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Audi is the latest automaker to reveal plans for a lower-cost EV

Baua Electric

Audi is joining the race as automakers gear up to introduce new, lower-cost EV models. Audi plots a new lower-cost EV, an electric A3 or Q3 After unveiling the new Q6 e-tron this week, its next-gen premium mid-size electric SUV, Audi, is planning a smaller, lower-cost EV.

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6 Best Electric SUVs and Crossovers (and how they’re changing the cost of driving)

EV Life

Americans are obsessed with SUVs and crossovers, which make up around 40% of all vehicles sold in the U.S. In addition to the mounting costs of gasoline, our love of SUVs is also costing the planet in terms of carbon emitted by sports utility vehicles (compared to more efficient sedans and hybrids.). Let’s face it.

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BYD takes 20% of Japan’s EV imports in January after launching just last year

Baua Electric

BYD officially entered Japan’s auto market last January, launching its affordable Atto 3 (Yuan Plus in China) electric SUV. In September, BYD launched another low-cost EV , its Dolphin electric hatch. Most imports were luxury brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi. More importantly, Japan isn’t known for its imports.

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BYD confirms Shark electric pickup name as Ford F-150 Lightning rival in latest teaser

Baua Electric

Designed by ex-Lamborghini and Audi designer Wolfgang Egger, the truck resembles the Ford F-150 Lightning or Toyota Hilux with four doors, rugged fenders, and a big “BYD ” logo on the front grille. Over the past two years, we’ve seen a sneak peek of the EV truck testing several times during road tests.

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BYD and Mercedes-Benz tease new co-branded luxury electric vehicle coming this year

Baua Electric

The brand also offers two SUVs, the N8 and N7. Source: Denza) Wolfgang Egger, Former Audi and Lamborghini brand designer, led the project. BYD says new energy vehicles (including PHEVs) have entered the “knockout round,” with several low-cost EVs rolling out undercutting gas-powered vehicle prices.

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Audi unveils e-tron Sportback electric SUV Coupé; market intro spring 2020

Green Car Congress

Audi unveiled the second model in its e-tron product line. The Audi e-tron Sportback is a battery-electric SUV coupé offering up to 300 kW of power and a range of up to 446 kilometers (277.1 The Audi e-tron Sportback can be ordered as of the end of November. The Audi e-tron Sportback 55 quattro. kWh/100 km (NEDC).

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France April 2021

EV Sales

The only ray of light for the Renault-Nissan Alliance was the (slow) deliveries ramp up of the Dacia Spring, now at 249 units, so we should see the low-cost EV showing up on the table in the coming months. Elsewhere, a mention to the record score (its second in a row) of the #7 Mini Cooper EV, with 592 deliveries, while the VW ID.4

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