10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Kia EV9 Takes Backseat to Hyundai Ioniq 6, Tesla Model 3
Given that premium car buyers pay to opt for all-electric vehicles, those taking the plug-in plunge need to be playing the long game if saving money on fuel is their ultimate objective. Besides the fact that electric vehicles are simply spendier than gas-powered ones, one needs to consider the price of all-but-necessary Level 2 charger installation in their home and the accompanying increase on their electric bill, as well as the likely lengthy time fuel savings will offset the start-up costs. All of this to say that EV shoppers could benefit from a break on the price of their new car — and Cars.com’s most popular news article of the past week can help them find it.
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We’ve rounded up the most modestly priced EVs available right now, and the list boasts a trio of body styles unsurprisingly heavy on SUVs, but also including sedans and hatchbacks — all on the small side but not lacking variety. Hatchbacks include the Nissan Leaf and Mini Cooper SE Hardtop; the sedan selection comprises the Hyundai Ioniq 6 and the Tesla Model 3; and SUVs identified are the Hyundai Kona Electric, Kia Niro EV, Nissan Ariya, Volkswagen ID.4, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Chevrolet Equinox EV. Prices for these affordable EVs range from just under $30,000 to just over $43,000, and estimated driving ranges, well … range from 114 miles up to 361 miles.
For the full list of the cheapest electric vehicles you can buy — including model-specific pricing, range and other differentiating details — follow the link below to the No. 1 news story of the week.
If price is considerably less of a concern and you remain committed to an all-electric vehicle — but need one that’ll accommodate your family and all the stuff that comes with them — then the 2024 Kia EV9 must be on your test-drive list. And while you’re test driving, be sure to spend a little seat time in that pioneering third row to see if it has what you want in a wayback. Cars.com reviewer Jennifer Geiger did just that, piling her brood into the rearmost seats to see how adults, children and kids’ car seats fare back there. Car seats fit with mixed results, but youngsters in low-back booster seats or no safety seat at all will find their environs comfortable and accommodating. Larger adults will, at worst, be fine … so long as the passenger seated in front of them is sympathetic to their plight of being banished to the backseat.
For Geiger’s full report on her family’s findings in the third row of the 2024 Kia EV9, follow the link below to the No. 2 article on our weekly countdown of most read stories.
Beyond all that, we’ve got headlines on the Mercedes-Benz GLE450, Toyota Corolla Hybrid, Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, Chevrolet Trax, GMC Terrain, Subaru Ascent and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
2. How Usable Is the Kia EV9’s Third Row?
3. 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 Review: Solitude Over Sportiness
4. 2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid Vs. 2024 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid: Effortless Efficiency Compared
5. 2025 Chevrolet Trax Unchanged, But So Is Its Base Price
6. 2025 GMC Terrain Up Close: Premium Experience in Compact Dimensions
7. Electric Cars With the Longest Range
8. How to Keep Your Car From Sharing Your Sensitive Data Behind Your Back
9. 2025 Subaru Ascent Gains Standard Features and New Trims, Starts at $40,215
10. Which SUVs, Minivans and Sedans Have the Most Cargo Space?
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