article thumbnail

Cheap talk: Volkswagen to bed Renault in race to build sub-$30k EV | reports

EV Central

Created to be “affordable to the masses” it’s thought the new EV could be built on a new architecture that will slash costs further than cars based on the VW Group MEB, or the Renault’s CMF-EV architectures.

Cheap 111
article thumbnail

These 3 major automakers may team up to save themselves, build cheap EVs

Electrek

Three major legacy automakers are considering a creative approach to staying in the game amid fierce competition from Tesla and Chinese rivals – all in an effort to make cheap EVs, and a whole lot of them. Plan A isn’t working, so it’s time for Plan B.

Cheap 140
article thumbnail

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

Electrek

Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. If you were waiting for a smaller, cheaper Toyota electric car, you may have to keep waiting.

Cheap 136
article thumbnail

Elon wins, Ford backs down, a cheap electric Jeep, & Honda lease deals | Quick Charge

Baua Electric

Watch Elon’s $56 billion victory lap live as Ford walks back its controversial Model E program and snaps up Tesla, Rivian, and Apple car castaways to help it build affordable EVs, Jeep’s $25,000 electric Renegade, Honda’s lease deals, and more on today’s electrifying episode of Quick Charge! Share your thoughts!

Cheap 52
article thumbnail

Honda looks to build a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada

Electrek

After calling off beats with GM to “beat out Tesla” with a cheap SUV, it has now emerged with news that it is mulling over a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada. more… The post Honda looks to build a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada appeared first on Electrek.

Canada 126
article thumbnail

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. billion ($A1.8b) to build the world’s largest sodium battery plant in Xuzhou in China.

Cheap 98
article thumbnail

Elon wins, Ford backs down, a cheap electric Jeep, & Honda lease deals | Quick Charge

Electrek

Watch Elon’s $56 billion victory lap live as Ford walks back its controversial Model E program and snaps up Tesla, Rivian, and Apple car castaways to help it build affordable EVs, Jeep’s $25,000 electric Renegade, Honda’s lease deals, and more on today’s electrifying episode of Quick Charge!

Ford 106