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BYD Tang SUV PHEV available for pre-orders starting at $48.3K before incentives; twice that for performance model

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BYD has begun taking pre-orders for the Tang plug-in hybrid SUV ( earlier post ) in China with a starting price of 300,000 RMB (US$48,306) before EV incentives. Executives made the announcement about pre-orders at the company’s Annual International Auto Innovator Conference in Shenzhen. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Alumobility study: aluminum top hat provides automakers a lighter, sustainable alternative

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Introduced at Automotive Circle’s annual EuroCarBody conference, the study’s aluminum top hat achieved 42% weight savings compared to the reference top hat of the current Audi e-tron electric SUV, which uses advanced (AHSS) and ultra-high-strength steels (UHSS). Additional details on the top hat study are available at.

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Luxurious new K1 SUV added to Porsche EV charge, Cayenne to go electric

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A luxurious new electric seven-seat SUV to sit above the soon-to-be-EV Cayenne SUV has been confirmed by Porsche as part of its increasingly electrified future model mix. Blume said the SUV would have significant sales growth potential in the China and the USA.

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Polestar 4 to make global debut at Shanghai auto show on Apr 18

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Polestar said the Polestar 4 will have the aerodynamics of a coupe and the space of an SUV. The all-electric high-performance SUV Polestar 4 will make its global debut on April 18, the first day of the Shanghai auto show, the premium electric vehicle maker owned by Geely and Volvo Cars announced on April 11.

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Toyota to launch a Prius-like bZ3C electric crossover, but you can’t have it

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The Toyota bZ3C looks like the new Prius, but the electric SUV crossover won’t be available in the US. Executive Vice President and CTO Hiroki Nakakima asked during a press conference last month. However, the bZ3C appears to be a slightly bigger crossover SUV. Sales are down 1.6%

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Shanghai auto show: Deutsche Bank's preview

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NIO (NYSE: NIO), XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) and Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) all have new announcements coming this week, with NIO set to officially unveil its new ES6 , historically its best-selling SUV, Yu's team wrote. This week, BYD will unveil the Song L BEV and also begin taking pre-orders for the U8, a premium off-road SUV. "

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Sony drove its AFEELA EV concept onto stage using a PS5 controller

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Sony is now on its fifth year of showing off its upcoming electric car in its CES press conferences, which we learned last year will be named AFEELA and is planned hit the market in 2026. This year, the press conference focused on Sony’s software plans for its new vehicle – along with a heap of the latest buzzwords, mostly to do with AI.

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