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

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

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Citroen C1 ev’ie road test

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However, things are looking up for drivers who don’t want to lose any pleasure in driving, with the launch of the Citroen C1 ev’ie, an emissions-free version of the French carmaker’s class-leading city car. Citroen C1 lease prices Citroen C1 new and nearly new prices. Read the full Citroen C1 ev’ie road test.

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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

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HEVs and mild-hybrids are offered by manufacturers as a quick and relatively cheap way (especially in the case of mild hybrids) to improve fleet emissions, compared to ICE-only vehicles. Diesels continued to slide, taking just 3.8% of the market (only December ’22 was lower), from 5.6%

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Pick me up! Fiat reveals the wild cheap electric ute that will spearhead its reinvention in Australia

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The platform has already made its debut under the Citroen e-C3 and differs from other Stellantis underpinnings as it is capable of packaging both combustion and hybrid powertrains, as well as EVs. Fiat reveals the wild cheap electric ute that will spearhead its reinvention in Australia appeared first on EV Central.

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French EV market record high in March

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The Model Y was also the 4th best selling auto overall (behind the Peugeot 208, Renault Clio, and Citroen C3). Mainly because it is both a compelling offering (with access to Tesla’s reliable charging network) and is being produced in very high volume. The runners up were the Dacia Spring (3,481 units) and Peugeot e-208 (3,256 units).

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

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Due here in the second half of 2024, the compact electric SUV shares an architecture with other EVs from the Stellantis stables (including the Peugeot e-2008 and Citroen DS3 E-Tense). None of which will be cheap, the Polestar 3 is priced from $132,900 before on-roads. That means a front-drive single-motor setup. Polestar 4 Polestar 4.

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New EV electric car calendar

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Citroen C5 X PHEV – sleek and stylish plug-in hybrid will be created as a sedan, wagon and SUV. Kia e-Niro – Kia is expected to confirm it will begin going electric in Australia in 2021 and it’s the e-Niro set to lead the (err) charge. But the open-top fun machine ain’t cheap!