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Inspiring Every Journey, The Kia EV6

3.5sec. for 0-100km/h is the expected accellaration performance for  EV6 GT  ... First applied to the  EV6 ,  Kia's  new electric-global modular platform (E-GMP) 

Kia EV6 Shows South Korea Is Now A Major Electric Vehicle Contender

The electric vehicle revolution is proving to be a hugely disruptive moment in automotive manufacturing. Everyone talks about how Tesla has shifted the market, and increasingly about the  new Chinese or reborn European brands coming out of China . But there is another player that appears to see EVs as a clear opportunity grab a bigger chunk of the vehicular sales pie – South Korea.  I have already discussed how Hyundai is clearly seeing a big opportunity in EVs , but Hyundai has developed the E-GMP electric platform for its Ioniq 5 in partnership with the other major South Korean car brand: Kia. The Ioniq 5 looks great, but Kia’s EV6 looks equally good or, in my opinion, even better. It is extremely easy to fall into the trap of calling every new EV a “Tesla beater” or “Tesla challenger”, but the EV6 could well have new car buyers thinking twice about their Model 3 or Y purchase.  First, let’s get the headline sp...