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Kia Tests U.S. Demand for EVs With Second Battery-Powered SUV
- EV6 is first of 11 global models built on dedicated platform
- Automaker says burgeoning electric car market ‘not a fad’
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Hyundai Motor Group’s Kia brand debuted the first of eleven all-electric vehicles to be made over the next five years on a dedicated battery-powered car platform: a crossover sport-utility vehicle that arrives in U.S. showrooms in early 2022.
The South Korean automaker’s new EV6 will jostle with other new electric crossovers including the Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Model Y. The launch is part of an industry-wide shift toward EVs in anticipation of higher demand and tougher carbon-emissions standards.