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Because of Trump's cancellation of the federal EV tax credit, the cost of Slate Auto's electric pickup truck has risen above $20,000. The startup is rethinking its affordability strategy.
Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has officially unveiled its new G7 crossover. The model aims to compete directly with the Tesla Model Y and the fresh Xiaomi YU7. With a starting price of 195,800 yuan ($27,325), the G7 collected 10,000 pre-orders in just 46 minutes.
Alpine has unveiled a customer rally version of the A290 hot hatch, designed in accordance with the current regulations for this class of competition. The electric car with hydraulic handbrake is priced at €59,990.
Mercedes-Benz, represented by chief designer Gorden Wagener, has admitted that it rushed the launch of its flagship EQS electric car in 2021. The model, which was planned as the answer to the Tesla Model S, did not live up to expectations.
The joint electric car of Sony and Honda under the Afeela brand has not even gone on sale yet, and the project's losses have already exceeded $360 million (52 billion yen). Sony Honda Mobility reported such an impressive loss in its most recent financial statements, while the year before the deficit was "only" 20.5 billion yen.
Mercedes-Benz is completing testing of the new VLE, the first member of a future family of electric minivans that will debut next year.
South Korean manufacturer Hankook Tire has expanded its iON product line for electric vehicles with a new iON HT tyre model. It is designed specifically for large vehicles - SUVs and Light-Duty Trucks. In the US, this category includes vehicles with a GVWR of up to 8,500 lbs (about 3,860 kg).
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has extended the Transporter family with two electric models: the 8-seater Shuttle and the customisable Kombi. Both models feature an all-electric powertrain for the first time.
After a few laps around a racetrack in intensive mode, the car's braking system got so hot that the brake pads literally caught fire. The manufacturer later explained why this happened.
The technical director of Mercedes Group Markus Schäfer told Autocar journalists that the production version of the AMG GT XX concept will have a simulated gearshift. This will be done to approximate the sensations of driving a car with a petrol engine. By the way, a similar logic has already been implemented in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has extended its spare parts range in Germany with a remanufactured CB400 high-voltage battery for the first-generation Mercedes-Benz eActros 300/400 and Mercedes-Benz eEconic electric trucks.
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype sedan has completed a lap of the Nürburgring with a lap time of 6:22.091 minutes. This is almost 24 seconds faster than the previous record set in 2024.
Redwood Materials said Thursday it is recycling old electric car batteries into energy storage systems. The main feature of this approach is that used batteries are "significantly cheaper" than new ones.
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has officially unveiled its second electric car model - the YU7 crossover. The novelty is cheaper than the main competitor - Tesla Model Y. And it may seriously shake up the electric car market.
The Mercedes-AMG GT XX is a crazy four-door electric car that foreshadows the production model. The concept has three engines with a combined output of over 1,360 horsepower.
