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Mercedes-Benz expanding SUV production capacities in US, bringing in AM General

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The US contract manufacturer AM General will join the production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars, producing the R-Class in South Bend, Indiana, in the future. Within our growth strategy we are expanding our global production network and will additionally use the capacities of a contract manufacturer. To date, more than 2.1

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FedEx Introducing Its First Battery-Electric Parcel Delivery Trucks in US

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FedEx already has 10 Modec electric trucks in service in London ( earlier post ), with five more on order for Paris. Two of the new all-electric trucks come from Navistar, and are being assembled in Indiana. FedEx Corp. Four purpose-built electric trucks are slated to hit the road in the Los Angeles area starting in June 2010.

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James Wimshurst’s Electrostatic Immortality

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de Queiroz /Wikipedia Wimshurst’s electrical pursuits were entirely a hobby, something he did in his spare time at his house in Clapham in southwest London. Most fit easily on a tabletop, such as this one preserved at the Science Museum London, which measures 56 by 67 by 30.5 Antônio Carlos M. centimeters. Queen & Co.)

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