Stellantis is recalling plug-in hybrids from Dodge and Alfa Romeo. The federal government is setting aside $100M to replace unreliable chargers. And we drive the Kia EV9. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2024 Kia EV9, in prototype form, Green Car Reports found this upcoming three-row electric SUV to be exactly what…

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        It’s just so sad to me. I understand It makes good business sense to the manufacturers to sell high cost/margin premium vehicles. But for every person who can afford one of these, there are surely 10x as many people who want to buy an EV, but can only afford something much less expensive.

        And yeah, I get that there is limited production capacity, so it makes logical sense.

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          Not only that, I just plain don’t want an SUV. There are two of us and a 60lb dog in our household. I don’t need a Canyonero; in fact, I think the ever-increasing size of vehicles is a very real problem that no one seems interested in even looking at.

          It’s sad, really. With the average new car going for north of $40 grand, now would be the perfect time to bring back a sub-$25k sedan, but no. MOAR TRUCKS.