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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

As part of its heavy investment in Tiamat, a company owned by the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Stellantis says it will build a new factory in France to mass produce the new cheap batteries. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? The post Battery revolution!

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

“Six out of ten Porsche Taycan” ever delivered have a problem with battery management that affects and damages battery cells, requires replacement of cells and batteries, and is causing vehicle fires, according to a source working at Porsche’s headquarters in Zuffenhausen, Germany. The Porsche Taycan’s charging port.

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Down the road with EV News

Electric Auto Association

Wink, Aehra, Mercedes, Porsche, VinFast and more. EV costs Cheap cars It won’t be long before high cost will no longer be a valid reason for avoiding EVs. EV costs Cheap cars It won’t be long before high cost will no longer be a valid reason for avoiding EVs. Porsche EV. Sony-Honda EV. Wink Motors Neighborhood EV (NEV).

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Alpine Says A110 Successor Will Come to United States, Outlines Expansion Plan

The Truth About Cars

Rumor has it that the vehicle will play host to a battery pack sized just shy of 80 kWh and that the engineering team is hoping to create a rival of the all-electric 718 Porsche has been developing. European outlets have suggested that Alpine is hoping to build something to compete with the Porsche Taycan.

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BYD’s luxury brand unveils its first sedan, the sleek U7, with over 1,000 horsepower

Baua Electric

But it won’t be cheap. Including plug-in hybrids, or “new energy vehicles,” as BYD calls them, the company sold over 3 million vehicles. The company also revealed its e4 Platform platform, saying all new models will be based on it. On Wednesday, the automaker’s luxury Yangwang brand unveiled its first sedan, the U7.

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The Toyota FT-Se Concept Probably Isn’t the Next MR2

The Truth About Cars

Some gorgeous long-nosed concept design will debut , the company will announce that it’s a rotary-powered sports car, and then we’ll never see it again. It’s clearly supposed to be suggestive of the brand’s most iconic model (sorry MX-5) and hint that the company hasn’t given up on rotary engines. However, that’s about all we know.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

Hyundai Ioniq 5 485km: Porsche Taycan GTS, $240,300 Fitted as standard with Porsche’s 93.4kWh Performance Battery Plus, this most track-suitable of the sports car brand’s EVs, the Taycan GTS , also boasts the longest range. Not cheap, but a 95kWh battery, 446km range and 150kW DC fast charging are wins.