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Twingo is GO! Cheap $33k Renault Twingo EV is back on with help from a mysterious Chinese player

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Just days after Volkswagen said it would go it alone and produce its cheap €20,000 ($A32,500) EV without any help, Renault has announced that it has already found a new Chinese partner to help it create its low-cost Renault Twingo. Before then, Renault will launch the larger R5 hatch later this year, followed by the R4 SUV in 2025.

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

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The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? The post Battery revolution!

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

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Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota says no small, cheap EV is in the works Although many automakers, including VW, Stellantis, and Kia, have revealed plans to launch low-cost EVs under $30,000 (£25,000), Toyota says not so fast. He suggested automakers are sacrificing range for price.

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Below $30,000! MG 2 coming in 2025 to shatter electric car price barrier

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Chinese-owned MG is hatching a cheaper sibling to its current all-electric MG 4 that will share tech but be priced from less than €20,000 ($33,000) when it makes its debut in 2025. MG 2 coming in 2025 to shatter electric car price barrier appeared first on EV Central. The post Below $30,000!

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Race to break the $30K barrier: Volkswagen will launch ID.1 budget-buy in 2027

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Volkswagen has confirmed it is hatching an all-new entry-level replacement for the Up city car that will be priced from less than €20,000 ($A33,000) when it arrives in 2027. 2all concept previews sub-$40,000 electric hatchback for 2025 Confirming the ID.1 2all concept previews sub-$40,000 electric hatchback for 2025 Confirming the ID.1

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Junkyard Find: 1980 Fiat X1/9

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The X1/9 was developed from the 1969 Autobianchi A112 Bertone concept car , and it was cheap to produce in large part due to its use of the Fiat 128 's front suspension and powertrain mounted in the back. That beat the price tag on the $7,365 Triumph Spitfire , then in its final model year here. foot-pounds.

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2024 Chevrolet Trax Activ Review – A Surprising Bargain

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All I could think was that the little runabout was something to be avoided unless you just wanted cheap transport in crossover form. Perhaps not the worst choice for the urbanite who needs something cheap and easy to park. The as-tested price was $26,540. What a concept. Oh, and it’s fuel efficient.

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