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Price fighter!  Volkswagen shows more of its cheap Volkswagen ID.1 ahead of 2027 release when it will take on the BYD Dolphin and MG4

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and rival the current crop of cheap Chinese EVs including the cut-price BYD Dolphin and MG4 as well as the inbound European Renault Twingo EV, the new baby VW EV has been confirmed for price that will kick-off at around 20,000 ($A33,000). Still to be confirmed for the cheap VW EV is its name. 2027 Volkswagen ID.1

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Ferrari and Lambo fighting electric hot hatch! More of the Aussie-bound Renault 5 Turbo 3E’s stunning tech revealed

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Sharing just the front windscreen, door handles and rear tail-lights with far more conventional Renault 5 E-Tech supermini, the R5 Turbo 3E heralds the Renault Group’s next-generation EV technology. READ MORE: Fire sale: Renault has patented an EV fire fix and its giving it away to other car makers! READ MORE: To the Batcave!

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Seven day test: 2025 Cupra Formentor PHEV. One for the tribe

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I explain its a Cupra, part of the Volkswagen Group, and aimed at the sportier buyer. I thought they were supposed to be VW Groups truly sporting, affordable sub-brand. There are paddles on the flat-bottom steering wheel to bring more engagement, but theyre small and feel a bit cheap. 2025 Cupra Formentor VZe Tribe Edition PHEV.

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New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

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Photo credit: (left) Professor Ye Ruquan’s research group / City University of Hong Kong and (right) Biophysical Journal, 99:67-75, 2010. Photosynthesis is the process by which chloroplasts in plants and some organisms use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create food or energy.

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Cheap talk: Volkswagen to bed Renault in race to build sub-$30k EV | reports

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Created to be “affordable to the masses” it’s thought the new EV could be built on a new architecture that will slash costs further than cars based on the VW Group MEB, or the Renault’s CMF-EV architectures. An entry EV will also help prepare for the next wave of bargain-priced EVs that are already on sale in China.

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Cheap trick: MG’s advanced semi-solid-state batteries it will launch next year will be affordable says boss as Chinese brand gets upper hand on VW and Toyota

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The VW Group has still yet to confirm when its next-gen batteries will come online, despite initially declaring back in 2020 that it wanted to become known as one of the technologys pioneers. The news that MG has made the new tech both easy to produce at scale and affordable will be sobering news to rivals like Volkswagen and Toyota.

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EV fightback! Can the 2026 Honda-Nissan-Mitsubishi merger finally get Japan competitive against Tesla and the Chinese?

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The tie-up would create the world’s third largest car-making group after Toyota and Volkswagen. READ MORE: Light speed: Honda next-gen 0 Series electric cars preview F1 tech that will give it the edge over its cheaper Chinese rivals READ MORE: Will it be a Hossan or Ninda? Nissan Ariya EV. The post EV fightback!