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

EV Central

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. What hasn’t been provided is a timeline for when we’ll first see sodium-ion powered Peugeots, Alfas or Opels.

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The i4 EV is now the cheapest lease in BMW’s entire lineup

Baua Electric

Photo: BMW The all-electric BMW i4 is currently the most affordable car to lease in the German automaker’s lineup – gas cars included. BMW is a luxury automaker, so the i4 isn’t a cheap car. What’s more, the i4 isn’t even one of BMW’s entry-level models. That puts the effective monthly cost at $627.

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Beijing show: Breakthrough Chinese LFP battery can add 600km of range in just 10 minutes

EV Central

Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? Other new features of the Shenxing Plus that boost its efficiency and range are an ultra-high cooling high-voltage box and AI-powered intelligent battery management that ensures the safety and durability of the battery. READ MORE: Battery revolution!

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Junkyard Find: 2012 Hyundai Equus

The Truth About Cars

When the first Hyundai Excels appeared on American streets as 1986 models, bearing shockingly cheap price tags, did anyone imagine that someday there would be a big, ostentatious Hyundai luxury sedan with serious V8 power available here? I drove an $80,000 BMW. That's my name!"

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

625km: BMW i7 xDrive60, $297,900 Australia’s reigning range champion with a price to match. The BMW i7 limo unashamedly has Rolls-Royce vibes , and includes a 31.3-inch 2023 BMW i7 614km: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Dynamiq RWD, $74,000 Kinda funny looking, but that super-slippery body gives the Ioniq 6 a CD of just 0.21

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $100,000 and $150,000

EV Central

Australia’s electric vehicle ranks are only getting more and more crowded, with new options seemingly arriving daily from the big prestige marques like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, as well as more mainstream brands like Kia. Read more: EV Central’s BMW i4 review BMW iX XDrive 40 – $130,900 2022 BMW iX.

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BMW, Daimler and VW Propose Global e-mobility Standardization on Vehicle2Grid Communication, Harmonization of Chargers

Green Car Congress

BMW, Daimler and VW are proposing a global OSI-Layer based standardization of smart charge communication. If I want to have cheap charging spots, I want to have one single implementation. Maximum power. The European automakers and power companies started working on a charging strategy about 1.5 Click to enlarge.

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