Electrified three-row SUV’s EPA-estimated figures are higher than previous target estimates The forthcoming Kia EV9 three-row SUV is rated an EPA-estimated 304 miles in the Light Long Range RWD trim, besting an internal AER target of 300 miles. All five EV9 variants were rated higher than initial target estimates. The EV9 is the second Kia […]
All−new 2024 EV9 rated at an EPA−estimated 304 miles of all electric driving range in Light Long Range RWD
October 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Kia announces 310−mile EPA−certified range for all−new EV6
December 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment
First Dedicated EV from Kia Goes the Distance All-electric range (AER) for entire EV6 lineup announced Efficiency reaches 4.0 miles/kWh (29 kWh/100-miles), when equipped with the 77.4-kWh battery and rear-wheel drive The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified a maximum all-electric range (AER) of 310 miles for the 2022 Kia EV6 when equipped with […]
EPA−estimated 42 MPG city! All−new Ford Maverick Hybrid is now America’s most fuel−efficient hybrid pickup
November 7, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The all-new 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid – the first standard hybrid pickup in America – officially has an EPA-estimated rating of 42 miles per gallon in the city The first Maverick Hybrid pickups are expected to start shipping in December with customer deliveries expected to start in January, arriving with an EPA-estimated rating of 37 […]
2019′s Dirty Dozen: Which foods have the most pesticides?
April 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Mary Daly From Care2 Beware the “Dirty Dozen.” The Environmental Working Group has released its annual list of fruits and vegetables most likely to be contaminated with pesticides, based on testing from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And this year’s Dirty Dozen — as the produce is nicknamed — has some unsettling surprises. “Overall, the USDA found 225 different pesticides and pesticide […]
Smoke brings Seattle its worst air pollution in decades
August 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Smoke from the wildfires raging in southwestern Canada and the Northwest U.S. have brought Seattle and much of Washington State their worst PM2.5 air pollution in the past twenty years over the past few days. At Seattle’s 4103 Beacon Hill S monitoring site, 24-hour-average fine particle pollution (PM2.5) levels […]
Audi chief Rupert Stadler arrested in diesel emissions probe
June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
From BBC The chief executive of German carmaker Audi, Rupert Stadler, has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the diesel emissions scandal. A spokesman for Volkswagen, which owns Audi, confirmed he was being held. Munich prosecutors said they had acted because of a risk that Mr Stadler might seek to suppress evidence. The […]
The View From Europe: Brexit’s many imponderables
April 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By DAVID JESSOP From Barbados Advocate Many months have passed since this column last addressed the issue of Brexit and what it may mean for the Caribbean and its long-standing relationship with the United Kingdom. This is because the shape of Britain’s future relationship with the EU27 and other international trade partners including the Caribbean […]
