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Affordable EV incoming! Jeep locks in affordable electric SUV that will shock you with its price

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Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares has pledged that Jeep’s affordable all-electric SUV will be priced from less than US$25,000 ($A37,500) in the USA – almost US$19,000 less than the cheapest Tesla Model Y. “If you ask me what is an affordable BEV, I would say 20,000 euros in Europe and $25,000 in the US,” Tavares said.

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

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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. million vehicles globally last year.

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You can forget a cheap Japanese electric car in Australia: Red-tape ends Mitsubishi’s dream of sub-$30K eK SUV

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Releasing a scathing press statement, Mitsubishi criticised Australian Design Rules (ADRs) for being “prohibitively” expensive that made it “uneconomic” to introduce its most affordable vehicles in their current form due to the amount of time and money needed to make it ADR-compliant.

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Volkswagen Temporarily Cutting Production of European EVs

The Truth About Cars

Volkswagen intends to temporarily limit production of the SEAT Cupra Born and its very own ID.3 Vehicle production will be scaled back from October 2nd through the 13th at Volkswagen's Zwickau plant (just in time for Oktoberfest) and from October 2nd to the 16th at the Dresden facility. 4 sales progress steadily as production improves.

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Report: Future BMW I3 Will Be Less Weird Than Original

The Truth About Cars

Over its nine-year production run, the little EV amassed roughly 250,000 sales globally and only about 45,000 of those landed in the United States. But it was still a niche vehicle — too expensive to be entry-level and too humble to be a valid luxury product.

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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automotive groups have expressed concerns over the Seagull EV and other affordable mass-market EVs eventually coming to North America. However Tesla and other automakers have generally been considered to be targeting a $25,000 price tag, and while affordable, it’s still far greater than $10,000. BYD last year sold 1.57

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

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6 to Europe would provide local customers with an affordable EV option but probably undermine the EV price range in Europe. China’s global electric vehicle offerings often beat local EV prices, making them more attractive to domestic customers. Volkswagen aims to strengthen its position in China The ID.6 Bringing the FAW-VW ID.6

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