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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

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If you were waiting for a smaller, cheaper Toyota electric car, you may have to keep waiting. Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota’s European product development boss, Andrea Carlucci, told Autocar that battery costs make a cheap EV unlikely. The post A cheap Toyota EV?

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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China is the world’s largest automotive market, and understandably so, an important one for electric vehicle (EV) makers like Tesla. 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. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.

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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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EV ride-hailer BluSmart seeks USD 300 mn to expand car fleet – ET Auto

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While BluSmart has consistently maintained an all-electric fleet, its rivals are also rolling out greener options to customers. BluSmart , India ’s biggest electric cab operator , wants to raise more than USD 300 million in three years to add thousands of cars to its fleet in its push to take on the likes of Uber Technologies Inc.

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Volkswagen plans cheaper battery model ‘from Europe for Europe’ – ET Auto

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German auto giant Volkswagen on Tuesday announced plans for a cheaper-than-ever electric model, as it faces increasingly strong competition from Asian rivals that have taken a lead in battery technology. The German group — which numbers 12 brands in total — has ploughed huge sums into producing more electric vehicles.

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Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. European local solar panel manufacturers have reached a crisis in that they say they can’t compete with cheap imports and oversupply.

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Cheap tyre dumping is “pure smuggling”: JK Tyre’s Dr. Raghupati Singhania | Autocar Professional

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