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20 Feb 2025 | Kia EV9 GT Spices Up Korea, Volvo XC60 Gets Refreshed and EV Running Costs Now Half Of ICE

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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KIA UNVEILS HIGH-PERFORMANCE EV9 GT IN SOUTH KOREA https://evne.ws/3EMmMbK

VOLVO XC60 GETS A FRESH UPDATE WITH NEW FEATURES https://evne.ws/3X88hpc

ELECTRIC CARS NOW HALF AS EXPENSIVE TO RUN AS PETROL VEHICLES https://evne.ws/414Az4U

HONDA'S NEW S7 CROSSOVER TO FEATURE HUAWEI'S ASSISTED DRIVING TECH https://evne.ws/416qzbl

HONDA SETS CONDITION FOR RENEWING MERGER TALKS WITH NISSAN https://evne.ws/4gM906f

GROWING INTEREST IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES AMONG GERMANS https://evne.ws/4b6h0Oe

CATL'S GERMAN FACTORY BOOSTS ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PRODUCTION https://evne.ws/4hIhxIR

TESLA'S UPDATED MODEL Y ROLLS OUT IN SHANGHAI https://evne.ws/4hWD8wY

TESLA SEES SHARP DECLINE IN CALIFORNIA SALES AMID CEO'S POLITICAL MOVES https://evne.ws/4hIlaOF

BYD FACES BACKLASH FOR OFFERING FREE SMART DRIVING FEATURES https://evne.ws/3XcCmnl

CHINA'S FUEL DEMAND MAY HAVE PEAKED, IEA SUGGESTS https://evne.ws/4hIXda3

INCREDIBLE DEAL ON 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 PRO LEASE IN COLORADO https://evne.ws/41mFhMI

RENAULT INTRODUCES QUICK BATTERY FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM https://evne.ws/3EUVhwA

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0:00.0

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To take the hassle out of your side hustle, search HMRC help for hustles. Got a side hustle, like making money from a hobby,

0:24.6

selling stuff online or doing a bit of dog walking outside your day job.

0:29.6

You might need to tell HMRC so you don't get any tax surprises.

0:34.6

To take the hassle out of your side hustle, search HMRC help for hustles.

0:40.0

Welcome back to EV News Daily. Coming up today, the Kia EVV-9 GT spices up Korea. The Volvo

0:44.8

XC60 gets a refresh and EV running costs are now half of ice. Plus they've tuned because later

0:50.1

in the show I'll tell you how Renault plans to help itself and others extinguish EV fires much faster.

0:56.9

Well, good morning, good afternoon or good evening, wherever you are listening in the world.

0:59.5

Welcome to EV News Daily, your trusted source of EV information.

1:02.5

It's Thursday 20th of February.

1:04.1

I'm Martin Lee, and I go through every EV story.

1:07.0

So you don't have to.

1:07.8

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1:09.4

Be like them by clicking on a link in the show notes.

1:12.5

Let's kick off with news of a new car hitting the road, albeit in its home market for now.

1:17.7

Kea has introduced the EV-9 GT in South Korea, and with a starting price of around $61,500,000,

1:26.6

though it's difficult to make those comparisons with taxes and things,

1:29.4

but either way, the model has dual motors at the front and rear, 509 horsepower or 374 kilowatts,

1:35.7

and we'll do naught to 100 KPH, that's 62 miles an hour, in just 4.5 seconds.

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