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Kia EV6 GT with 585hp takes on a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ in a drag race [video]
Kia EV6 GT racing a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Source: Carwow
Kia says its fully electric 585 hp EV6 GT can beat a Lamborghini and Ferrari in a race. To prove it, Carwow put a Kia EV6 GT up against a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ in a drag race. Here’s how it went down.
A Kia EV up against a Lamborghini seems like a fair race, yeah? The new EV era proves anything is possible.
In August, Kia unveiled its fastest production vehicle yet, the fully electric EV6 GT with up to 585 hp and 546 lb-ft of torque. The EV is modified for performance with a dual motor e-AWD powertrain (160 kW front motor, 270 kW rear motor), based on parent company Hyundai’s E-GMP platform. To unleash its full performance capabilities, Kia included a “drift mode” to optimize the EV6 GT’s motors, brakes, steering, suspension, etc., into the most dynamic driving settings.
In an independent test by AMCI, the Kia EV6 GT “out-accelerated a Ferrari Roma and Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder RWD.”
But what about one of the fastest, most iconic Lamborghini’s ever made, the Aventador SVJ? Here’s a quick look at the matchup specs.
| Motor | hp | Torque | Weight | Price | |
| Kia EV6 GT | Dual electric e-AWD (160 kW front motor, 270 kW rear motor) |
585 | 740Nm | 4,684 lbs. (2,125 kg) |
£63,000 (about $77K) |
| Lamborghini Aventador SVJ | 6.5-liter V12 | 770 | 720Nm | 3,362 lbs. (1,525 kg) |
£380,000 (about $463K) |
So, who will win in a drag race? Clearly, the EV6 GT is much heavier (and cheaper!).
However, with its instant, powerful torque, the Kia EV6 beats the Lamborghini Aventador off the line. In fact, they had to review if the Kia jumped the line because the start seemed so unfair. (It didn’t.)
The wide open horsepower of the Lamborghini proves to be an advantage in the end, as it edges out the EV6 GT to cross the finish. Nonetheless, it was an impressive performance from Kia’s performance EV that just hit the market a few months ago.
Aptly, Kia says it will replace its flagship high-performance Stinger GT in the UK with the EV6 GT in the UK as the automaker (and industry) transitions to electric.
You can see the full video on YouTube here.
Electrek’s Take
Give it another year or so, and Kia may beat Lamborghini. For one, the EV6 GT debuted just a few months ago in August. The EV6’s sibling, the 2023 Genesis GV60 Performance, which we recently reviewed, goes 0-60 in just 3.6 seconds on 429 horsepower.
Kia’s parent company, Hyundai, revealed a sneak peek at the IONIQ 5 N, a high-performance EV from the automaker’s racing-inspired N brand. A primary focus in Hyundai’s testing and development is “sustainable high performance” involving technology like its E-TVTC, which is “a faster-reacting torque vectoring technology that matches the instant torque of an EV, fending off the understeer.”
With technology in development like this, in another year or so, Kia’s EV6 GT will have what it takes to beat the Lamborghini in a “sustainable high performance” race.
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Uber launches true driverless robotaxi operations in the Middle East with WeRide [Video]
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Just over a year after Uber announced a strategic partnership in the Middle East with autonomous vehicle specialist WeRide, the companies have officially begun offering the public robotaxi rides without a driver or safety operator present on board.
Today’s latest milestone involving robotaxi operations in the Middle East dates back to September 2024, when Uber and WeRide initially announced a strategic partnership to bring autonomous rides to the UAE.
Three months later, the partner officially launched autonomous rides in Abu Dhabi, but with a safety operator present in the vehicle. At the time, Uber and WeRide said the supervised rides were “laying the groundwork” for a true driverless commercial operations planned for 2025.
That day has come.
WeRide and Uber have confirmed that commercial robotaxi operations are officially underway in Abu Dhabi without any safety operators on board – a first for the Middle East.
