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THK unveils futuristic EV with in-wheel motors and wireless charging

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A surprise player from the land of the rising sun has thrown its hat in the EV ring. Meet the LSR-05, birthed by the Japanese machinery company THK. The LSR-05 name stands for “Luxury, Sport, and Revolution” with “05” indicating that this is the fifth generation of vehicles developed by this Japanese powerhouse. The LSR-05 is a crossover four-seater coupe. For those of you squinting your eyes and thinking, “Isn’t that similar to the Model X in size?” – you’re spot on. At 4,995 mm in length and 1,965 mm wide, it mirrors the dimensions of Tesla’s creation but stands a tad shorter, at… More…

Kia announces its new compact SUV, the Kia EV5

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During its Kia EV day in Seoul, South Korea, the automaker announced a couple of concepts and actual production models along with future plans for boosting EV adoption worldwide. Among the new models is the Kia EV5 – a compact SUV tailored toward millennial families. The EV5 is based on the company’s E-GMP platform and adopts the same design language as its bigger sibling, the EV9. Kia kept the same “Opposites United” philosophy in making the EV5. For now, Kia is planning three trims for China and four for South Korea, although the latter may get more options by the time the EV5 is… More…

Kia’s EV3 Concept has a center console grown from… mushrooms

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I won’t lie: We don’t know a lot about the Kia EV3 Concept from a technical perspective. Like, basically anything. We don’t have battery capacity, range, power output, or even dimensions. It’s a compact crossover based on the E-GMP platform that slots in roughly where the Kia Seltos does at the moment, which should give you a sense of what kind of size class we’re talking about here. Kia announced the EV3 Concept at its EV Day event in Korea. More…