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Porsche to manufacture all-electric Cayenne in Bratislava

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Since production began in 2002, the Cayenne has been closely associated with Bratislava. With the third generation of the SUV, production moved entirely to Bratislava in 2017. With 95,604 delivered units in its anniversary year of 2022, the Cayenne posted the highest demand among all Porsche model lines.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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AT&T named him chief scientist, and in that position he worked on developing architecture and protocols for a large-scale Internet so that customers could connect to it from their homes. In 2002 Fraser retired and founded Fraser Research , in Princeton, N.J., where he continued his networking work.

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BMW opens new Shanghai R&D center; focus on human-machine interaction and hardware-software integration

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In China, BA TechWorks in Nanjing will expand its software team to 500 associates by the end of 2023, with software development capabilities for full stack development of Intelligent Connected Vehicles. The BMW Group established its first battery center outside of Germany with full battery capabilities in China in 2017.

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150 millionth Volkswagen rolls off assembly line at Wolfsburg plant: a Golf GTE plug-in hybrid

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In 2017 alone, Volkswagen is launching more than 10 new models worldwide. Technological digitalization, increasing connectivity and sensor technology also will bring entirely new perspectives. The 25 millionth Volkswagen Golf left the assembly line in Wolfsburg in 2002, by 2013 the number had already risen to 30 million.

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Ballard enters strategic partnership with Weichai Power; 19.9% stake in Ballard and new JV; fuel cell commercial vehicles

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Established in 2002 and with listings on the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges, Weichai Power Co., In 2017 Weichai manufactured more than 617,000 engines, 149,000 heavy duty trucks and 200,000 forklift trucks, and generated total revenue of 151.57 billion RMB (approximately $22.7B), with an employee base of 74,474 people.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. Henn Tan, shown here in 2017, fought a series of mostly losing battles against those who pirated Trek 2000’s ThumbDrive design and against rival patent claims.

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Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

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California’s vehicle GHG standards—authorized by AB 1493 (Pavley) in 2002, first approved in 2004, and extended in 2012—are delivering fuel consumption and CO 2 reductions. Connected vehicle technology can provide real-time travel information and eco-routing or eco-driving suggestions, resulting in reduced emissions.