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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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Below $30,000! MG 2 coming in 2025 to shatter electric car price barrier

EV Central

According to Auto Express , the new cheap EV could carry the MG 2 nameplate, signalling its positioning beneath both the new hybrid MG 3 (design studies pictured above) and larger all-electric MG 4. READ MORE: Park that Toyota Yaris!

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Fisker’s talks with “large automaker” fall through, announcement pending

Baua Electric

In August, Fisker showed off the Alaska concept , a mid-size pickup truck which seems to fit a similar niche as the Nissan Frontier. If Nissan were looking for a relatively cheap company to acquire or invest in, in order to electrify its Frontier segment, this could be a way to jump-start that vehicle program.

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Two Companies Working Towards Full-Scale Liberty Lifter X-Plane

Cars That Think

The concept behind Liberty Lifter is to create a sort of hybrid delivery system that combines the speed of airlift with the efficiency of sealift. The name “Liberty Lifter” invokes the idea of Liberty ships, reflecting DARPA’s goal of an aircraft that’s relatively easy and cheap to put together.

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

EV Central

The Kia Concept EV3 was revealed in October at the brand’s EV Day, and this boxy, miniature EV9-like SUV is a logical replacement for the Soul, likely to debut late in 2024. The Concept’s interior appears to be all eco materials, with a single-piece panoramic driver screen and not a knob or button to be seen.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Want the latest EV news and reviews deliverd to your inbox? Toyota EPU (effectively an electric Hilux) Toyota EPU concept is an electric four-door ute Toyota has been glacially slow to the EV market but at the 2023 Tokyo motor show there were signs the message had finally sunk in. Let’s check out the list. The big question is timing.

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Pick me up! Fiat reveals the wild cheap electric ute that will spearhead its reinvention in Australia

EV Central

Fiat has ignored this week’s Geneva motor show and instead gone it alone revealing five all-new radical concepts including a battery-powered ute that it hopes will forge a new path to success in markets such as Australia. READ MORE: Driven: Fiat 500e La Prima EV READ MORE: Fiat 100 percent EV by 2030 Fiat Panda Concept City Car.

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