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Race to break the $30K barrier: Volkswagen will launch ID.1 budget-buy in 2027

EV Central

The iD1 is designed to help the German brand fight off the invasion of cheap Chinese imports such as the MG2 and rival European cars like the incoming Renault Twingo and the Dacia Spring EV that’s already on sale. 2all concept previews sub-$40,000 electric hatchback for 2025 Confirming the ID.1 READ MORE: Baby Volkswagen ID.2-based

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Comment on NIO says Abu Dhabi investment took just 3 weeks from talk to deal by Augustus Meyer

CN EV Post

Old time small investors, who believed in NIOs general concept, are deprived of their money. Why did Mr. Li not buy these cheap shares by himself, to show confidence in NIO ? Did he buy any shares with private money, not using free options ? Great idea; terrible execution.

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Bob Iger reveals bots were already an issue when Disney tried to buy Twitter

Teslarati

Actually, the deal that we had was pretty cheap. The post Bob Iger reveals bots were already an issue when Disney tried to buy Twitter appeared first on TESLARATI. We were viewing it as something completely different. We could put news, sports, entertainment, (and) reach the world. But that was built into our economics.

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2024 Chevrolet Trax Activ Review – A Surprising Bargain

The Truth About Cars

All I could think was that the little runabout was something to be avoided unless you just wanted cheap transport in crossover form. Perhaps not the worst choice for the urbanite who needs something cheap and easy to park. What a concept. With the previous gen, I would’ve felt embarrassed to own one.

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Could The 2015 Toyota Fuel-Cell Vehicle Cost $100,000? Perhaps Close

Green Car Reports

Bad news: "Cheap" is a relative term, and when Toyota finally releases a production version of the car previewed by its FCV-R fuel-cell concept, it''ll still cost anywhere in the region of $50,000-$100,000 to buy. Good news: Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are getting cheaper to develop all the time.

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The Boring Company’s skeptics need to calm down about the LVCC Loop

Teslarati

But just like SpaceX critics who insisted that orbital rockets would never land on a drone ship in the middle of the ocean, or Tesla skeptics who insisted that the Model 3 was a lemon that no one would buy, The Boring Company’s critics may very well be missing a crucial point. . The Boring Company is only getting started.

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EV Radar: December 2021

Noodoe

Fleets not only buy vehicles but (some) must sell them long before they’re out of commission. New South Wales has earmarked money to help cover the cost difference between buying gas-powered fleet vehicles and electric ones. These are good goals, and the concepts shown in the post are pretty fun. New EV Announcements.