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Report: Ford's EV Skunkworks Team to Create Three Affordable Electric Models

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A few weeks ago, Ford announced that it had created an internal skunkworks team to focus on affordable EVs and a new platform to underpin them. The report also stated that Ford will use lithium-iron-phosphate battery cells to save money, an approach that it already uses for base Mustang Mach-Es and which Tesla takes with the cheapest Model 3.

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CATL teases Tesla batteries for robotaxi fleet

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CATL’s Chairman (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) teased Tesla batteries for the robotaxt fleet. Tesla will use idle equipment from Chinese supplier CATL at Gigafactory Nevada. He confirmed that CATL will supply battery machinery to Tesla Giga Nevada last month. billion expansion earlier this year.

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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. automotive groups have expressed concerns over the Seagull EV and other affordable mass-market EVs eventually coming to North America. million battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), substantially increased from 2020, when the automaker sold just 130,970.

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After chiding Ford for US CATL battery plan, GM may be seeking its own

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battery-supply deal with China’s CATL, Car News China reports. The deal reportedly being discussed would bring that partnership to North America in the form of a joint battery plant located in either the U.S. or Mexico, along with a GM license agreement for CATL’s LFP battery tech. car manufacturing.”

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Is Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 the ultimate EV? Fast charging, long-range, and affordable price

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According to a new report, the Hyundai IONIQ 6 is the only EV on the market offering fast charging in under 20 minutes, over 350 miles range, and at an affordable starting price. And you get all of this starting at an affordable starting price of as little as $38,650. 361 $43,656 SEL RWD 77.4 305 $46,365 Limited RWD 77.4

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Cheaper EVs are starting to show up in smaller global markets – Charged EVs

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Chinese automakers, which now have a range of lower-priced EVs to sell, are heavily targeting these markets. The company has launched the Dolphin Mini in Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico. BYD is not the only Chinese automaker targeting developing markets. kWh battery pack, and starts at around $22,500 in Mexico.

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Report: Ford CEO Says China Strategy Changing

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Ford has introduced new models specifically designed to cater to Chinese customers. Still, Changan Ford (the automaker’s regional joint venture) only held 1 percent of all Chinese light-vehicle sales in 2022 vs the 4 percent it managed to snag in 2016. So far, direct sales haven’t been a part of that.

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