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

Baua Electric

Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota says no small, cheap EV is in the works Although many automakers, including VW, Stellantis, and Kia, have revealed plans to launch low-cost EVs under $30,000 (£25,000), Toyota says not so fast. He suggested automakers are sacrificing range for price.

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Toyota Australia’s bZ4X price warning: ‘it’s not going to be cheap’

EV Central

READ MORE: Toyota bZ family to expand beyond bZ4X However, Toyota Australia vice president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley has again warned the bZ4X won’t be cheap in a sign that suggests it will be priced north of $70,000 before on-road costs. This car will not be a cheap car.”

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

EV Central

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? The post Battery revolution!

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

Due to a sudden company relocation, my wife had no other choice but to drive to her office. I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. You can use an independent hybrid shop to fix your pack for a much cheaper price. He was surprised!

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Metakoo Cybertrack e-bike review: A cheap off-road electric bike that doesn’t feel cheap

Electrek

Metakoo is a fairly new e-bike brand that was spun off by the same company that brought us the MacWheel series of e-bikes that we enjoyed testing late last year. The company’s first model, the Metakoo Cybertrack 100, offers a quasi-mountain bike format designed for price-conscious consumers.

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Comment on Nio cuts Q1 delivery guidance to 30,000 units, hints at Mar deliveries of around 11,813 by John Hanna

CN EV Post

If this is the plan, it works best with a more manufacturing-independent NIO, and at an even lower fire-sale rescue price. This gets the CYVN's owners in Abu Dhabi a dirt-cheap company that it can then throw some REAL money at, with manufacturing in-house already a capability for export to the Middle East.

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Xiaomi CEO admits Tesla has unique advantage over EV competitors

Teslarati

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said that Tesla has the unique advantage of being able to raise the prices of its electric vehicles, a move that other companies cannot pull off because they are risking “huge losses.” Its top trim will be priced at $46,671, or 336,000 RMB. Tesla to increase Model Y price in the U.S.

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