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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

EV Central

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. Fresh sketches of the2027 Volkswagen ID.1small

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The cheap solar-powered car you might never need to charge [Video]

Electrek

Imagine a car that can charge using the sun, generate an income via a car-sharing scheme, and is also affordable to buy. more… The post The cheap solar-powered car you might never need to charge [Video] appeared first on Electrek. Sounds like a pipe dream, right? Think again – say hello to Sono Motors’ Sion electric car.

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Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 — Will This Be A Hit?

CleanTechnica EVs

Volkswagen’s got its cheap, small electric car in the works. It is supposed to be fun and sporty, but affordable and practical. Reaching down to the 20,000 level, the Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is a new concept car that is supposed to arrive in some form in 2027. continued] The post Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 Will This Be A Hit?

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Simple process for the production of fuel additives from residual forest biomass

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, with colleagues at the Université de Toulouse, France, have developed a process for the direct production of levulinates from cheap residual lignocellulosic biomass using an affordable homogeneous catalyst. A paper on their work is published in Fuel.

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Renault teases new ‘affordable’ electric city car

Electrek

Renault is teasing an upcoming “affordable” city electric car to replace the Twingo as it gears up for its investor’s day tomorrow. But will it be as cheap as the Dacia Spring, Europe’s best-selling (and cheapest!) more… The post Renault teases new ‘affordable’ electric city car appeared first on Electrek. electric car?

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Ford Will Build Profitable, Affordable Sub-$30,000 EVs

InsideEVs

Ford isn't making money selling EVs, but it's learning that consumers want cheap EVs. Ford promises to deliver them.

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Bezos-Backed Slate Auto Working On a $25,000 Electric Truck

The Truth About Cars

This is probably the seventh or eighth time weve heard promises of an affordable EV, but if anyone can pull it off, it seems like someone with Bezos resources would be the guy. The publication said, Slate aims to beat Tesla to the punch with an inexpensive compact electric vehicle for the everyman.

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