atlaw4u
08-22-2010, 02:47 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Kia says the Ray will be capable of traveling up to 50 miles on its fully charged lithium battery pack before its 1.4-liter, 153-horsepower, direct-injected gasoline engine kicks in. (http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2010/02/2010-chicago-auto-show-kia-ray-concept-has-plug-in-hybrid-powertrain.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/KiaRay_Ext_6.JPGJohn O'dell - EDMUNDS (http://blogs.edmunds.com) - August 22, 2010
Kia Motors apparently is looking to jump into the plug-in hybrid race that will be kicked off late this year with the advent of the Chevrolet Volt.
The automaker - which does okay in the fuel efficiency arena by dint of its small cars and SUVs and is trying mightily to carve out a hunk of the green market for itself - unveiled its latest concept car, the Kia Ray, at the Chicago Auto Show this morning and called it a package whose elements are "all possible indicators of future technology from Kia."
The company says the Ray, or a car using its various elements, would be badged under its recently announced EcoDynamics sub-brand and would feature an array of advanced aerodynamic elements working with the gas-electric drive system to deliver world-class fuel efficiency.
Those elements, contained in a shark-nosed, front-wheel drive, four-seat, glass-roofed sport sedan, include a smooth, one-piece underbody panel to reduce turbulence; engine compartment air intakes that close when the gas engine doesn't need additional cooling; that smooth glass roof, and a telescoping deck lid that extends the rear of the vehicle for reduced drag at higher speeds... http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2010/02/2010-chicago-auto-show-kia-ray-concept-has-plug-in-hybrid-powertrain.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/KiaRay_Ext_6.JPGJohn O'dell - EDMUNDS (http://blogs.edmunds.com) - August 22, 2010
Kia Motors apparently is looking to jump into the plug-in hybrid race that will be kicked off late this year with the advent of the Chevrolet Volt.
The automaker - which does okay in the fuel efficiency arena by dint of its small cars and SUVs and is trying mightily to carve out a hunk of the green market for itself - unveiled its latest concept car, the Kia Ray, at the Chicago Auto Show this morning and called it a package whose elements are "all possible indicators of future technology from Kia."
The company says the Ray, or a car using its various elements, would be badged under its recently announced EcoDynamics sub-brand and would feature an array of advanced aerodynamic elements working with the gas-electric drive system to deliver world-class fuel efficiency.
Those elements, contained in a shark-nosed, front-wheel drive, four-seat, glass-roofed sport sedan, include a smooth, one-piece underbody panel to reduce turbulence; engine compartment air intakes that close when the gas engine doesn't need additional cooling; that smooth glass roof, and a telescoping deck lid that extends the rear of the vehicle for reduced drag at higher speeds... http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2010/02/2010-chicago-auto-show-kia-ray-concept-has-plug-in-hybrid-powertrain.html