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Musk: Buying EV batteries from suppliers costs less vs. Tesla’s own

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Meanwhile, one aspect that was due to change the company’s trajectory, cut costs, and enable everything from a $25,000 Tesla EV in 2023 to mass-production of the Semi in 2021 hasn’t yet arrived in 2024: the dramatic cost reductions of Tesla’s 4680 cells.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

EV Central

2022 BMW i7 xDrive60 – $205,000 (-$93,000) The BMW i7 – accelerating towards chunky depreciation. Not easy shedding almost $100k in a year, but that’s the case for an ex-demo 4000km-old ’22 BMW i7 limo up for sale in Victoria. A similar-sized BMW X5 M Competition with thumping 4.4-litre

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Huge $14,000 price cut for 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron as German brand’s EV fightback against the Mercedes-Benz EQE and BMW iX hots up

EV Central

Designed to boost its attractiveness against cars like the BMW iX and the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV, the refreshed Audi Q8 e-tron range now kicks off at $140,600 (plus on-roads) for the new Audi Q8 50 e-tron quattro, which replaces the old Q8 55 e-tron quattro SUV wagon. six years of included servicing and six years of Chargefox public charging.

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BMW i Ventures invests in Prometheus Fuels; CO2 air-capture and conversion to carbon-neutral gasoline

Green Car Congress

BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year. —Greg Smithies, Partner, BMW i Ventures.

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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

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Despite sounding expensive for a light SUV, Lexus says its cheapest genuine rival from fellow premium brands cost much more. The most affordable BMW X1 is $60,400 and the cheapest Mercedes-Benz GLA is $63,200. Whichever LBX you buy all versions come with the same 1.5-litre 2024 Lexus LBX.

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Comment on Nio formally launches Onvo sub-brand, 1st model L60 to challenge Tesla Model Y by Marco Rossi

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Alfa Romeo Junior, Jeep Avenger, BMW i4 looks better. Which better car can I buy in Europe and in China for 30k? In Europe Renault 5, Alfa Romeo Junior, Jeep Avenger Mazda 3, in China Xiaomi Su7 (China) or ssc sc-01 (but this one costs 40k). @Alex In reply to Alex. This is so boring. Chinese suv looks all the same.

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Audi EV fightback! Busiest period ever for German brand as it targets electric cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo

EV Central

Mannering sees the Q6 e-tron as a crucial model for the brand, one that could tempt some currently buying a diesel- or petrol-powered Q5 to step into an electric car. That 35 TFSI is currently the most affordable Q3 on the market, priced from $54,600 plus on-road costs. “I The post Audi EV fightback!

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