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Electric vehicles get spotlight at Los Angeles Auto Show

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Japanese press covering LA Auto Show will discover how far Japanese auto industry is behind everyone else.

Kia will unveil EV9, which is a Telluride(The No. 1 rated full size gasoline SUV in the US)-sized full size electric SUV with 300 mile range.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38281333/kia-ev9-concept-revealed/

Kia EV9 Concept Looks Big and Chunky, Previews a Three-Row EV SUV

Similar in size and shape to the Telluride, this electric SUV should reach production soon and promises a driving range of 300 miles.

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how far Japanese auto industry is behind everyone else.

Because Japan is defending the giants in fossil fuels, while everyone is going electric.

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Because Japan is defending the giants in fossil fuels, while everyone is going electric.

That's because they are stuck in the past and don't know how to innovate.

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@Samit Basu

Subaru Solterra has almost the same range along with AWD.

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The biggest carmakers in the future will be American, Korean and Chinese, (although the Chinese will be mostly limited to their domestic market.)

The Japanese will fall behind due to their commitment to prop up and protect jobs at their small domestic suppliers who can't afford to retool to electric technologies from combustion engine technology.

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