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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

Baua Electric

Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota says no small, cheap EV is in the works Although many automakers, including VW, Stellantis, and Kia, have revealed plans to launch low-cost EVs under $30,000 (£25,000), Toyota says not so fast. In comparison, VW sold over 394,000 EVs last year.

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Rivian design boss shares how R2 builds off R1S and R1T at a lower price

Baua Electric

Rivian R2 design challenges present unique opportunity In less than 24 hours after revealing the smaller, more affordable R2, Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe said the new electric SUV earned over 68,000 reservations. But how do you do that without the car feeling cheap or diluted? The company’s design boss explains.

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2023 Hyundai Elantra N Review - Keeping The Faith

The Truth About Cars

We mourn the loss of cheap and cheerful pickup trucks. Call them, if you will, hot hatches, but any number of sporty, affordable, fun toys were once available from nearly any dealer. Cheap speed is only a pair of rose-tinted shades away. The black wing atop the trunklid looks a bit mild in comparison.

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Luxonis’ New Fun-size Bot

Cars That Think

They’ve just launched a Kickstarter for Rae , a pint-sized open source mobile robot with an integrated depth camera that combines accessible apps with ROS 2 and is somehow also kind of affordable. This is a shame, because it was a shockingly cheap $299.

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Stuff We Use: What’s the Best Dash Cam?

The Truth About Cars

& In comparison, our old Charger utilized a dash cam from a different brand, one which was cylindrical in shape. We feel that’s cheap insurance against the dude in that brodozer who swears he didn’t run the light. For an affordable dash cam, we couldn’t ask for much more than that. &

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Material Derived From Carbonized Chicken Feathers Could Meet DOE Hydrogen Storage Targets

Green Car Congress

It is crucial that the material that will serve as a hydrogen adsorbent in fuel cell vehicles is cheap and is environmentally benign. By comparison, making a 20-gallon hydrogen fuel tank that uses carbon nanotubes could cost $5.5 Their disposal methods and degradability are still somewhat uncertain.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

Green Car Congress

Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more. In addition, the housing affordability and availability crisis is forcing people to live increasingly farther away from work, driving up total vehicle miles traveled in the state by 2.7 and the European Union.