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Volkswagen Group expands presence in Russia with agreements with GAZ

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Furthermore, the Volkswagen brand will in future supply 2.0 TDI engines for GAZ light commercial vehicles, opening up new business opportunities in international markets. Supply of Volkswagen 2.0 The Volkswagen Group and GAZ Group have extended their manufacturing agreement for Volkswagen and ŠKODA models in Russia until 2025.

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

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This 1980s earworm of a jingle touted a gadget to turn your lights, your TV, or any other electrical device on or off with the clap of your hands. In 1985, Peter Liljequist and Kou Chen filed a Canadian patent for an acoustic switch for turning lights and other appliances on and off. The Clapper!”

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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Leveraging group capabilities beyond EVs Tata AutoComp has been working on the 6S principle that allows the company to deliver with ‘Simplicity, Speed, Synergy, Scale, Sustainability and Supply Chain.’ Moreover, TACO supplies battery energy storage systems to Tata Power, capitalising on their knowledge of making battery packs and BMS.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. Sales of all light duty vehicles are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of just 1% annually in Western Europe and 1.3% million tons.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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Huawei has said it would not comply with such a request and believes that it cannot be legally forced to do so. Data is going to travel along that edge at the speed of light," said a former US official involved with the issue. In 2018, a U.K. Washington embarked on an intense campaign to block Huawei, and Ms.

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Turkey’s Togg selected Dürr for paint shop, complete final assembly solution for EV Technology Campus

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Dürr planned and built the paint shop as a general contractor and supplied systems for the final assembly process. Togg goes well beyond the legal requirements with one additional measure to protect the environment. Togg was established in 2018 as a joint venture of Anadolu Grubu Holding A.Ş., The Oxi.X, Zorlu Holding A.Ş.

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

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As a retrocomputing nerd, when I saw early last year that the Galaksija was being reissued as a complete kit through Crowd Supply , I placed an order on general principles. Figuring it was plain sailing from there, I canceled my Crowd Supply kit order and set off on my own.

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