{"id":305822,"date":"2010-02-11T01:46:58","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T06:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/kia-s-new-plug-in-hybrid-concept-features-a-solar-roof\/"},"modified":"2010-02-11T01:46:58","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T06:46:58","slug":"kia%e2%80%99s-new-plug-in-hybrid-concept-features-a-solar-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/305822","title":{"rendered":"Kia\u2019s new plug-in hybrid concept features a solar roof"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/11\/kia-ray-concept_nqeCs_5638.jpg\" alt=\"kia ray concept\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Factor:<\/strong> Low-emission concept car powered by a hybrid engine.<\/p>\n<p>Kia Motors America unveiled the Ray plug-in hybrid concept car during a press conference at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. The design team has put in a lot of effort to better the vehicle\u2019s aerodynamics by giving it a longer tail. Moreover, the vehicle\u2019s four-inch lower roof also increases its efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/11\/kia-ray-concept_2_3DLWW_5638.jpg\" alt=\"kia ray concept_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Kia uses a direct injected inline-four in combination with a continuously variable transmission. The 1.4-liter engine of the Kia Ray is supplemented by a 78KW electric motor. The company claims that the vehicle offers a 202.3mpg equivalent while driving in electric-only mode and 77.6mpg with the gas engine turned on as well. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/11\/kia-ray-concept_3_sifWh_5638.jpg\" alt=\"kia ray concept_3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Ray also features specially coated glass that helps keep the interiors cool, while roof-top photovoltaic cells help power the climate control system. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/11\/kia-ray-concept_4_GOl6a_5638.jpg\" alt=\"kia ray concept_4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/11\/kia-ray-concept_5_6Grnp_5638.jpg\" alt=\"kia ray concept_5\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"http:\/\/green.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/10\/chicago-2010-kia-ray-plug-in-hybrid-concept-shines-with-solar-r\/\">AutoBlogGreen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Factor: Low-emission concept car powered by a hybrid engine. Kia Motors America unveiled the Ray plug-in hybrid concept car during a press conference at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. The design team has put in a lot of effort to better the vehicle\u2019s aerodynamics by giving it a longer tail. Moreover, the vehicle\u2019s four-inch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-305822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}