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VW shows low-cost ID. 2all concept FWD MEB EV; “spacious as a Golf, inexpensive as a Polo”

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen brand provided a first glimpse of an all-electric Volkswagen with a starting price of less than €25,000: the ID. 2all concept car. —Andreas Mindt, Head of Design at Volkswagen Passenger Cars One element of this new design language is the C-pillar design developed for the first Golf.

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Nissan Micra EV to debut later this year as new low-cost electric car

Baua Electric

Another affordable electric car is set to be unveiled later this year as Nissan looks to boost EV sales. Nissan will unveil a new Micra EV as its newest low-cost electric car. The automaker is preparing to launch five new electric cars soon. Nissan has been teasing an electric Micra successor for several years now.

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Low-cost tiny electric cars like these could be the next big thing

Electrek

It’s true that prices for many leading full-size electric cars have dropped slightly in the last few months. But even a $50,000 Tesla is still much harder to afford than an electric micro-car that can cost a quarter of the price.

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Ford low-cost EV platform to compete with Tesla being designed by “skunkworks team:” CEO

Teslarati

The Ford CEO allocated a notable portion of his discussion in the Q4 2023 earnings call to the company’s electric car business. We developed a super-talented skunkworks team to create a low-cost EV platform. “We’re also adjusting our capital switching more focused on to smaller EV products. It was a startup.

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BYD unveils new low-cost ‘interstellar chariot’ electric SUV complete with a drone landing

Baua Electric

BYD said the Fang Chang Bao brand would launch a range of vehicles, from off-roaders to sports cars. It even comes with a drone landing on the roof for a “car-to-sky” experience. It will be based on BYD’s DMO platform as a Toyota Land Cruiser rival with prices around $69,000 (500,000 yuan).

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Propella 9S Pro V2 review: A low-cost torque sensor electric bike for the masses

Electrek

Commuter electric bikes are a key segment helping reduce America’s dependence on cars for navigating cities. But compared to many other electric commuter bikes on the market, Propella does it with some outstanding value and several features we rarely see at this price level.

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Renault and VW may partner on low-cost BEV minicar

Baua Electric

To stay in the game, Renault is among the European automakers rushing to produce EVs that are at a similar price point to ICE vehicles – to avoid losing out to Chinese rivals that have Europe in their sites with low-cost EVs – BYD’s vehicles are arriving by the shipload. Get started here.