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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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Twingo is GO! Cheap $33k Renault Twingo EV is back on with help from a mysterious Chinese player

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Just days after Volkswagen said it would go it alone and produce its cheap €20,000 ($A32,500) EV without any help, Renault has announced that it has already found a new Chinese partner to help it create its low-cost Renault Twingo. READ MORE: Cheaper than a BYD Dolphin or MG4! The post Twingo is GO!

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

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The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? READ MORE: Range anxiety solved?

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Could a tiny $30,000 2024 Hyundai Casper electric SUV challenge the BYD Dolphin and MG4 in Australia?

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EVCentral’s Korean Casper test Developed to an ultra-low price of “less than €20,000” ($A33,000), Hyundai hopes the Casper EV will democratise electric cars in Europe, while fending off the new wave of cheap electric cars from the likes of MG and BYD. litre and slotted in a battery-electric powertrain.

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Volkswagen shares plans for new EVs under €25K

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The collection includes two compact cars from the Volkswagen and Cupra brands and two small SUVS from VW and Skoda. The four new EVs will lead to Volkswagen’s cheapest electric vehicle, which will cost around €20,000, making it the most affordable BEV under the brand. The Chinese EV could help BYD dominate Europe.

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China’s BYD, GWM and MG on notice: Volkswagen previews its $30,000 entry-level electric car that will be here by 2027 and promises it will stun you with its looks, tech, design and quality

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Volkswagen has given us our first glimpse of its most affordable electric car yet that will launch in 2027, and which could be priced from just €20,000 ($A32,000) when it arrives to do battle with the likes of the GWM Ora, BYD Dolphin and MG 4. 3 and the incoming ID.2 2 the brand will launch in 2025.

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Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar in Australia

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The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. It is also a big reason the popularity of Chinese-made cars is exploding in Australia, as both the Model 3 and Model Y are made in Shanghai. That tally will spiral when the BYD Dolphin arrives.