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Another Chinese EV brand targets Australia market with low-cost electric hatchbacks

The Driven EV News

The post Another Chinese EV brand targets Australia market with low-cost electric hatchbacks appeared first on The Driven. Another affordable EV maker to launch models in Australia in late 2024, thanks to the owner of Peugeot, Fiat, Jeep and more.

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

Teslarati

We developed a super-talented skunkworks team to create a low-cost EV platform. Ford’s Gen 2 EVs could also be strong competition for Chinese OEMs , which are attempting to break into the western automotive market. . “We’re also adjusting our capital switching more focused on to smaller EV products.

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Stellantis to take on BYD with new affordable EV launching in the UK, starting at $28,000

Electrek

A new EV is set for the UK to rival BYD and other low-cost Chinese automakers entering the market. Starting at $28,000 (£21,990), the new Citroen e-C3 will be one of the most affordable EVs in the UK.

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Renault and VW may partner on low-cost BEV minicar

Baua Electric

Renault confirmed today that it is in talks with Volkswagen to build a BEV minicar for the European market. Even Tesla is feeling the burn at this point, with a 20% share low this year wiping out about $150 billion from its market capitalization, more than double VW’s value, Bloomberg writes. Get started here.

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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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Europe gets more Chinese electric motorcycle options, and they’re looking nicer, too

Electrek

Just before the world changed a year and a half ago, we noted that a wave of low-cost Chinese electric motorcycles was soon headed for Western shores. The newest addition to the Asian lineup headed to the European market is the 125cc-equivalent Dayi E-Odin electric motorcycle.

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Tesla & Chinese EV Makers Putting Lot of Weight on These Low-Cost EV Batteries

CleanTechnica EVs

s Elon Musk rose to dominate the world’s largest auto market last year.” According to Yang Jie at Wall Street Journal, “A less-expensive battery technology championed by Tesla Inc.’s ” The batteries are lithium-iron-phosphate batteries — often referred to as LFP batteries. […].

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