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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S. BYD last year sold 1.57

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Kia mulls EV plant in Thailand to take on Toyota and BYD with affordable electric cars

Baua Electric

Can Kia challenge Toyota, which has dominated the market in Thailand, with affordable EVs? Chinese automakers like BYD are already stealing market share, but Kia is in talks over a new EV plant in Thailand that could help position itself as an early leader. Meanwhile, Kia has bigger (or, smaller and more affordable) plans.

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Reuters: Tesla Has Ditched Its Affordable EV Efforts in Favor of Robotaxis

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Affordable EVs seem to be a nut that no automaker can crack, as every promise of a “sub-$30,000” model or similar has fallen through in favor of higher prices. CEO Elon Musk has been beating the affordable EV drum for a while, telling investors in January that the car would enter production in Texas as soon as late 2025.

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In the driver’s seat of driverless cars – ET Auto

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Musk has been struggling to lay his hands on enormous amounts of data to feed AI in cars to be able to drive themselves. Elon Musk ‘s vision for personal mobility is cars running on clean fuel and driving themselves. The second part of his vision – driverless cars – is still elusive.

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BYD sold over 360,000 Seagull EV models in under a year as its cheapest electric car

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After selling nearly 35,000 Seagull models in March, cumulative sales of BYD’s cheapest electric car topped 360,000. BYD sells over 360,000 units of its cheapest electric car BYD launched the Seagull on April 26, 2023. BYD is launching the Seagull as the “Dolphin Mini” in overseas markets. kWh or 38.88

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BYD unveils sleek new electric hatch and 1,000 hp tri-motor Denza Z9 GT EV

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China’s BYD is unleashing a series of new electric vehicles as it expands the brand globally. BYD unveiled two new EVs at the Beijing Auto Show: a sleek Ocean-M electric hatch and the Denza Z9 GT EV. After declaring a “liberation battle” against gas-powered vehicles earlier this year, BYD has been on an EV release spree.

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Ford plans affordable small electric pickup and SUV, starting around $25,000

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Amid a flood of new competition, Ford is shifting plans to build more affordable electric vehicles. Shifting to low-cost EVs Although low-cost Chinese passenger EVs, like BYD , are not sold in the US, they are having a big impact on domestic automakers. Meanwhile, smaller electric cars are different.