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Kia is developing two new dedicated electric SUVs – the first of which will launch in 2022, sized similarly to today's Seltos and Stonic. Online publication The Korean Car Blog quotes well-placed sources indicating Kia is preparing a second electric SUV to sit below the new mid-size EV6: a small SUV of similar dimensions to the current Seltos and Stonic (plus the US-market Soul), set to wear the EV4 or EV5 nameplate. It's slated to launch "sometime" in 2022, according to the outlet.

UPDATE, 21 June 2021: Hyundai Australia has confirmed the 39kWh version of the 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric will launch in Australia "in the coming weeks", badged as the Hyundai Kona Electric Standard Range. "Hyundai already has the two most efficient cars on sale in Australia today ... We intend to expand that leadership with the release of the Standard Range version of Kona Electric in the coming weeks," said John Kett, Hyundai Motor Company Australia Chief Operating Officer, in a statement.

The 2022 Citroen C4 small hatch-turned-SUV will go on sale in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2021 (October to December inclusive) – though buyers keen on electric propulsion will need to look elsewhere for the time being.