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Kia confirms electric city car for 2027, new family SUV for 2029

Two crucial new volume models inbound as Kia aims to ramp up EV sales in challenging market

Kia confirms electric city car for 2027, new family SUV for 2029
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New 2026 Cupra Raval unveiled as £23k Renault 5 fighter

New 2026 Cupra Raval unveiled as £23k Renault 5 fighter
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BYD confirms UK's fastest EV chargers: 1500kW network detailed

BYD confirms UK's fastest EV chargers: 1500kW network detailed
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Kia's first EV meets its latest: Soul EV went on sale in 2014; EV2 will arrive this summer
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Kia UK calls for softer ZEV targets as it marks 100,000 EV sales

Kia UK calls for softer ZEV targets as it marks 100,000 EV sales
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Faster, classier and 50mpg: Jaecoo 7 PHEV smashes my petrol variant

Faster, classier and 50mpg: Jaecoo 7 PHEV smashes my petrol variant
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Exclusive: McLaren to reveal its future this summer

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Jaecoo 7: Why is the 'entirely flavourless' SUV a smash hit?

Jaecoo 7: Why is the 'entirely flavourless' SUV a smash hit?
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Driven: Toyota RAV4 GR Sport – transformed, but not how you think

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Mercedes-Benz CLA Electric review

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Volkswagen considering EV comeback for Touareg SUV

Volkswagen considering EV comeback for Touareg SUV
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The new electric cars coming in 2026

The new electric cars coming in 2026
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New Lexus ES due in June from £59,345 – and EV only in UK

New Lexus ES due in June from £59,345 – and EV only in UK
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Skoda Elroq: 8 key things to know

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Nissan Micra

Has Nissan rekindled the ’90s magic for its sixth-generation supermini?

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Mercedes-Benz CLA Electric

Mercedes' mid-sized EV’s big-range and fast-charging claims are put to the test

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Lucid Gravity

American EV start-up stunned on debut with the Air saloon; now it has applied the same principles to a seven-seat SUV

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BMW iX3

This is the future of BMW – and maybe the future of electric motoring too

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Renault Twingo

Renault revives its cute 1990s city car as an EV that's true to the original's ethos

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Kia EV2

Kia has dived head-first into the B-segment EV market – can the EV2 take the fight to Renault, Skoda and VW?

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Porsche Cayenne Electric

Stalwart luxury SUV turns electric for its next generation – with an astonishing peak output of 1140bhp

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Changan Deepal S05

Changan's Deepal S07 is the best Chinese family EV on sale in the UK. Is its smaller sibling similarly talented?

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BYD Sealion 5

BYD aims to shake up the PHEV market with a bargain family SUV

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BMW M3 Touring

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Kia's first EV meets its latest: Soul EV went on sale in 2014; EV2 will arrive this summer

Kia UK calls for softer ZEV targets as it marks 100,000 EV sales

Boss Paul Philpott tells Autocar that fast-rising EV sales targets pose a "compliance threat" for industry

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EU poised to deal blow to UK's EV industry before it even gets going
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How Zipse flew under the radar while future-proofing BMW
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Bullish Lamborghini continues to shine – but clouds gather
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JLR appoints Tata executive as new strategy chief

JLR appoints Tata executive as new strategy chief
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Credit: Beetleboards / Charles E Bird

The 1970s craze that transformed VW Beetles into moving adverts

Beetleboards would pay for a sixth of a Bug's value to advertise on it – and Mini drivers could cash in too

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How the bizarre Nissan Primera paved the way for the Qashqai
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Jaecoo 7: Why is the 'entirely flavourless' SUV a smash hit?

Jaecoo 7: Why is the 'entirely flavourless' SUV a smash hit?
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At what point does a Kia Picanto become more fun than a Ferrari?

At what point does a Kia Picanto become more fun than a Ferrari?

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Credit: Beetleboards / Charles E Bird

The 1970s craze that transformed VW Beetles into moving adverts

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How the bizarre Nissan Primera paved the way for the Qashqai

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Credit: Beetleboards / Charles E Bird

The 1970s craze that transformed VW Beetles into moving adverts

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From particle accelerators to the iPad: 41 years of car touchscreens
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Chaos, hand signals and the 'code': Driving in 1950s London
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