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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. auto market anytime soon , some U.S. auto sector,” the organization writes. BYD last year sold 1.57

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Reuters: Tesla Has Ditched Its Affordable EV Efforts in Favor of Robotaxis

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Affordable EVs seem to be a nut that no automaker can crack, as every promise of a “sub-$30,000” model or similar has fallen through in favor of higher prices. CEO Elon Musk has been beating the affordable EV drum for a while, telling investors in January that the car would enter production in Texas as soon as late 2025.

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Volkswagen to go solo on affordable EVs after ending talks with Renault

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Volkswagen has ended talks with Renault to launch an affordable EV, according to sources. Despite Renault confirming it was in “good discussions” with Volkswagen to build an affordable EV in February, it looks like the automakers may go their separate ways. However, a low-cost Volkswagen electric car is still in the plans.

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BYD produces 200K units of its most affordable EV 

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The BYD Seagull made headlines as one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market. It debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2023 with a price tag of $11,300 in China. In 2021, news spread that Tesla might use BYD’s ultra-safe Blade battery for vehicles made in Giga Shanghai.

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CATL and BYD target 50% battery price cut this year to make EVs affordable – ET Auto

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However, challenges such as charging infrastructure and market regulations remain, particularly in regions like the US where protectionist policies hinder access to competitively priced batteries from Chinese manufacturers like CATL and BYD.

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Ford plans affordable small electric pickup and SUV, starting around $25,000

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Amid a flood of new competition, Ford is shifting plans to build more affordable electric vehicles. Ford is developing a new low-cost EV platform to power a small electric pickup and SUV, with starting prices around $25,000. BYD Seagull (Source: BYD) Its cheapest, the new Seagull , starts at around $9,700 in China.

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Panasonic’s battery unit misses annual profit estimate – ET Auto

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Chinese battery makers grew faster than rivals to account for more than two-thirds of global EV battery capacity last year, according to data from consultancy Counterpoint Research. It has a plant in Nevada and has broken ground on a second one in Kansas, which would take its auto battery capacity to 80 gigawatt hours (GWh) a year.

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