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Affordable EV incoming! Jeep locks in affordable electric SUV that will shock you with its price

EV Central

Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares has pledged that Jeep’s affordable all-electric SUV will be priced from less than US$25,000 ($A37,500) in the USA – almost US$19,000 less than the cheapest Tesla Model Y. “If you ask me what is an affordable BEV, I would say 20,000 euros in Europe and $25,000 in the US,” Tavares said.

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Renault teases new ‘affordable’ electric city car

Electrek

Renault is teasing an upcoming “affordable” city electric car to replace the Twingo as it gears up for its investor’s day tomorrow. But will it be as cheap as the Dacia Spring, Europe’s best-selling (and cheapest!) electric car?

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Elon wins, Ford backs down, a cheap electric Jeep, & Honda lease deals | Quick Charge

Electrek

Watch Elon’s $56 billion victory lap live as Ford walks back its controversial Model E program and snaps up Tesla, Rivian, and Apple car castaways to help it build affordable EVs, Jeep’s $25,000 electric Renegade, Honda’s lease deals, and more on today’s electrifying episode of Quick Charge!

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Elon wins, Ford backs down, a cheap electric Jeep, & Honda lease deals | Quick Charge

Baua Electric

Watch Elon’s $56 billion victory lap live as Ford walks back its controversial Model E program and snaps up Tesla, Rivian, and Apple car castaways to help it build affordable EVs, Jeep’s $25,000 electric Renegade, Honda’s lease deals, and more on today’s electrifying episode of Quick Charge!

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

EV Central

Volkswagen and Renault are primed to join forces to work today to develop a new family of electric cars that will be priced less than €20,000 ($A32,000). According to German newspaper Handelsblatt, both VW and Renault are considering the deal that will see both car-makers produce up 250,000 of its bargain basement-priced electric cars.

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VW Commits to a Very Cheap EV – in Europe

The Truth About Cars

Now, the brand is eagerly posting about the imminent introduction of a cheap-as-chips EV – in Europe. According to a post on X (Twitter) yesterday afternoon by an account belonging to the VW Group, a bite-sized electric vehicle will appear in 2027 with a price tag of just 20,000 euros. The statement of “From Europe, for Europe!”

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Report: Ford's EV Skunkworks Team to Create Three Affordable Electric Models

The Truth About Cars

A few weeks ago, Ford announced that it had created an internal skunkworks team to focus on affordable EVs and a new platform to underpin them. However, the threat of China flooding the market with cheap electric models is too frightening to ignore. All automakers in the U.S.