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BMW updates BMW Connected with expanded services, device support and availability

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The personal mobility companion BMW Connected already comprises many functions designed to help users with their daily mobility needs. Using the Open Mobility Cloud as a basis, it connects touchpoints such as smartphones and smartwatches with users’ cars, thus weaving the car into their digital lives.

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GE Transportation to Supply 100 Locomotives to Transnet in South Africa; First AC Diesel Electric Locomotive to Sub-Saharan Africa

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GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in South Africa, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). TFR is South Africa’s state-owned rail freight logistics utility; Transnet Limited is its parent company.

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Mercedes-Benz EQC EV soaking up summer heat of up to 50?C in trials in Spain

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—Michael Kelz, Chief Engineer for the EQC. This tests and validates, for example, the durability of a powertrain connection or of individual axle parts. Unlike in a combustion-engined car, there is hardly a sound from the powertrain. A special role is also played by the acoustics of an electric car.

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