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Volkswagen investing €3.5B in German plants for e-mobility and digitalization; MEB production, pilot plant for batteries and modules

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As part of an agreement with its General Works Council (i.e., labor), the Board of Management announced that the Volkswagen brand’s German plants will develop and produce electric vehicles and components based on the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). Volkswagen will invest €3.5-billion billion (US$3.7-billion) Earlier post.).

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. At Ford, we view ourselves as both a mobility and an auto company, as we drive innovation in every part of our business.

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Mercedes-Benz to set up EV production in US, battery plant; $1B investment in Alabama

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In addition to the electric initiative, the logistics activities in the US will be expanded with a new Global Logistics Center and a new after-sales North American hub, exporting car-kits to global assembly plants and spare parts from the US and North America to worldwide markets. Battery plant. In total, Daimler will invest $1.18

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Elon Musk’s Starlink provides free internet in West German areas ravaged by floods

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A week after Germany was hit by devastating floods that released two months’ worth of rainfall in just two days, several areas of the country remain severely hobbled by the effects of the natural disaster. Rhineland-Palatinate has set up Starlink kits to provide free web access to citizens to help them communicate with family and authorities.

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Ford opening up Silicon Valley research lab

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Ultimately, the lab will create an “innovation network” connecting Ford’s Advanced Design Studio in Irvine, Calif., and Ford employees working with connectivity platform partner Microsoft Corp. in Redmond, Wash. —Paul Mascarenas, Ford chief technical officer and vice president of Research and Innovation.

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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

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As a child, Alberto Moreira discovered his passion for electronics from the kits for exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that his father bought him every month. The kits taught him not only about electronics but also about chemistry and physics. He received the IEEE Dennis J.

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Porsche introducing new Panamera 4 E-hybrid PHEV at Paris Show

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The Panamera 4 E-Hybrid is available to order now, with prices starting at €107,553 (US$122,000) including VAT in Germany. Its record lap time of 6:57 minutes can in part be attributed to the additional power provided by two electric motors. hours to fully charge via a 230-V, 10-A connection. Hybrid Auto” mode.

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