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Small, cheap EVs expected to boost market share by 40% next year in Europe

Electrek

Despite predictions of a major slump in automatic sales around the globe, the European auto industry predicts that this will spark a huge uptick in EV sales in the EU – and that’s thanks to a flood of new, cheap models hitting the market.

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US EV Sales Up 143%, Walmart Electric Semis, & Cheap Electric Vehicles — Top Cleantech News

CleanTechnica EVs

continued] The post US EV Sales Up 143%, Walmart Electric Semis, & Cheap Electric Vehicles — Top Cleantech News appeared first on CleanTechnica. The past week or two has included several original CleanTechnica reports that I think are especially noteworthy and fun to.

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VW Commits to a Very Cheap EV – in Europe

The Truth About Cars

7 in this country, deferring to changing market dynamics as a reason for the move. Now, the brand is eagerly posting about the imminent introduction of a cheap-as-chips EV – in Europe. leaves no question as to the market for which this car is intended. Still, two cities do not an entire market make.&

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QOTD: What's Next for Cheap Cars?

The Truth About Cars

There are fewer cheap new cars on the market than ever, it seems, and the picture looks worse with the death of the Mitsubishi Mirage. These are usually not good cars -- I drove a rented Nissan Versa to upstate New York and back last summer and was quite happy to give the keys back -- but some people can only afford cheap cars.

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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.

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

EV Central

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. The post Twingo is GO!

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Chinese EVs hit with EU probe after massive surge of cheap electric vehicle imports

Electrek

The European Union launched an investigation over Chinese EV subsidies as the global markets are “now flooded with cheaper electric cars.” more… The post Chinese EVs hit with EU probe after massive surge of cheap electric vehicle imports appeared first on Electrek.

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