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Car manufacturer Rivian is in full swing developing an electric bike

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe confirmed at a staff meeting that electric bike development is well under way. According to Bloomberg, Scaringe announced this last Friday, February 3.

R. J. Scaringe had previously expressed an interest in electric bicycles. The company has applied to expand its brand name to cover electric bikes.

The company has also poached some high-profile electric bike designers from big brands like Specialized by building up a development team.

Car manufacturer Rivian is in full swing developing an electric bike

The move comes at a difficult time for Rivian, which has recently faced a wave of layoffs. Rivian recently announced that the company will be laying off 6% of its workforce due to cost-cutting problems due to increased production.

Rivian has been successful in ramping up production of its R1T and R1S electric vehicles over the past year, although the company has so far failed to cut its costs.

As Electrek writes, electric bikes are very cost-effective because they are much easier to design and manufacture. E-bikes also have much lower regulatory barriers, further reducing costs and shortening the development period.

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BYD cuts prices on 100 models to beat Toyota and Volkswagen

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BYD cuts prices on 100 models to beat Toyota and

BYD is going to beat Toyota and Volkswagen by offering modern cars at very low prices. According to Bloomberg, the Chinese automaker has reduced prices on more than 100 of its electric and hybrid models.

For example, BYD’s new generation-changing Seagull hatchback now costs less than $10,000, while the manufacturer’s best-selling electric sedan, the Qin Plus, costs less than $11,000.

BYD announced the beginning of an era called “electricity is cheaper than oil”, when hybrid and pure electric models become as affordable as traditional models with internal combustion engines, or even cheaper.

BYD cuts prices on 100 models to beat Toyota and Volkswagen

In total, BYD has already relaunched more than 70 models with lower prices. According to Bloomberg, only the newest Yangwang supercar worth 233 thousand dollars has not fallen in price so far.

By lowering prices, BYD wants to convince drivers to ditch gasoline cars and switch to electric vehicles and hybrids. This aggressive pricing policy poses a real threat to Toyota, Volkswagen, Nissan and other manufacturers.

Previously, BYD Auto officially announced the production of its 7 millionth new energy vehicle, which turned out to be the Denza N7.

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This is Moskvich 5. The finished cars were photographed live

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This is Moskvich 5 The finished cars were photographed live

The Moskvich 5 crossovers (renamed Sehol X6/JAC JS5) appeared at the finished product site of the Moskvich automobile plant in Tekstilshchiki, as reported by the insider telegram channel Autopotok.

Back in mid-March, information appeared that the first cars had appeared at the Moskvich finished product site. Then the information was not confirmed by anything. Now there is photographic confirmation.

This is Moskvich 5.  The finished cars were photographed live

Earlier, the Moskvich press service reported that the assembly of the Moskvich 5 crossovers should begin in 2024; such cars are not yet on sale.

Car dimensions: 4505 x 1850 x 1698 mm, wheelbase size is 2665 mm. It is known that the car is equipped with a 1.5-liter turbo engine with a power of 149 and 184 hp, transmissions are a CVT or a 6-speed robot with two clutches. The drive is front-wheel drive.

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Both the new generation BMW M5 sedan and station wagon will be able to travel up to 70 km without using an internal combustion engine.

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Both the new generation BMW M5 sedan and station wagon

BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said that the BMW M5 sedan and station wagon in the new generation will become hybrids and will be able to drive without using an internal combustion engine.

More precisely, the new generation BMW M5 cars will be able to travel on electric power for up to 70 kilometers on the WLTP cycle. Residents of small towns will be able to avoid using fuel at all during their daily trips.

Both the new generation BMW M5 sedan and station wagon will be able to travel up to 70 km without using an internal combustion engine.

The cars will receive a battery with a useful capacity of 18.6 kWh, and the weight of the sedan will increase to 2443 kilograms, which will make it almost as heavy as the current BMW X5 M crossover.

The sedan will go into production in July, and the station wagon will be put on the assembly line in November.

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