EVs stumbled into 2026. Now automakers are betting on cheaper cars.

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A Toyota C-HR EV displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2025.
Legacy automakers are starting to launch lower-priced EVs as high-priced models are phased out. Toyota's C-HR, pictured above, is $35,000.

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GM says its bet on EVs made it bleed billions more, and the losses won't stop anytime soon

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GM said it would record about $6 billion in fourth-quarter charges tied to scaling back EV plans in the US.

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Using AI to avoid getting your car towed

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Parking enforcement in action
Parking enforcement in action

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YouTuber MKBHD praises the Chinese Xiaomi SU7 EV after testing: 'This is a $42,000 car that feels like a $75,000 car'

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YouTuber MKBHD (Marques Brownlee) is pictured.
Marques Brownlee, also known as MKBHD, tested the Xiaomi SU7 Max. He asked: "Are we cooked?"

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Tesla Production Hell 2: Robot Hardcore

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Tesla's Optimus robot

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Investors and analysts react to Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package: 'We are with you' to 'unchecked power'

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Tesla shareholders approved a big pay package for CEO Elon Musk on Thursday.

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GM says 'eyes-off' driving coming to its electric Cadillac in 2028 will let you read and check texts on the highway

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GM Cadillac Escalade AI
GM announced "eyes-off" driving is coming to one of its cars in 2028.

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For the US EV market, the training wheels are off. Tesla will survive. Who else will?

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Robots weld the body of a Model Y electric vehicle at a Tesla Gigafactory plant.
Robots weld the body of a Model Y electric vehicle at a Tesla Gigafactory plant.

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Analysts and business leaders react to the new, more affordable Tesla models

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White Tesla Model Y Standard.
The new Tesla Model Y Standard costs $39,990.

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Elon Musk promised a $25,000 EV in 2020. Including inflation, we're getting closer, but are we there yet?

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk

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