From EV Odessey.
Kia Electric News Episode 155 12th April 2026
Your weekly roundup of EV news from Kia,Hyundai & Genesis
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Timecode
00:00 Titles
00:07 Intro
00:25 Hyundai Ioniq Earth & Venus Launch
04:54 2026 Kia CEO Investor Day
08:48 Autocar Kia EV1 story
10:15 New Kia C-Suv EV SDV
10:31 ICCU News update from egmpfiles.com
11:25 ICCU news from Finland
12:01 Hyundai ICCU news UK & Ireland
13:29 Australia Kia ICCU news
13:52 Kia surpassed 100,000 EVs in UK
14:01 Kia Niro EV News
14:18 Breakdown of Kia UK EV sales since the beginning
14:45 Kia UK records best ever month & quarter
16:12 Breaking EV2 News from Kia UK
16:40 ICCU DIY swap on Ioniq 5
16:58 Hyundai to introduce mid tier NCM
17:43 Recalls
17:48 US seatbelt mount recall across multiple models
19:19 New Genesis GV60 Magma video Captivating Control
20:46 Outro and thanks
22:04 Endscreen
Links to source stories & videos:-
Hyundai “Venus” and “Earth” Concepts to Lead IONIQ Brand Launch in China
https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/newsroom/detail/0000001151
2026 Kia Investor day full presentation slideshow
https://worldwide.kia.com/files/investors/ir-activities/vg/197839585/bkhu/197909819osjp.pdf#:~:text=With%20that%2C%20we%20will%20begin,2026%20CEO%20Investor%20Day
2026 Kia CEO Investor Day: Kia to Drive Exponential Growth and Manufacturing Innovation by Expanding Its Full Electrified Vehicle Lineup and Strengthening Future Business Capabilities
https://worldwide.kia.com/en/newsroom/view/?id=161633
Kia targets 4.13m sales by 2030 on EV, mobility push
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713737
Kia Announces Body-on-Frame Pickup with EREV Power Due in 2029
https://thekoreancarblog.com/kia-announces-body-on-frame-pickup-with-erev-power-due-in-2029/
Kia confirms electric city car for 2027, new family SUV for 2029
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/kia-confirms-electric-city-car-2027-new-family-suv-2029
ICCU News from egmpfiles
https://egmpfiles.com/news.html
100,000 EVs and counting: Kia UK’s electrification momentum continues
https://www.kiapressoffice.com/releases/1975
Kia UK records best-ever month and quarter
https://www.kiapressoffice.com/releases/1974
Kia EV2 First Edition gets UK ECG
https://www.kiapressoffice.com/releases/1978
This week i also came across a new video on how do to a DIY replacement for the ioniq 5 ICCU.
Hyundai to Introduce Mid-Tier NCM Batteries to Challenge LFP Dominance
https://thekoreancarblog.com/hyundai-to-introduce-mid-tier-ncm-batteries-to-challenge-lfp-dominance/
NHTSA Recall seat belt anchor link
https://www.nhtsa.gov/?nhtsaId=26V218000
New Genesis GV60 VIDEO
https://youtu.be/svqUEdhorLs?si=ljXEoaqQpxW4BaUc
