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Stellantis slams Biden’s new tariff against Chinese EVs

Teslarati

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares slammed the Biden Administration’s new tariff against Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports in the United States. Earlier this week, the Biden Administration implemented new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other products from China. Europe is also considering placing higher tariffs on Chinese EVs.

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Tesla Finally Appears to Make Moves Toward Building Affordable EV Model

The Truth About Cars

The long-rumored affordable, entry-level Tesla is almost here – maybe. Tesla reportedly alerted suppliers that it would start building a mass-market compact crossover in the middle of 2025, which would become one of the most affordable electric models on sale if it becomes a reality.

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

The Truth About Cars

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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Novel Sodium-Ion Battery-Powered EVs To Hit Chinese Streets in January

The Truth About Cars

A Volkswagen-funded Chinese automaker has a new type of battery that offers some benefits over lithium-ion batteries, namely cost and cold weather performance, but it’s unclear if we’ll see them in the United States. It’s also less dense and may not provide the same range estimates, but lower-cost EVs are what the industry needs right now.

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Tesla & other companies form EMA to promote electric mobility in Mexico

Teslarati

Tesla and a few other companies recently announced the launch of the Electro Mobility Association (EMA) to promote the production and purchase of electric vehicles in Mexico. Along with representatives from Tesla, Chinese automaker BYD, Europe’s Volvo, JAC, SEV, and Vemo formed the EMA.

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Tesla confirms it’s developing affordable global EV in China

Green Car Reports

Development of an affordable Tesla electric car will take place in China, the head of the company's Chinese operations confirmed in an interview with state media.

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Volkswagen to go solo on affordable EVs after ending talks with Renault

Baua Electric

Volkswagen has ended talks with Renault to launch an affordable EV, according to sources. However, a low-cost Volkswagen electric car is still in the plans. Despite Renault confirming it was in “good discussions” with Volkswagen to build an affordable EV in February, it looks like the automakers may go their separate ways.