Hyundai IONIQ 9: Breaking Range Anxiety with a Single-Charge 429km Test Drive

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Mar 5, 2025 | All News, Electric Vehicle, Hyundai, Reviews, Slider

The Hyundai IONIQ 9 is here to challenge EV skeptics, and we put it to the test on a 429km drive from Seoul to Busan. Our journey began at the JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul with a 98% battery charge, offering a promising combined range of 571km. Hyundai claims the IONIQ...

KIA CEO Recognized EV9 is not Selling as Expected

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 14, 2023 | All News, Kia

We already have talked about EV9 sluggish sales in South Korea and now, Kia’s CEO Ho-Sung Song, talked about at KIA EV Day where recognized the problem and said “although the EV9 is performing poorly and falling short of expectations, it is achieving...

2024 KIA EV9 Rated at an EPA-Estimated 304 Miles

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 13, 2023 | All News, Kia, Slider, USA

The forthcoming Kia EV9 three-row SUV is rated an EPA-estimated 304 miles in the Light Long Range RWD trim, besting an internal AER target of 300 miles. All five EV9 variants were rated higher than initial target estimates. The EV9 is the second Kia model based on the...

KIA America Reveals EV9 Full Details and Pricing

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 10, 2023 | All News, Kia, Slider, USA

Kia America today announced full pricing by vehicle trim for the all-new 2024 EV9, the brand’s first three-row SUV EV. 2024 EV9 MSRP (excludes destination charges of $1,495) MSRP  EV9 Light RWD$54,900  EV9 Light Long Range...

US-Spec KIA EV9 Pre-order Begins on October 16th

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 5, 2023 | All News, Electric Vehicle, Kia, Slider, USA

With the highly anticipated all-new 2024 Kia EV9 expected to arrive in showrooms in the fourth quarter of 2023, Kia America today announced the opportunity for customers to make a reservation request for the three-row all-electric SUV. Expected to begin on October...