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Conversion of Volkswagen Emden plant for EV production underway

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Volkswagen has begun conversion of its Emden, Germany plant to support the production of Evs; the first electric cars are to roll off the production line there from 2022. With the conversion of our plant at Emden into a production location for electric vehicles, Volkswagen is forcing the pace of system change.

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Volkswagen begins production of ID.3 EV in Dresden; 2nd ID.3 site, 4th for MEB

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Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory in Dresden has begun series production of the battery-electric ID.3. This makes it the second production site for the ID.3 family—from initial advice and test drives, to production visits, co-constructing the ID.3 3 and modern event formats, up to the handover of electric vehicles.

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Daimler, partners building next-gen additive manufacturing process pilot production line for spare parts

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NextGenAM partners Premium AEROTEC, EOS and Daimler are building a pilot production line for a next-generation automated additive manufacturing (AM) process. Retainer of the truck diesel engine—the first spare part of the partner pilot project NextGenAM, from Daimler, Premium AEROTEC and EOS.

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Tesla head of product launches Rich Otto leaves after nearly seven years

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Tesla Head of Product Launches Rich Otto has announced that he is leaving the company. The former Tesla head of product launches shared his update and his reasons behind his decision to leave the EV maker in a post on LinkedIn. Otto worked at Tesla for almost seven years, and he was involved in several key events of the company.

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Sandy Munro talks Tesla Cybertruck production in Giga Texas tour

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The video shows how Tesla produces various parts of the Cybertruck’s hard stainless steel alloy, including a fairly in-depth discussion about the production process. The post Sandy Munro talks Tesla Cybertruck production in Giga Texas tour appeared first on TESLARATI. mm thick steel for the door panels, and 1.4

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Team Penske uses Freightliner pre-production eCASCADIA to pull racecar hauler

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Team Penske and long-time partner Freightliner, part of Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), recently used the pre-production, fully-electric Freightliner eCascadia semi-truck to pull a full-sized Team Penske racecar hauler to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ahead of the Clash event.

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Toyota’s all-electric bZ4X makes US production model debut

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Toyota’s all-electric bZ4X made its US production model debut for the LA Auto Show. This diverse portfolio of electrified products will help propel Toyota toward its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. Its handling is due in part to the battery cross-framing structure, which adds to overall vehicle rigidity. sales volume.