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Decision to add PHEV tech to #5 is a response to market trends in China
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Canoo had attempted a UK launch, delivering a van to Royal Mail
American maker of radical EV goes bust after failing to secure crucial cash injection
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Kia's US COO, Steve Center, is something of a legend in the US car trade
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