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Ford’s low-cost EV platform could spawn electric Fiesta and Focus models

Baua Electric

Ford is officially shifting gears to focus on smaller, more affordable electric cars. CEO Jim Farley emphasized Ford’s (not-so-secret) low-cost EV platform is progressing in Long Beach as former Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, and Apple execs aim to develop some of the world’s most efficient electric cars.

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I just bought a super-cheap electric bike from China. It was a bad idea

Electrek

But not the ones with the price tags that make you go, “Honey, how can we afford not to?!” Say hello to the Mihogo Mini, an ultra-low-cost electric bike direct from China. more… The post I just bought a super-cheap electric bike from China. And that’s exactly the story of my latest weird little e-bike purchase.

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Mexico is already building its own cheap EVs that will rival China

Baua Electric

Mexico is done importing cheap EVs from China and India as it plows ahead with a prototype of its own. Sheinbaum confirmed on Friday that Mexico is building a series of small, cheap EVs that are expected to challenge those made in India and China. The country already has several prototypes. “We

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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. The post A cheap Toyota EV?

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X Shore Bowrider launched as new affordable-ish recreational electric boat

Baua Electric

Well, at least outside of the most extremely low-cost models. But compared to the Eelex 8000’s price tag of US $300,000, the comparatively more affordable Bowrider 1 at US $139,000 is solidly in the “Yes, I’m a dentist, but I don’t own my own practice” territory. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Twingo is GO! Cheap $33k Renault Twingo EV is back on with help from a mysterious Chinese player

EV Central

Just days after Volkswagen said it would go it alone and produce its cheap €20,000 ($A32,500) EV without any help, Renault has announced that it has already found a new Chinese partner to help it create its low-cost Renault Twingo. The post Twingo is GO!

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I visited Ride1Up’s e-bike factory to find the secret behind good quality, low-cost e-bikes

Baua Electric

If you cheap out, you get cheap products. My tour of Ride1Up’s factory took me straight onto the factory floor where parallel production lines were busy cranking out Ride1Up’s ultra-affordable $995 Portola folding e-bike on one side of the factory, and the company’s budget-priced $2,295 CF Racer1 carbon fiber road/gravel e-bike.