At right around $30,000 for 303 miles of range, the revamped Nissan Leaf is already a great value—so great, in fact, that the model won our coveted Breakthrough EV of the Year Award a couple months back.
A new entry-level Leaf was supposed to arrive for the 2026 model year, delivering potentially the lowest starting price for an EV in America. Now, that’s the latest model to get delayed amid the challenging EV environment. Mack Hogan has the exclusive on that news.
Here’s what else we’ve cooked up today:
On the Plugged-In Podcast, Patrick George and I interviewed Alan Clarke, the head of Ford’s skunkworks EV project that’s making a $30,000 electric pickup.
Tesla launched its most affordable Cybertruck yet. It’s actually not a bad deal.
Donut Lab, which claims to have cracked the code to production-ready solid-state batteries before anybody else, says proof is coming soon.
—Tim Levin, Senior Editor
Exclusive: Nissan's Most Affordable EV Just Got Delayed Indefinitely
Nissan was supposed to launch an even cheaper version of its affordable Leaf EV for the 2026 model year. That isn't happening.
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Podcast: We Talked To The Guy Running Ford’s Next-Gen EV Project
Alan Clarke joins the show to discuss the Universal EV Platform, batteries, EV pickups and more.
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Donut Lab Remains Defiant About Its Solid-State Battery, Saying Proof Is Coming Soon
The company claims to have the world's first production solid-state EV battery. Doubt persists, but an independent test is coming soon.
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Tesla Just Made The Cybertruck A Lot More Compelling
A new all-wheel drive base model cuts the entry price by $20,000 and the Cyberbeast is $15,000 cheaper.