I-Kia ute ekugcineni iqinisekisiwe - kodwa igesi! Ingabe iveni elisemthethweni le-EV lingayiqeda iFord Ranger esebenza ngodizili kanye nezimbangi zayo iToyota HiLux?
KwaKia sebekuqinisekisile ukuthi bathathwe izimoto ezimbili zikagesi kanti eyodwa ingaqhudelana neRivian R1T.
AbakwaHyundai, Kia kanye neGenesis benze izinhlelo zabo zokufaka ugesi ezinwetshiwe, futhi kunezindaba ezithokozisayo kubalandeli baka-ute.
I-Kia imemezele ukuthi izokwandisa ukukhiqizwa kwayo kwe-EV isuka ku-11 EVs ngo-14 ngo-2027, okuhlanganisa nepheya lama-pickup amasha kagesi wonke.
Enye yalezi kuzoba "imodeli yamasu ezimakethe ezisafufusa" - okungenzeka kube yimoto encane yohlobo lweFiat Toro ezoqhudelana eSouth America, Southeast Asia nakwezinye izindawo.
Kodwa abakwaKia bachaze enye imodeli njengeveni elisebenza ngogesi elizinikele, okusho ukuthi kungenzeka libe imodeli enosayizi ogcwele ezoqhudelana neFord F150 Lightning, Chevrolet Silverado EV, Rivian R1T, Tesla Cybertruck kanye ne-RAM EV ezayo.
Yize kuyizindaba ezimnandi lezi kodwa kushiya umbuzo mayelana nembangi kadizili iToyota HiLux inkampani engumzali wayo iKia Australia ebibheke ngabomvu ukuyakha.
Kwakuyindaba yokuthi "bazokwenza" noma "ngeke" bakhe idada lendabuko okwesikhashana. UDamien Meredith, Isikhulu Esiphezulu Esisebenza KwaKia Motors Australia I-CarsGuide ngoJanuwari, kunzima ukulinganisa ukugxila komkhiqizo ezimotweni zikagesi kanye nokukhuthaza imodeli endala efana neveni likadizili.
Lokhu kwandiswa kokufakwa kukagesi kwaKia kungaba isipikili sokugcina ebhokisini likadizili lakwaKia ute.
AbakwaHyundai baphinde baqinisekisa ukuthi bazokwandisa ukukhiqiza kwabo i-EV ifinyelele ku-17 ngo-2030, okuhlanganisa nezinhlobo ezingu-11 zohlobo lweHyundai neziyisithupha zeGenesis luxury division.
Imoto kagesi elandelayo yakwaKia kuzoba yi-EV9 SUV enkulu.
Kuyamangaza ukuthi kwaHyundai bathi enye yezimoto ezisebenza ngogesi zohlobo lwakwaHyundai kuzoba "imoto encane yokuhweba," okusho ukuthi kungenzeka kube iwele leloli elithwala ugesi lakwaKia.
KwaHyundai baphinde bahlola ukusebenza kweFord Ranger kadizili, kodwa kwaba nhlanga zimuka nomoya.
Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi uhlobo lwezohwebo lwakwaHyundai kungaba yiveni elihambisa ugesi ukuze lincintisane nemikhiqizo efanayo yakwaPeugeot, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Volkswagen nezinye.
KwaHyundai baphinde baveza ukuthi enye yezimoto ezisebenza ngogesi ezisanda kufakwa “iwuhlobo olusha,” olungakhomba imoto yezemidlalo esebenza ngogesi enebheji yakwaHyundai yesikhathi esizayo.
Ezinye izinhlobo zakwaHyundai ama-sedan amathathu nama-SUV ayisithupha, i-cab rank elandelayo kube i-Ioniq 6 sedan esheshayo, ilandelwe yi-Ioniq 7 SUV enkulu.
Ioniq 6 izobe isekelwe kumqondo Wesiprofetho.
KwaKia baqinisekise usuku lokwethulwa kweSUV yabo enkulu engu-2023 EV9, lo mqondo wethulwe ngoNovemba odlule. Ngokusho kwabakwaKia, iSUV engamamitha amahlanu ijubane ifinyelela ku-0 km/h ngemizuzwana emihlanu, kanti uma ishajwa ngokugcwele ingu-100 km. Izophinde ivule ubuchwepheshe bokushayela ngokuzihambela kwaKia obubizwa nge-AutoMode.
Enye imodeli esanda kumenyezelwa yakwaKia kuzoba imodeli ye-EV "yezinga lokungena".
IKia, enezinhlelo ezinqala zokuba yinkampani ehamba phambili emhlabeni ekhiqiza izimoto ezisebenza ngogesi, iphinde yamemezela ukuthi isinyuse izinga lokudayiswa kwezimoto zikagesi ngo-2030% ngo-36 kusukela esimemezelweni sayo sokuqala ngonyaka odlule. Manje kulindeleke ukuthi izimoto ezisebenza ngogesi ezingu-1.2 million zibe sezidayisiwe ngaleso sikhathi.
Uhlu lweGenesis EV luzobandakanya izimoto ezimbili zabagibeli, amaSUV amane, okuhlanganisa nezinhlobo ezizayo ze-GV60 kanye ne-GV70 Electrified. Wonke amamodeli amasha weGenesis akhishwe ngemuva kuka-2025 azofakwa ugesi.
AbakwaHyundai bazothuthukisa i-Integrated Modular Architecture (IMA), ewukuvela kwe-Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) esekela i-Ioniq 5, Genesis GV60 kanye ne-Kia EV6.
