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VW unveils fully autonomous, electric Microbus I.D. Buzz concept at Detroit; all-wheel drive, 270-mile range

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Volkswagen is presenting a fully autonomous, electric Microbus concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Buzz is built off the Modular Electric Drive kit (MEB). BUZZ shown in Detroit can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in about 5 seconds, with a governed top speed of 99 mph. Like the compact I.D.

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EV damaged? Discovering a technician to recovery it’s going to snatch a hour

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LONDON/DETROIT/MILAN – An international insufficiency of technicians and free restore stores certified to recovery EVs threatens to extend restore and guaranty prices for drivers, doubtlessly undermining later closing dates to trim automobile carbon emissions. “How are people going to afford the higher repair costs?

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GM to take a position greater than $1 billion in Flint, Mich., for next-gen HD pickups

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The cash will proceed towards increasing the frame store and common meeting conveyor, in addition to unutilized tooling. The automaker’s Flint Steel Middle, which produces sheet steel stampings, will obtain $233 million towards unutilized stamping dies, press enhancements and kit. terminating moment, a 37 p.c

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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé plug-in makes its European debut; showcasing the MQB

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The CrossBlue Coupé—based off the Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture (the Group’s modular assembly kit for vehicles with transverse-mounted engines)—features a transverse-mounted turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) 220 kW (295 hp) 3.0L The DQ 400 E hybrid transmission is also being applied in the upcoming Audi A3 plug-in hybrid.

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Video Friday: Tensegrity Wheels

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IROS 2023 : 1–5 October 2023, DETROIT CLAWAR 2023 : 2–4 October 2023, FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZIL ROSCon 2023 : 18–20 October 2023, NEW ORLEANS Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEX. The robot can also jump onto obstacles up to 300 millimeters high with a bistable mechanism that can gradually store but quickly release energy.

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Volkswagen teases ID. Buzz minibus launch in Europe and the US

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Buzz is built on Volkswagen’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB), designed for full electric vehicles. Buzz could store excess power from a home’s solar panels and feed it back into the house in the evening. . Buzz concept car at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2017. Buzz vehicles will use the latest ID.

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveils 5 battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles; I.D. BUZZ CARGO

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Family and the modular electric drive kit (MEB). BUZZ significantly longer than the van shown in Detroit. Here, the direct current (DC) stored in the battery is converted into alternating current (AC). The electric campaign is now gaining momentum at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles show. One highlight is the I.D.