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MAN accelerating production of heavy-duty e-trucks, presents near-production prototype

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MAN Truck & Bus is accelerating the production of heavy-duty e-trucks in Munich to as early as the beginning of 2024 with prompt delivery of an initial 200 units. MAN presented a near-production prototype of the new electric truck at an event in Nuremberg. This is almost a year earlier than originally planned.

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BMW M presents Concept XM PHEV

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At Art Basel’s 2021 Miami Beach show, BMW M GmbH presented the new BMW Concept XM; the concept car looks ahead to the most powerful BMW M car ever to go into series production, which is set to begin at the end of 2022. It presents the modes of the hybrid drive system as well as the pure-electric driving mode with aesthetic appeal.

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Volkswagen presents all-electric ID. XTREME off-road concept car

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Treffen in Ticino, Switzerland, Volkswagen presented the ID. —Silke Bagschik, Head of the MEB Product Line. A no longer required test vehicle from production development and a used 82 kWh battery were taken as the basis for the concept vehicle. XTREME, Volkswagen is also presenting other models from the ID.

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Amogy presents retrofitted 2018 Freightliner Cascadia powered by ammonia-to-power system

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This latest successful presentation further shows ammonia to be a viable, sustainable solution for the otherwise hard-to -bate heavy-duty trucking industries, which account for 23% of the total greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.

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MINI presents Concept Aceman electric crossover

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MINI presented the MINI Concept Aceman, an initial preview of its future model generation’s new design. The production version of the Aceman will slot in below the MINI Countryman and above the MINI Cooper in the lineup. This allows for a comprehensive expansion of digital features in the vehicle.

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KAMAZ presents its first hydrogen bus

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KAMAZ has presented the KAMAZ-6290 hydrogen fuel cell bus at the COMTRANS-2021 international exhibition in Moscow. The corporation’s products are delivered to more than 100 countries worldwide. Almost a third of the company's revenue comes from the export of high-tech products. There is still a lot of work to be done.

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Volkswagen presents the ID. GTI Concept show car at IAA

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Volkswagen is presenting the ID. The production version of the vehicle based on the modular electric drive (MEB) platform is scheduled to hit the roads in 2027. 2all concept that was presented in March ( earlier post )—a future electric compact car that costs around €25,000. GTI Concept is based on the ID. With the ID.

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