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VW to stage world premiere of ID. Buzz on 9 Mar; two versions to be sold in Europe

Green Car Congress

These are final test runs under everyday conditions between Barcelona, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Hannover. The new model line is based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is currently going through the final phase of ID. Buzz also has rear-wheel drive.

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

Baua Electric

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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Video Friday: Resilient Bugbots

Cars That Think

The video shows a use case that was developed by the FZI with assistance of the KIT: the multi-robot retrieval of hazardous materials using two FZI robots as well as a KIT virtual reality environment. [ We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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

Teslarati

The new all-electric van is running through its final test run under everyday conditions across Europe, from Barcelona, Paris, London, and Amsterdam to Copenhagen, Hamburg, and Hannover. Buzz is built on Volkswagen’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB), designed for full electric vehicles. Buzz vehicles will use the latest ID.

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

Green Car Congress

Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell models ( earlier post ) are joining the London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LNHE) project. Two hydrogen fuel stations are already open in London—one of which has public access—with a third to come as part of the LHNE project. The ix35 Fuel Cell. Click to enlarge.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. “Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced

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