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Volkswagen aims for sub-$35,000 EV in the U.S.

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However, there are still plenty of car buyers who have no intentions of buying an EV, and price is still a big issue for people moving forward, although they have come down substantially. General Motors has its Chevy Bolt EV that hit a sub-$30,000 price tag , and Tesla is moving toward $30,000, but only after federal and state incentives.

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Volkswagen Group and PowerCo SE to search for gigafactory site in Canada; extending cathode agreement with Umicore to Canada

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Furthermore, PowerCo and materials technology group Umicore have agreed to investigate a strategic supply agreement on cathode material for North America. Canada is one logical option for the construction of a gigafactory in the region of North America. This plant will be the first of its type in North America. Earlier post.).

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Opinion: Consumers winning with low oil prices, for now

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Lest we be too quick to forget whence we came, America is now 9-months into lower gasoline prices, which started their swoon the week of June 30, 2015 from a lofty national average just under $3.70, tumbling almost every subsequent week before bottoming and bouncing from $2.02 by Thomas Miller for Oilprice.com. Bernard Weinstein, Ph.D.,

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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

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Tipped to price at or under stellar local Chinese success story BYD, Leapmotor is expected to launch here with the medium-sized C10 SUV, which will be a rival for the Tesla Model Y on size but not dollars. READ MORE: Beijing show: Aussie-bound Leapmotor shows off C16 three-row electric family SUV READ MORE: Here comes another one!

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Teck Resources mulls British Columbia battery recycling plant – ET Auto

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Copper and zinc miner Teck Resources is considering building a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in British Columbia, CEO Jonathan Price said on Tuesday. He declined to estimate the facility’s potential cost, but said the facility would process batteries from roughly 140,000 electric vehicles each year.

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Volkswagen wants an electric ID. GTI hot hatch in the US at $25,000? Bring it on!

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GTI with starting prices between $20,000 and $25,000. Volkswagen Group America CEO Pablo Di Si believes the German automaker can match it. However, as Di Si explained, the hot hatch EV would need to be at the right price point, which he says is between $20,000 and $25,000. “It Volkswagen wants a $25,000 electric ID. The 2023 ID.4

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Audi of America targeting 25% of sales to be plug-ins by 2025; national network of 150 kW fast chargers

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Flanked by the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron ( earlier post ) on one side and the Audi concept e-tron quattro ( earlier post ) on the other, Audi of America president Scott Keogh used his press conference speech at the Los Angeles Auto Show yesterday to declare that the brand is targeting at least 25% of its US sales to be e-tron—i.e.,

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