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Kia will beat Rivian and Tesla into affordable mass-market EVs

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Although Rivian and Tesla are making headlines with planned expansions into mass-market electric vehicles, Kia is set to launch two affordable EVs of its own. More affordable EVs are coming Rivian unveiled its highly anticipated R2 electric SUV Thursday. One of them, the Kia EV3, is expected to launch by the end of the year.

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Fisker releases details on $29,900 Pear production in the US

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We created this vehicle with the idea that young people living in the world’s big cities need innovative, versatile, and affordable mobility,” said Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker. It plans to build a factory in Ohio for Fisker Pear production. By that time, Tesla Giga Mexico also aims to begin production on its $25,000 vehicle.

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Audi is the latest automaker to reveal plans for a lower-cost EV

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Audi Q6 e-tron quattro (Source: Audi AG) The race for more affordable EVs The new lower-cost Audi EV is “not a four-metre car,” according to Döllner. “We Ford is shifting its plans to smaller, more affordable EVs. Rivian R3X (Source: Rivian) Audi’s parent company, Volkswagen, announced it aims to begin producing its most affordable ID.1

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Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility vision builds on electrification, autonomous drive and vehicle intelligence

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The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices and the first model will come to Japan this year. Nissan also continues to support expanding EV charging networks across Europe, the US, Mexico and Japan. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe.

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2023 was a tremendous year for both EVs and Plug In America!

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billion in dedicated funding to build a public charging network across America, Plug In America worked closely with partners, the administration, and the Joint Office to identify a path toward a reliable charging network to build range confidence. New Mexico adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II standard (ACC II).

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

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This article presents the overall system—design, hardware, and software—for Quori, a novel, affordable, socially interactive humanoid robot platform for facilitating non-contact human-robot interaction (HRI) research. iRobot ] How Wing designed its hybrid drone for last mile delivery.

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2025 Cadillac Optiq EV pivots to Millennials, goes soft on Art & Science

Baua Electric

The 2025 Cadillac Optiq is set to cost about $54,000 including destination when it arrives later this year with a range of around 300 miles, according to Cadillac. How do you build more distinct EVs while avoiding the badge-engineering awkwardness? Production is also ramping up soon in China, and GM is banking on China, the U.S.,