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Volkswagen's new affordable electric SUV debuts with 265 miles of range [Images]

Volkswagen introduced its new affordable electric SUV, the ID. Cross, with an entry-level price starting at around $32,000. Volkswagen ID. Cross debuts an affordable EV SUV The ID. Cross arrives as the first electric SUV from Volkswagen’s new lineup of smaller, more affordable EVs. Following the ID. Polo and ID. Polo GTI, Volkswagen said the compact electric SUV “sets new standards” in its…
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Tesla moves to guarantee resale value for buyers after price cuts

Tesla is launching a new “guaranteed future value” (GFV) program that locks in a pre-set resale price for buyers financing a new Model Y or Model 3. The move directly targets the depreciation fears that have followed Tesla’s own aggressive price cuts over the last two years. How the program works The program, launched this week, gives buyers a pre-determined future resale value on their new…
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Hyundai's electric hatch starts at under $30,000, and interest is already sky-high

The IONIQ 3 has received the “highest-ever” levels of customer interest for any Hyundai model (EV or gas), with prices starting under $30,000. Hyundai IONIQ 3 prices revealed in the UK Hyundai’s electric hatch made its first public debut “on the road” in the UK at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FOS) on Friday, ahead of its highly anticipated launch later this year. The IONIQ 3 has…
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Musk tells Tesla staff to switch to Grok — a model he admits is worse

Elon Musk told Tesla staff to move to using Grok, the AI model from his own xAI (now folded into SpaceX), according to a memo sent to employees on Friday. The push comes days after Tesla capped employee spending on third-party AI tools — and it lands even though Musk himself concedes Grok is not as good as its rivals. What the memo says Musk told staff they should switch to Grok “when…
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