Tesla price cut, Lucid Air Pure, U.S. Toyota EVs and batteries: Today’s Car News

The Tesla Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y get one more worth minimize. Essentially the most inexpensive model of the Lucid Air—the one that also outdoes the longest-range Mannequin S—is open for orders. And Toyota is ensuring it has U.S.-made batteries for its U.S.-built EVs. This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automobile Experiences. 

Maybe spurred by supply numbers that got here up brief, the Tesla Model Y and 3 cost less than they did firstly of the week. With as much as $2,250 off precise sticker costs on this newest discount, the Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary now slots under $50,000, whereas base variations of the Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y each slot effectively underneath $40k if patrons can declare the EV tax credit score. 

The bottom, rear-wheel-drive Lucid Air Pure is now accessible to order, Lucid introduced Thursday, for effectively underneath $80,000. And whereas in the mean time the Tesla Mannequin S undercuts the Air Pure barely in worth, the Pure’s 410-mile EPA range rating is achieved with much less battery capability. 

Toyota has made a long-term provide settlement with LG Vitality Answer that faucets into Michigan-sourced LG cells for upcoming U.S.-made Toyota EVs—together with the three-row electrical EV confirmed earlier this 12 months. 

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