Jeep Renegade EV, Honda battery rental, 2025 VW ID.4, MPGe and EVs: Automotive news today
Honda is preparing to launch more affordable electric cars with battery rental services. VW upgraded the ID.4 EV and expanded the ChatGPT assistant. Jeep revealed more about the $25,000 model expected to appear as soon as next year. And should we recalculate how electric vehicles are counted in US mpg rules? This and more, at Green Car Reports.
According to investor presentation Stellantis, a $25,000 electric Jeep will soon be available in the US. Jeep Renegade EV 2027. And according to CEO Carlos Tavares, the model will use LFP batteries to help reach that target price.
A group of Republican Senators are push back against stricter emissions standards is expected to lead to more electric vehicle sales—by questioning how electric vehicles are accounted for in fleet efficiency calculations. They are now given an inflated value, which is a boost for automakers because each electric vehicle effectively allows a variety of gas guzzlers to be sold. So between that and the softer future targets released by the Biden administration last week, will automakers want to abandon those calculations?
Volkswagen has confirmed that 2025 VW ID.4 will continue all the changes introduced for 2024 — including more power, more driving range and a significantly improved interface — while many of the brand’s other models will get the assistant Digital voice based on ChatGPT.
Battery leasing is seen as a solution to making electric vehicles more affordable, but no one has tried it on a large scale. Honda USA on Thursday announced a new joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation that it says will deliver results. Honda EV is more affordable. It’s Japan-only for now, but could a similar plan lead to an affordable Honda EV for the US market?
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