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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago
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Here are all the features Tesla stripped out to offer you its 'more affordable' models

Tesla released Model Y Standard ($39,990) and Model 3 Standard ($36,990) with reduced features, range, and hardware, omitting Autosteer and other premium options.
fromWIRED
1 week ago
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The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 Standard Are Cheaper-but Still Not Cheap

Tesla introduced lower-priced Model Y and Model 3 Standard trims at $39,990 and $36,990, cutting about $5,000 from Premium variants but not fully offsetting lost incentives.
fromInsideEVs
4 weeks ago

Kia's Making More Affordable EVs. It Won't Make Dirt-Cheap Ones

It's not my job to fight the Chinese on price.
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fromInsideEVs
1 month ago

What's The Best EV For Young Couples?

Prospective EV buyer Jenny Seiber (@jennylseiber) turned to the digital masses for advice after her family's Toyota Prius hybrid finally called it quits after years. "We really don't know a whole lot about them, and we don't know a whole lot of people with them," she explains before asking for input. The one condition is that whatever car they choose must be affordable for a young couple.
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fromFortune
1 month ago

In China, EVs are now cheaper than gas cars. In the U.S., the Big Three still haven't closed a premium that's $14,000 per vehicle

China has now crossed a massive benchmark in the electric-car race: battery-powered vehicles are now cheaper than their gas counterparts. In the U.S., by contrast, EVs still face a steep premium; roughly $14,000 on average, according to new data from JATO dynamics, an automotive data analytics firm. Dan Sperling, founding director of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, told Fortune he thought the $14,000 figure was overestimated - but conceded that there was a strong, real gap.
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