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Mexico is already building its own cheap EVs that will rival China

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Mexico is done importing cheap EVs from China and India as it plows ahead with a prototype of its own. The country’s new President, Claudia Sheinbaum, said automakers plan to develop multiple models as it builds a domestic supply chain.

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Mexico’s New President Has A Plan: A Cheap Mexican EV For The Masses Called “Olinia”

CleanTechnica EVs

She has announced she’ll make sure that, by the end of her term, Mexico owns a locally designed, locally built, [continued] The post Mexico’s New President Has A Plan: A Cheap Mexican EV For The Masses Called “Olinia” appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Elon Musk claims Tesla robotaxi will be as cheap as the bus, does the math work?

Electrek

Elon Musk is claiming that Tesla Robotaxi will be as cheap as the bus, which “won’t be needed” when it “rolls out unsupervised full self-driving.” Does the math work?

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Setting Up A Dirt Cheap All-Electric RV

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continued] The post Setting Up A Dirt Cheap All-Electric RV appeared first on CleanTechnica. I’ve been seeing a similar trend happen with electric RVing. First, they said it was impossible. An electric RV would NEVER happen! The cost of batteries is.

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Cheap EVs in Africa & South America, Robotaxi Leaders, Tesla California Sales Crisis — Top Cleantech Stories

CleanTechnica EVs

From cheap electric cars making their way into African and South American countries, to robotaxi firsts and progress, to EV sales grow in different corners of the world. continued] The post Cheap EVs in Africa & South America, Robotaxi Leaders, Tesla California Sales Crisis — Top Cleantech Stories appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Dirt Cheap Batteries Enable Megawatt-Scale Charging Without Big Grid Upgrades Right Away

CleanTechnica EVs

continued] The post Dirt Cheap Batteries Enable Megawatt-Scale Charging Without Big Grid Upgrades Right Away appeared first on CleanTechnica. We’re seeing commercial, scaled, price points that we didn’t expect to see until 2030 or later. That has big implications for electric trucking.

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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

Electrek

Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. If you were waiting for a smaller, cheaper Toyota electric car, you may have to keep waiting.

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