Mercedes’ CEO Q&A, US Kia EVs, Accord Hybrid, Lucid residence charging at 80 mph: As we speak’s Automotive Information

Kia will make EVs within the U.S. Honda desires to deliver pleasure again to its Accord—together with the hybrid, after all. Toyota is tapping BYD batteries for its BZ3, however solely in China. The Lucid Air can cost actually quick at residence. And we speak to Mercedes’ CEO about EVs. This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automotive Reviews. 

In an interview with GCR, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius talked in regards to the firm’s broad pivot to EVs, together with the effectivity of its next-gen architectures, the electrical G-Wagen, and its software program remake; and he hinted that the model plans to do extra within the charging house. 

Kia confirmed that it too could have upcoming electrical autos made in Georgia—at Hyundai’s upcoming “Metaplant,” which broke floor Tuesday. Manufacturing on the Georgia plant for the model will begin in early 2025.

Honda guarantees to “deliver pleasure again” for the redesigned Eleventh-generation Accord that will likely be revealed subsequent month. That features a larger touchscreen and higher hybrid efficiency, it stated—and we’d guess on the model’s newest, reconfigured hybrid system from the CR-V to perform the latter.

Toyota is tapping BYD’s LFP battery tech for its Tesla Mannequin 3–sized BZ3 sedan. However the mannequin is the results of a number of China-only partnerships for the corporate and easily not going to be bought within the U.S. (or Europe) in its current type. 

The related charging station that Lucid is promoting for its Air permits a whopping 80 miles of vary per hour of charging—at residence, given a super set up and the height charging fee. The Air’s phenomenal effectivity helps; and it helps make the most of the Air’s 19.2-kw onboard charger. The unit is prepared for bidirectional charging functionality but to be enabled.

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