Trust us you want to stick around until the very end we’ve got some exciting things you won’t want to miss Kia’s current fevs can travel roughly 30 m on electric power before switching on the gas engine KY is plugg in hybrids might offer 60 M of electric.
range in a couple of years the statement comes from Steven Center Kia America’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President current key fvs can deliver roughly 30 m of electric range besides kicking things in a high gear in the all electric vehicle game Kia also wants to increase.
its footprint in the plug-in hybrid vehicle Market not only by offering more battery assisted cars which are more fuel efficient if plugged in regularly but also by upping the maximum range of these models while running on battery power currently Kia’s fevs can cover up to 34 mil on electricity with a full battery before kicking in the gas engine this could be enough for drivers who only do short Journeys and can recharge at home but how would 60 M of all electric range sound.
that’s almost double the number available today it would significantly open up the market to people who wouldn’t consider a battery powered car otherwise they could drive the car on electricity most of the time for the usual errands around town and then fill up the gas tank if a long trip is coming.
up with Battery tech advancing at a rapid pace and new vehicle platforms designed to fit bigger battery packs for gas powered cars these 60 mile fevs might come in as little as a couple of years according to Steven CER Kia America’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President who spoke with green car reports during the Los Angeles Auto Show the 60- mile figure came from an engineering statistic Center said and it relates to the total daily driving distance for Americans according to data from Mobility analytics platform replica
people in the United States travel a nationwide average of 42 daily miles this includes all forms of transportation including personal vehicles mass transit biking and walking at the same time a study from the Maryland Transportation Institute and center for advanced transportation technology laboratory at the University of Maryland showed that 52% of all all trips made by Americans in 2021 were shorter than 3 mil and just 2% of trips were longer than 50 mi in this study a trip was defined as a movement that
includes a stay of longer than 10 minutes at a location away from home reaching in even exceeding 60 M of electric range on a pH isn’t impossible with today’s technology Audi recently revealed the facelift A3 hatchback in Europe in plug-in hybrid guys the 25.7 KW hour 19.7 KW hours usable battery enables a wltp rated electric range of 88 mies on a full charge it can drive on electricity at up to 87 mph and it also supports DC fast charging at up to 50 KW thanks for riding along with us EV lovers if you enjoyed today’s Journey
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