The Volvo EX90 gets U.S. pricing. Plug-in hybrid reliability is the pits, finds Consumer Reports. And Hyundai and Kia bypass among the hurdles of in-wheel motors with their very own solution. This and more, here at Green Automotive Reports.
Hyundai and Kia have shown an alternative choice to in-wheel motors that accomplishes among the same packaging goals. Called the Universal Wheel Drive System, or Uni Wheel, it moves a planetary gearset into the wheel, with downsized motors nearby, bypassing the necessity for CV joints.
U.S. pricing for the 2025 Volvo EX90 electric SUV is out—and at $77,990 to begin, this luxury model’s lineup picks up right around where the Kia EV9 tops out. And at under $80,000, this U.S.-made EV is prone to be tax-credit-eligible.
And EV reliability is worse than ICE models, in accordance with the newest annual survey from Consumer Reports. Drawing from greater than 330,000 vehicles from the past several model years, CR found that vehicles with a charge port were more trouble-prone—with plug-in hybrids the worst—while hybrid reliability continues to surpass that of non-hybrids.
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