Electric Cars Charge Up the 2022 Chicago Auto Show, and Kia brought several plug-in models that were all new!
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The 2022 Chicago Auto Show marked the world debut of the all-new 2023 Kia Sportage PHEV and was my first chance to see the Kia EV9 electric SUV concept up close – but this year’s show might be as much about what isn’t there than what is.since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Chicago Auto Show opens to the public today. As we’ve seen with many re-openings, the show is different from years past.
Despite that, Kia showed up with top-shelf displays and good deal of cars and crossovers in various trims. For the purposes of this article , we’ll focus on the new Sportage, the über-sexy and supercar-baiting Kia EV6, and the wild EV9 concept shown, above., following the original press release. The not-so-compact crossover the turbocharged Sportage PHEV is equipped with a 1.6-liter, 177-hp turbocharged four-cylinder engine and 66.9-kW electric motor that draws power from a 13.
. The platform is designed to support either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive BEVs, with the battery pack sandwiched “skateboard style” between the axles, and is currently found underneath both the Kia EV6 and Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 crossover.It’s been a while since I’ve seen a “pure” concept car at Auto Show, but these were, once, the very reason many people went to an auto show in the first place.
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