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Audi to begin production of e-tron Sportback in 2019; second new electric model for Brussels

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Audi will begin production of the Audi e-tron Sportback—Audi’s second production electric car—at Audi Brussels (Belgium) in 2019. The basis for the new e-automobile is the Audi e-tron Sportback concept design study, which the company unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2017. The concept car is a four-door gran turismo.

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Amsterdam adding 84 VDL Citea electric buses; option for 130 more

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GVB has been using electric buses since the end of 2019: 44 are currently in service and an additional 31 will enter service during the summer period, bringing the total number of electric buses to 75 in 2022. VDL Bus & Coach will deliver 30 articulated new generation VDL Citeas of type LF-181 and 54 VDL Citeas LF-122.

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Food box delivery service HelloFresh receives seven refrigerated Mercedes-Benz eVito vans

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Many customers would like to change their vehicle fleet over to sustainable drive concepts and, especially in urban zones, to operate their routes using battery-electric vans. In September 2019, the special refrigerated eVito was used by HelloFresh as part of a four-week pilot project in order to check its suitability for everyday use.

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BASF launches $10B Verbund project in China

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BASF plans to implement a comprehensive smart manufacturing concept at the Verbund site. In January 2019, the company signed a Framework Agreement setting out further details of the plan. The site would ultimately be the third-largest BASF site worldwide, following Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.

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BASF launches $10B Verbund project in China

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BASF plans to implement a comprehensive smart manufacturing concept at the Verbund site. In January 2019, the company signed a Framework Agreement setting out further details of the plan. The site would ultimately be the third-largest BASF site worldwide, following Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.

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BASF to build engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethanes plants at new $10B Verbund site in Zhanjiang

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As part of the company’s plan to implement a comprehensive smart manufacturing concept at the Verbund site based on cutting-edge technologies, the new plants will utilize automated packaging, high-tech control systems, and automated guided vehicles.

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Polestar 7 to replace Polestar 2 in EV line-up to avoid Volkswagen Golf-like fate

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Unveiled in 2019, the Polestar 2 put the brand on a new path toward becoming an all-electric automaker. The Polestar 2 is already a market leader in several regions like Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and others. A new Polestar electric car is destined to replace the Polestar 2 , the EV that started it all.

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