Uber rolls out Middle East robotaxi operations in Abu Dhabi
Uber shared details of its latest milestone late this evening or in the afternoon in the Middle East, depending on where you are.
Beginning today (Wednesday) customers in Abu Dhabi can select an UberX or Uber Comfort ride that enables them to be matched with a fully autonomous WeRide robotaxi without a driver inside. Riders in the Middle East can also increase their chances of hailing one of these driverless rides by select the “Autonomous” option in the Uber app.
In order to qualify, the prosepctive rider’s route must be part of WeRide’s operating territory in Abu Dhabi and a dedicated WeRide GXR Robotaxi vehicle (seen in the featured image above) must be available.
Similar to Uber’s partnership with Waymo in Austin and Atlanta, the global rideshare network will oversee fleet operations for WeRide vehicles, handling end-to end rider support. It has tapped Tawasul Transport to facilitate vehicle cleaning, maintenance, inspections, charging, and depot management. WeRide will remain responsible for vehicle testing.
As you may recall last spring, Uber and WeRide announced an expansion to their strategic partnership beyond the Middle East (although Dubai will be the city for its next robotaxi rollout). Over the next five years, Uber and WeRide intend to deploy true driverless public rides in 15 additional cities, some of which will be in Europe.
As promised, here’s some b-roll footage from Uber showing how riders in Abu Dhabi can order a WeRide robotaxi:
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Metro Detroit is about to get a big boost of fast EV chargers, with more than 40 new ChargePoint ports set to come online across multiple sites owned by the Dabaja Brothers Development Group.
The first ultra-fast charging site just opened in Canton, Michigan. It’s owned and operated by Dabaja Brothers, who plan to follow it with additional ChargePoint-equipped locations in Dearborn and Livonia.
“We started this project because we saw a gap in our community – there was almost nowhere to charge an EV in Canton, and a similar lack of charging across metro Detroit,” said Yousef Dabaja, owner/operator at Dabaja Brothers.
Each metro Detroit site will feature ChargePoint Express Plus fast charging stations, which can deliver up to 500 kW to a single port, can fast-charge two vehicles at the same time, and are compatible with all EVs. The stations feature a proprietary cooling system to deliver peak charging speeds for sustained periods, ensuring that charging speed remains consistent.
The stations operate on the new ChargePoint Platform, which enables operators to monitor performance, adjust pricing, troubleshoot issues, and gain real-time insights to keep chargers running smoothly.
Rick Wilmer, CEO at ChargePoint, said, “This initiative will rapidly infill the ‘fast charging deserts’ across the Detroit area, allowing drivers to quickly recharge their vehicles when and where they need to.”
Read more: ChargePoint just gave its EV charging software a major AI upgrade
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Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging and Starbucks have officially opened their first DC fast charging hub together, off the I-5 in Red Bluff, California.
The 400 kW Mercedes-Benz chargers are capable of adding up to 300 miles in 10 minutes, depending on the EV, and every stall has both NACS and CCS cables – they’re fully open DC fast chargers.
Mercedes-Benz HPC North America, a joint venture between subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group and renewable energy producer MN8 Energy, first announced in July 2024 that it would install DC fast chargers at Starbucks stores along Interstate 5, the main 1,400-mile north-south interstate highway on the US West Coast from Canada to Mexico. Ultimately, Mercedes plans to install fast chargers at 100 Starbucks stores across the US.
Mercedes-Benz HPC opened its first North American charging site at Mercedes-Benz USA’s headquarters in Sandy Springs, Georgia, in November 2023 as part of an initial $1 billion charging network investment. As of the end of 2024, Mercedes had deployed over 150 operational fast chargers in the US, but it hasn’t disclosed an official number of how many chargers are currently online.
Andrew Cornelia, CEO of Mercedes-Benz HPC North America, is leaving the company at the end of the month to become global head of electrification & sustainability at Uber.
Read more: Mercedes-Benz is deploying 400 kW US-made EV fast chargers with CCS and NACS cables
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