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BMW Group opens new automated steel pressing facility at Swindon plant

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The new press will produce steel panels for the MINI plant in Oxford at twice the rate of the old equipment which it replaces, with the steel blanks and finished panels handled by a new fleet of Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs). New automated steel pressing facility at Swindon plant.

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Bright Automotives Plug-in IDEA Debuts on Tuesday

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Bright Automotive will unveil its IDEA plug-in hybrid concept on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Bright will then take the IDEA will to Norway in May 2009 for the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS24).

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Flash Drive: 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan

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Euro styling The bright work on the roof rack, the lower front and rear fascias and the strip that surrounds the windows is simple and not overdone. The adaptive front lighting system incorporates swivel-mounted headlights that move based on the steering angle and vehicle speed. Moving to a big screen The 10.5-inch

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

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The clean design is void of cladding, with the only bright-work to be found on the “C40” and “VOLVO” badging. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all news stories and vehicle reviews. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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Road Test: 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge AWD Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

The clean design is void of cladding, with tasteful bright work to be found on the badging, along the windows, an attractive strip along the lower doors, the grille, and front and rear fascias. Some might throw the Mazda CX-90 PHEV (3-row) although its premium status is still a work-in-progress. Story by John Faulkner.

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Maximising self-consumption through pioneering green tech

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We’re best known for designing the market’s first eco-smart electric vehicle charging device – zappi – a future-proofed solution that, alongside operating as a mains-connected charging device, seamlessly integrates with renewable energy generation technologies to harness self-generated energy and allow users to charge their EV for free.

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