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Report: Hyundai is developing a $20,000 EV for Europe

Green Car Reports

Hyundai is developing an affordable EV for Europe that would cost roughly $20,000, the automaker's European marketing boss said in a recent interview with Automotive News Europe. This entry-level model would be a "battery-powered minicar" priced at 20,000 euros, Hyundai's Andreas-Christoph Hofmann said.

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Battery-powered electric trains will soon bring cleaner air—especially in Europe

Green Car Reports

While electrical propulsion has been the preferred way to move trains for most of a century, the idea of moving them longer distances via battery is one that’s just now being realized. Like long-range electric cars, it’s a reality afforded by the energy density and longevity.

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Will it be a Hossan or Ninda? Honda dumps GM, plans new family of affordable electric cars with Nissan

EV Central

Radical Renault 5 electric hatch warming for Australia as Tesla rival after Geneva It’s not known if the ultimate aim of the new deal is to also help Honda roll out a new family of affordable electric cars, but originally the brand declared that from now until 2030 it will launch 30 new EVs.

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Hyundai plans to release €20K mini EV in Europe

Teslarati

Hyundai’s marketing chief for Europe, Andreas-Chirstoph Hofmann, shared a few details about the automaker’s €20,000 all-electric minicar at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Prague. Hofmann highlighted that Hyundai’s upcoming mini EV would be affordable.

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Hyundai plans to release €20K subcompact EV in Europe

Teslarati

Hyundai’s marketing chief for Europe, Andreas-Chirstoph Hofmann, shared a few details about the automaker’s €20,000 all-electric minicar at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Prague. Hofmann highlighted that Hyundai’s upcoming subcompact EV would be affordable.

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Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era?

EV Central

Priced from less than €25,000 ($41,500) in Europe, the retro Renault 5 E-Tech Electric has already been locked in for a launch in Australia, although timing has yet to be announced. The result is the smaller 40kWh battery weighs in at 240kg, while the bigger 52kWh battery tips the scale at 300kg. appeared first on EV Central.

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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. A second VW-branded EV is also in the works that’s it’s thought Renault might co- develop.

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