The standard bells and whistles resembling electrical home windows and a central touchscreen are gone (as a substitute you employ your cellphone because the infotainment hub), and the truck comes unpainted in composite grey, however homeowners can personalize it with wraps. You may as well add greater than 100 customized equipment, from physique panels and wheel choices to kits that rework the pickup right into a five-seat SUV, all designed for DIY set up. Energy comes from an easy rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive setup, producing round 200 hp. A 52.7-kWh battery provides 150 miles of vary, whereas an 84.3-kWh pack is sweet for 240 miles.
Sony Honda Mobility Afeela 1
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In what feels just like the fruits of the longest tease marketing campaign in automotive historical past, in 2026 the Afeela 1 will lastly be with us. The three way partnership combining Sony’s software program, sensor, and leisure may with Honda’s automotive manufacturing know-how will, within the latter half of this 12 months, ship the primary Afeela 1s in California earlier than increasing to different states and, ultimately, worldwide markets.
A dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup yields about 480 hp drawing from a 91-kWh battery that must be ok for roughly 300 miles of EPA vary. Sony and Honda need the Afeela to face out within the tech stakes: the automobile bristles with 40 sensors—together with 18 cameras, lidar and radars, and 12 ultrasonic sensors—to help the driver-assist methods and future hands-off autonomous modes. Sony’s been at work on the leisure, too, including 360-degree immersive audio, built-in gaming, and the flexibility to stream PlayStation content material throughout charging periods. All this does not come low cost, nevertheless, because the preliminary Signature mannequin will value round $90,000.
Xiaomi SU7
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When Xiaomi launched the SU7 electrical sedan in March 2024, in China, such was the fervor greeting the discharge that the corporate took 50,000 orders within the first 27 minutes of gross sales. That is about the identical quantity as all of the Cybertrucks offered so far. Two years on, Xiaomi is giving the EV greater than only a delicate facelift (we’re looking at you, Tesla), because the 2026 SU7 comes with vital upgrades. Lidar-based superior driving help comes on each trim degree as normal, computing energy has been vastly elevated (to 700 trillions of operations per second), and a 900-volt structure will convey dramatically quicker charging. With that battery comes outstanding vary claims: a reported 560-plus miles on China’s kinder CLTC cycle, however nonetheless making it one of many longest-range EVs within the nation. The outside sees extra refined enhancements: wider rear tires, greater brake calipers, and refined grille particulars. All this for $32,800 in its native market. Be careful, Tesla Mannequin 3.
