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Look out Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz! Toyota plotting affordable all-electric baby HiLux  

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In a recent interview with US industry journal Automotive News , Toyota North America’s CEO Ted Ogawa said that the carmaker wanted a ‘baby HiLux’ to rival the strong-selling Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz and hinted that such a ute could be battery-powered. READ MORE: Electric HiLux incoming!

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

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

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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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Cheap talk: Volkswagen to bed Renault in race to build sub-$30k EV | reports

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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. An entry EV will also help prepare for the next wave of bargain-priced EVs that are already on sale in China.

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Tesla Giga Mexico construction gets permit approval

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.” Giga Mexico’s $25,000 electric vehicle will follow the tide of the EV market, especially in the United States. Besides Tesla, a few legacy automakers and battery suppliers have hinted that the demand for premium EVs has slowed.

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Hyundai plans to release €20K mini EV in Europe

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Hyundai is working on a €20,000 ($20,487) entry-level electric vehicle for the European market. . 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.

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Hyundai plans to release €20K subcompact EV in Europe

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Hyundai is working on a €20,000 ($20,487) subcompact entry-level EV for the European market. . 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.

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