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Volkswagen’s new EV focus combines customer needs with affordability

Teslarati

In 2027, Volkswagen Group said it would launch a lineup of entry-level and affordably priced electric vehicles under the Brand Group Core. ” Yesterday, we reported on one of Stellantis’s ideas for increasing EV adoption: creating an affordable EV under the Jeep brand , which has a loyal following.

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Dacia Manifesto Concept Is electric off-roader full of big ideas

Electric Cars Report

With the reveal of Manifesto Concept, Dacia is emphatically reaffirming its unrivalled vision of an essential, cool, robust, affordable and environmentally efficient car. Although it does not prefigure an upcoming model, Manifesto is a lab for ideas with some of its innovative features available on future vehicles in the Dacia range.

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Fisker details PEAR affordable crossover, will start from $29,900 before incentives

Electric Cars Report

Fisker today released additional details on the Fisker PEAR, an innovative and affordable crossover priced at $29,900. We created this vehicle with the idea that young people living in the world’s big cities need innovative, versatile, and affordable mobility.”

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Honda asks: Could leased batteries lead to more affordable EVs?

Baua Electric

Honda will launch the plan in the Honda N-VAN e, a box-like commercial minicar launched in Japan on Thursday at a starting price of around $15,500—in the vicinity of the Nissan Sakura electric minicar that Green Car Reports drove last fall. American Honda Motor declined to comment to Green Car Reports from a U.S.

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Caltech’s SSPD-1 Is a New Idea for Space-Based Solar

Cars That Think

Several recently published deep-dive analyses commissioned by NASA and the European Space Agency have thrown cold water on the hope that space solar power could affordably generate many gigawatts of clean energy in the near future. Hajimiri: Our idea is to deploy a fleet of these sail-like structures that then all fly in close formation.

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Hyundai & Kia Most Likely to Fill “Tesla Model C” Hole — Readers Chime In!

CleanTechnica EVs

Earlier today, I ran with an idea someone on our team proposed: I explored the question of which automaker would produce the “Model 2/C” if it’s true Tesla isn’t going forward with this product. Who is most likely to produce a very high selling, affordable electric car globally that’s basically.

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Retractable car cover claimed to gain miles of EV range each day

Green Car Reports

As solar cells gain affordability and flexibility, they’re no longer the exclusive domain of house rooftops. For electric cars, garages, and everything in, there's plenty of room for some creative ideas.

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