen. Called the Neora, the study is meant to demonstrate the firm’s technological prowess...
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Audi Turns A3 Sedan Concept Into E-tron Study With A Plug-in Hybrid Powertrain
Audi has been trying to show off its green credentials for quite some time now with a variety of plug-in hybrid and pure electric concepts, all sporting the e-tron nameplate, such as the 2009 e-tron Concept Coupe, the 2010 A1 e-tron, and more recently,...
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Mini E: All-electric Plug-in Mini Cooper With 204hp Revealed!
(Updated) These are the first official photos of the MINI E, an all-electric version of the MINI Cooper that will make its first public appearance at the Los Angeles Auto Show in mid-November. What's so important about this MINI -aside from its technical...
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