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First Drive: We kicked up some SoCal sand off-roading in the new Hyundai IONIQ 5 XRT

February 21, 2025

Less than a year after its initial reveal, Hyundai officially launched its off-road-friendly IONIQ 5 XRT variant in the US and invited us to Palm Springs to test it out. This is a Hyundai IONIQ through and through, but it features some unique design upgrades, including a new drive mode to help it tackle tougher terrain than its siblings. The Hyundai IONIQ 5 XRT is the latest variant to come out of…

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First drive in the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5: A familiar model with some choice upgrades

February 21, 2025

As we get ready to exit month two of 2025, the opportunities to test drive model-year BEVs are starting to arise. The most recent was a trip to Palm Springs, California, to test out the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5. This flagship BEV saw a mid- refresh for 2025, so I didn’t…

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All the EVs (and one PHEV) you can buy with 0% financing this September [update]

September 16, 2024

Lease deals get all the hype, but some people still want to own the car they’ve made all those payments on. If that’s you, and you’ve been waiting for interest rates to drop, you’re in luck: there’s a bunch of great EVs you can buy with 0% financing this…

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Rally-ready Hyundai IONIQ 5, Tesla "ASS" and a long-range Volvo electric semi

September 5, 2024

On today’s thrilling episode of Quick Charge, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 gets a rally-ready update plus a native NACS connector, Tesla’s smart summon arrives just two years late, and Volvo’s latest “breakthrough” electric semi truck goes more than 600 km between charges. We’ve also got word that Chinese car brand BYD is delaying a North American plant announcement until after the US…