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KIT Researchers developing autonomous platooning electric bus system for public transport in Munich

Green Car Congress

Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are working on a city bus platoon for Munich. Electrified towing buses require enormous amounts of electric energy to move the trailers along, said Professor Eric Sax, Head of the Institute for Information Processing Technology (ITIV) at KIT. —Nicole Rossel, ITIV.

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Mopar Charges Into SEMA With “Electromod” Jeep CJ Surge Concept

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Mopar is charging into this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas with “an efficient battery-electric propulsion system of the future” called the Electromod Jeep CJ Surge concept.

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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility launch electric retrofit of commercial vehicles; Renault Master kit first

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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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Jeep’s CJ Surge EV concept wows SEMA show

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Enter Jeep’s CJ Surge 4×4 electromod concept. Revealed at Las Vegas’ Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, the Surge is a bright orange exploration of how Jeep could offer its enthusiast customers battery-electric vehicle (BEV) parts kits applications. It will, as ever, grind the gears of purists.

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Skoda Vision 7S concept previews 2026 electric SUV

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Skoda will launch three all-new electric models by early 2026, including a large seven-seat SUV previewed by this spectacular Vision 7S concept. Skoda Vision 7S large electric SUV concept. The concept is based on VW Group’s Modular Electrification Kit (MEB) platform. billion ($8.2 Halo large SUV previewed with Vision 7S.

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Volkswagen to put MEB-based electric I.D. BUZZ microbus concept into production; Cargo variant too

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BUZZ microbus concept into production. Volkswagen presented the concept at the Detroit Auto Show in January. BUZZ, which is built off the Modular Electric Drive kit (MEB). Just like the concept car that was shown in Detroit, the production model will also have its batteries mounted in the vehicle floor. Earlier post.)

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Jeep sidesteps EVs with ICE off-road concepts, points to PHEVs

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At its annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, Stellantis’ Jeep brand has presented four new concept off-roaders. Among them, the lone plug-in concept among them was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys Dispatcher plug-in hybrid concept that, according to the brand, provides “a mix of where the Jeep brand’s been and where it’s going.”

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