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Volkswagen Group to add 15 more plants to Industrial Cloud this year

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The Volkswagen Group is pushing ahead with the integration of its plants into the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud; the aim is to further improve the efficiency of the plants and reduce production costs. In 2020, the Group will integrate 15 more into the Cloud, said Gerd Walker, Head of Production of the Volkswagen Group. >. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen AG coordinating new €6M EU research project on drop-in biocatalytic solar fuels

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million) research project, selected for funding under the Horizon 2020 Programme, to advance the biocatalytic production of drop-in liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels, requiring only sunlight, CO 2 and water. A4F Algafuel SA, Portugal. Volkswagen AG is coordinating a new €6-million (US$6.7-million) Earlier post.).

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. Whereas Audi and Mercedes increased the registrations of their E-Tron and GLE by 86% and 213% respectively. >. million units.

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MIT study: people globally follow a “visitation law”; inverse relationship between distance and frequency of visits

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It is also ultimately key to social interactions, innovation and productivity. According to this law, the number of visitors to any location decreases as the inverse square of the product of their visiting frequency and travel distance.

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BorgWarner Acquires EGR Company Dytech ENSA

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Combining ENSA’s cooler technology with BorgWarner’s technology leadership in engine air management and products such as turbochargers and EGR valves will provide operational and engineering synergies. Manganello, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BorgWarner. Dytech ENSA’s annual sales for 2009 were approximately $180 million.

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