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Kia’s rugged EV concepts are standouts at 2024’s SEMA conference


There were only a handful of plug-in concepts at this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association show.

Billed as one of the biggest car shows in the world, the event typically brings together more than 135,000 attendees in the automotive aftermarket industry to see the newest trends in vehicle repairs and modifications. And while there weren’t as many electric vehicle concepts and one-offs as years past — after all, we’re in the midst of a historic transition in the auto industry that is equal parts momentous and slower going than we expected — there were still a handful of interesting plug-in models worth highlighting. Other automakers brought their fair share of fossil fuel-powered concepts — everything from an open-air Land Cruiser with serious Jeep aspirations to some gnarly-looking Nissan trucks — but we here at The Verge draw a hard line at internal combustion engines.

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