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BMW investing €400M in new vehicle assembly at Munich plant as part of shift to electromobility; engine production being concentrated at Steyr and Hams Hall

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It will ramp up for the first time at our future plant in Debrecen, Hungary, before being rolled out across our global production network in stages. Plant Regensburg will also start manufacturing the new BMW X1 in 2022, which will be available both with an combustion engine and a fully-electric drive train. —Milan Nedeljkovi?.

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UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

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The European Commission is taking the UK to court—along with Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary—over its long-standing failure to meet EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO?). It sets out the comprehensive action required across all parts of government to improve air quality. —Environment Secretary Gove.

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Mercedes brings five new EVs to IAA Mobility

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It will be the first purely electrically powered production vehicle from the Kecskemét plant in Hungary. The EQB offers five seats as standard and is optionally available as a seven-seater. The battery housing is part of the vehicle structure and thus an integral part of the crash concept. EQS 53 4MATIC+.

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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

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Several research articles he came across said it was impossible to create such a machine because it would be unable to print motors and other electronic parts. Although 3D printers require conductive materials, Minnick found during his research that commercially available filaments were not conductive enough to print the necessary components.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral. The production hall uses renewable energy and reduces water consumption and waste significantly. The decision also fits with our overall strategy.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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John Snow's 1854 Broad Street map of cholera contagion in London was not only instrumental in identifying lessons learned—the most important being that cholera was transmitted via the water supply—but also in improving policymaking during the crisis. Remote working has become the new status quo in many sectors.

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Downsized 4.0 TFSI for Audi S8 cuts fuel consumption 23% compared to predecessor; cylinder deactivation and start-stop

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This is due in large part to the cylinder-on-demand system, which deactivates four of the eight cylinders in many driving situations. Weighing 220 kilograms (485 lb) including all key add-on parts, the V8 is comparatively light. Technologies such as plate honing are used during assembly of the V8 at the Audi plant in Györ, Hungary.

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