Category: EV Purchasing

Kia Niro plug-in hybrid: A great-driving crossover at a modest price point (MSRP: $34,490)

By Jan Sharkey & Gary Wiles We bought our 2024 Kia Niro EX plug-in hybrid a year ago and have liked it immensely.  We were in the market for either a high-efficiency hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric vehicle, but needed a smaller sedan or SUV to fit our narrow garage …

A year ago, major media outlets were blaming consumers for a slump in US EV sales; did that actually happen?

Near the end of 2023, mainstream print media outlets (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post) were conveying the storyline that US consumers were not buying EVs at the rate expected of them by the legacy producers, causing the manufacturers to delay or suspend their EV investments. For example, …