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This cheap electric half-car/half-truck looks like a botched Alibaba El Camino

Baua Electric

You don’t even have to be a man of expensive tastes to own one, as it turns out they’re listed for sale at just $1,300! The last time I bought an electric mini-truck from China, it ended up costing over 4x the list price to actually land it in my driveway in the US. I’d advise a bit of caution there though.

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Volkswagen sues car dealer for importing ID.6 EV to Germany

Teslarati

6 EV for sale to customers in Germany. 6 costs significantly less than electric vehicles in the European EV market—even after import costs, it seems. Volkswagen is suing a German car dealer for importing the China-exclusive ID.6 6 electric vehicle (EV) into Germany. Brudny bought 22 ID.6 Bringing the FAW-VW ID.6

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The Chevrolet Silverado EV Will Apparently Not Have a $40K Base Price

The Truth About Cars

It looks like the first units for sale will be the $79,800 4WT trim -- these trucks are meant for fleet sales. Cheap EV trucks will likely be on the market someday. The $74,000 3WT trim is soon to follow, and AG speculates that the lower trims won't come in at less than $60K. Today, it appears, is not that day.

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China’s sweeping new e-bike battery rules could have a major impact in US

Baua Electric

Delivery riders’ e-bikes usually feature inferior-quality batteries in order to reduce costs to their owners, who use them to perform low-wage delivery jobs. After that date, no lithium-ion batteries for electric bicycles will be permitted for sale in the country without conforming to the new standard.

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

But neither car, GM execs made clear, will appear for sale on a showroom floor for more that two years. Meanwhile, GM is hedging its bets by continuing to invest in the dream of cheap, cellulosic ethanol and the hallucinogenic pipe dream of hydrogen fuel cell SUVs. I will pay nothing for my 300 mile road trip.)

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GM demos its new Energy products by running a mansion off a Silverado EV

Baua Electric

Installation is separate (and costs can vary widely), and GM has partnered with Qmerit, a national EV charging installation company, to make it easier for customers to find an installer. That’s important, because the system isn’t cheap. The systems can be bought separately or bundled together for $7,299.

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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Review – Shockingly Spicy

The Truth About Cars

All this doesn’t come cheap – and we haven’t mentioned non-performance comfort, convenience, and safety features yet. Hyundai wouldn’t give us a target for sales numbers. I doubt Hyundai would spend the development costs without having some idea of a target buyer. Wind/road noise seemed well muted, even during track attacks.

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