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

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As part of its heavy investment in Tiamat, a company owned by the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Stellantis says it will build a new factory in France to mass produce the new cheap batteries. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? The post Battery revolution!

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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon Review – Charged-Up Jeep

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The first thing you should know about the 2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon is that aside from the powertrain, the experience is pretty much the same as it would be with any other Wrangler. Unlike the 392, this Jeep uses a 2.0-liter Speaking of warning, we can’t say we didn’t warn you that this Jeep doesn’t come cheap.

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Ford Dropping Base Bronco for 2024

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Though cheap may not be the operative word, as this choice shifts the Bronco starting MSRP from $36,785 to $41,025. If we’re being honest, the Bronco basically exists to scoop Jeep sales by offering a name that’s long been synonymous with off-roading. The Big Bend edition will now represent the cheapest way for one to procure the SUV.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

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Indeed, the Jeep Compass I am testing now makes only 200 horsepower – more than 300 less than the Bentley – and 221 lb-ft of torque, yet it also uses an eight-speed automatic transmission. If Dan Kois wants us to live in a world where we all drive cheap, underpowered cars that are limited to 85 mph, he has that right.

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Baby Volkswagen ID.2-based SUV teased for the first time, set for 450km and sub-$50k pricetag

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2all will square up to other small electric SUVs like the Jeep Avenger and all-new soon-to-be-introduced Fiat Panda EV. Despite built for a price, the most affordable VW SUV will keep its 10.9-inch 3 and ID.Buzz, with the banning of all hard plastics and cheap-feeling finishes from view and touch. When it launches the ID.2all

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New EV electric car calendar

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ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Chevrolet Equinox – affordable mid-sized SUV set to go EV in 2023. Hyundai Ioniq 5 – more affordable version of the Ioniq 5 arrives in Australia in mid-2022.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

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Tesla will comfortably outsell Lexus, Honda, Jeep and others with its Model Y a chance to be the top seller among electric vehicles (December sales figures will confirm whether it overtakes the Model 3 for overall the overall 2022 sales leader ). It’s the first ‘affordable’ EV that’s not felt heavily compromised or compromising.