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Daimler Trucks launches E-Mobility Group; single global electric architecture

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Daimler Trucks has launched an E-Mobility Group (EMG) comprising all of its electric activities. The Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has already delivered the first models of its fully-electric FUSO eCanter to selected customers in the USA, Europe and Japan. Daimler trucks will invest more than €2.5 billion (US$2.9

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Volkswagen Group of America joins LIFT for automotive light-weighting research; first automotive OEM member

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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. VWGoA) has officially joined the LIFT (Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow) institute as a Silver Member to advance the group’s research into lightweight metals, therefore reducing the weight of future vehicles.

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Volkswagen Group planning to launch 6 or more plug-in hybrids from 2014; the role of the MQB in the Group’s electrification plans

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As part of its approach to e-mobility, the Volkswagen Group intends to launch at least 6 new plug-in hybrid models starting in 2014 and beyond, said Oliver Schmidt, General Manager Engineering and Environmental Office, Volkswagen Group of America, at the recent SAE 2013 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium. billion (US$65.3

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Volkswagen aims for sub-$35,000 EV in the U.S.

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At the Reuters Events Automotive USA 2023 conference in Detroit, Senior VP and Head of Strategy at Volkswagen Group of America Reinhard Fischer said that Volkswagen will do exactly that. It feels that in the U.S., a more affordable EV option for consumers will perhaps help to surge sales and demand.

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BMW to introduce BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid at Detroit show

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BMW will stage the world premiere of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan and the US premiere of the BMW Concept X2 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January in Detroit. With the launch of BMW Connected in the USA and Europe in 2016, BMW has introduced an all-encompassing digital concept designed to aid personal mobility.

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BAIC BJEV in strategic cooperation with Dresden University of Technology for lightweighting technology

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BAIC BJEV has been building its global R&D network in its core areas, i.e. electric and smart technologies, by establishing oversea R&D centers in Silicon Valley, USA; Aachen, Germany; Detroit, USA; and Barcelona, Spain. At BAIC Group, we are pleased to work with Academician Hufenbach's team in the lightweighting field.

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Israeli Startup Puts Electric Highway To The Acid Test In Motor City

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Detroit aims to reclaim automotive innovation thunder with new first-of-its-kind electric highway for wireless EV charging on-the-go.

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