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Lectric XPremium review: The most affordable, quality mid-drive electric bike that money can buy

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With a powerful mid-drive motor, dual batteries, and other impressive features, it’s going to be hard for any other e-bike to compete in this space and at this price point for a long time. The post Lectric XPremium review: The most affordable, quality mid-drive electric bike that money can buy appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla $7,500 credit up front, Toyota affordable EVs, Ram electric vans: Today’s Car News

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Toyota pushes back about the viability of affordable EVs. Tesla has started applying the EV tax credit at the time of purchase —via its own website and affecting the up-front amount buyers will need to pay when buying a new Tesla. Ram introduces a lineup of electric vans. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Musk: Buying EV batteries from suppliers costs less vs. Tesla’s own

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Battery Day and 4680 aimed to halve the cost While Musk is now talking about cost parity, it’s a very different reality for Tesla’s signature battery move, nearly four years after its September 2020 Battery Day. There’s a bit of a feast-famine thing with battery cell suppliers, kind of for VRAM chips,” he added.

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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

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However, one Reddit user posted their experience buying and using a first-gen Nissan Leaf that gets more than double the vehicle’s original 70 miles of claimed range. The silver 2013 Nissan Leaf posted by user sctbke is a sleeper for sure, but an affordable one. It took some creativity, but it became a very affordable option.”

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Stellantis plans deal with CATL for LPF batteries, new gigafactory

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In the race to build small, more affordable electric vehicles to stave off fierce Chinese competition, Stellantis announced this morning that it has signed a broad preliminary joint venture with Chinese EV battery giant CATL. The plan involves buying and developing LFP batteries for the company’s small and mid-sized EVs in Europe.

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ARPA-E launches $45M funding for advanced batteries for electric vehicles; EVs4ALL

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $45 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002760 ) to support the domestic development of advanced batteries for electric vehicles. Advanced batteries capable of safe, rapid charging are necessary to appeal to these Americans who are unable to charge cars at home for long periods of time.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

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Two automakers this past week, both known for affordable gasoline cars, dashed hopes of seeing more affordable EVs anytime soon. Toyota also dismisses the viability of an affordable EV —in this case, specific to the European market.