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Show me the money! Ford targets Tesla Model 2, MG4 and BYD Dolphin with new small electric car line-up

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Facing multi-billion dollar annual losses from its electric vehicle product roll-out, Ford has revealed it is going to build its own ground-up smaller and cheaper EVs to tackle the Tesla Model 2 and Chinese brands head-on. In Australia that charge is led by the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora. Ford Mustang Mach-E.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance rebooted | Autocar Professional

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Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced auto manufacturers to re-evaluate their strategies and focus on profitable markets rather than throw good money after bad ones. SUVs lead the charge At the joint press briefing, Nissan and Renault both announced the development of four new products between the two brands.

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Budget-priced Renault 4 and 5 EVs likely for Australia

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Renault’s coming small EVs will deliver European style at Chinese prices… and they’re likely to make it to Australia. Starting prices for the 4, a small front-drive SUV, and the 5, a small front-drive hatchback, will be between €20,000 and €25,000 he estimated. Including Australia?

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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It has now re-established it as an electrified sub-brand of GMC. But it’s the EV we’re most interested because it will likely use the 800V electrical architecture from the Kia EV6 and EV9. A sizeable 142kWh battery pack was claimed to cover about 320km between charges.

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China EV maker Seres adjusts U.S. plan to fit reality

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Several Chinese EV makers have recently scaled back their U.S. Like many Chinese automakers it started out with a very ambitious plan, and moved quickly. Taylor is not new to working for Chinese companies. This may be a tricky relationship given that Taylor is completely re-doing Seres’ U.S. market plans. operations.

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BYD Atto 3 review: Chinese newcomer previews our EV future

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A majority of the EVcentral writing staff acknowledged the compact Chinese battery electric vehicle for one positive reason or another. And in case you’re wondering what BYD stands for, it’s Build Your Dreams, something spelled out on the back of the Atto 3. BYD Atto 3 boot is sizeable for a compact SUV.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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Development work on these continues; Audi, for example, is refining MLB evo—the second-generation of MLB and the foundation for the battery-electric e-tron quattro SUV due out in 2018. The charging will improve. It is clear that building excellent cars will not in itself be enough. Earlier post.) —Christian Senger.

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