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Stratasys and Radford producing 500 3D-printed parts for Lotus Type 62-2 Sports Car
Stratasys and Radford producing 500 3D-printed parts for Lotus Type 62-2 Sports Car Stratasys Ltd., a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, has partnered with Radford, a global luxury automotive brand, to create over 500 3D-printed parts for the launch of the Lotus Type 62-2 coach-built as shown...
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First pre-production images of RML Car Zero Short Wheelbase revealed
First pre-production images of RML Car Zero Short Wheelbase revealed So now it’s real. Car Zero, the first RML Short Wheelbase model to emerge from RML’s works, is about to embark on an intensive durability programme at the UTAC (formerly Millbrook) test facility in Bedfordshire, UK. But before it s...
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Morgan drone video showcases historic production line
Morgan drone video showcases historic production line Morgan Motor Company has provided a unique insight into its iconic production facility, with the release of a First-Person View (FPV) drone video. Showcasing the 108-year-old factory in Malvern, Worcestershire, the video takes viewers through eac...
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Porsche explores the Science of Sci-Fi Cars
Porsche explores the Science of Sci-Fi Cars Autonomous vehicles have been the secret stars of feature films for decades. We present five well-known examples and do a reality check: what has come true? And where did Hollywood get it completely wrong? The Fifth Element A film by Luc Besson (1997) star...
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Turin’s Hispano Suiza and Istituto Europeo di Design explore the sports car of the future
Turin’s Hispano Suiza and Istituto Europeo di Design explore the sports car of the future Hispano Suiza has worked with the students of the ‘Istituto Europeo di Design’ in Turin (IED) to develop a creative project linked to the 120th anniversary of the brand, which will be celebrat...
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Bonded aluminium platform to make Polestar 5 faster, lighter and more dynamic
Bonded aluminium platform to make Polestar 5 faster, lighter and more dynamic Polestar, the Swedish premium electric performance car maker, has confirmed that the forthcoming Polestar 5 electric performance 4-door GT will feature a brand-new, bespoke, bonded aluminium platform. Bonded aluminium is l...
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Koenigsegg pioneers Quark E-motor and Terrier EV-drive with Raxial Flux topology
Koenigsegg pioneers Quark E-motor and Terrier EV-drive with Raxial Flux topology Koenigsegg continues its in-house technology development and advanced component offers to the market. It started with David, the recently introduced revolutionary 6-phase inverter – and that is now followed by the compa...
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Garmin Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition smartwatch designed for professional truck drivers
Garmin Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition smartwatch designed for professional truck drivers Garmin® International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced the rugged Instinct® 2 – dēzl™ Edition, a smartwatch created for professional truck drivers seeking to lead a healthy over-the-road life...
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Drexel University Cathode Chemistry breakthrough could triple Battery Capacity
Drexel University Cathode Chemistry breakthrough could triple Battery Capacity Growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has shed light on the significant challenge of sustainably sourcing the battery technology necessary for the broad shift to renewable electric and away from fossil fuels. In hope...
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Hey Mercedes! Sonantic AI Voice Assistant to debut in VISION EQXX
Hey Mercedes! Sonantic AI Voice Assistant to debut in VISION EQXX Sonantic, a leader in developing fully expressive AI-generated voice models, has partnered with Mercedes-Benz AG on its latest technology platform for VISION EQXX, the company’s most efficient electric vehicle ever built. Mercedes-Ben...
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Fortescue to acquire Williams Advanced Engineering in race to net zero
Fortescue to acquire Williams Advanced Engineering in race to net zero Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) are setting the pace for ground-breaking innovation in the green energy space, as Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) enters into an agreement to acquire the UK-b...
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Bosch and Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad agree on extensive partnership
Bosch and Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad agree on extensive partnership More safety and less stress for drivers, more rapid deployment of automated driving functions across all vehicle classes: Bosch and the Volkswagen Group subsidiary Cariad are now collaborating to achieve this objective, and have a...
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Pirelli celebrates 150 years at Milan’s Piccolo Teatro
Pirelli celebrates 150 years at Milan’s Piccolo Teatro “What an original stroke, don’t you think? Look at that P…it looks elastic, like rubber”. These are the words that launched the celebrations of 150 years of Pirelli, with the direction of the Piccolo Teatro of Milan where a theatrical stor...
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Husqvarna Motorcycles announces 2022 Vitpilen and Svartpilen range
Husqvarna Motorcycles announces 2022 Vitpilen and Svartpilen range Husqvarna Motorcycles is pleased to announce the availability of the 2022 Vitpilen and Svartpilen range – exciting street models that combine ground-breaking, instantly-recognisable design with class-leading features and technology....
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Gordon Murray Automotive’s new £1.37m T.33 coupe sold out from launch
Gordon Murray Automotive’s new £1.37m T.33 coupe sold out from launch Gordon Murray Automotive has announced that it has sold all of its T.33 coupe supercars, each costing £1.37m before local taxes. Customers from around the globe have secured their allocation of the exclusive 100-unit product...
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Nissan new Frontier concepts to be featured at Chicago Auto Show
Nissan new Frontier concepts to be featured at Chicago Auto Show Far away from the surf breaks and volleyball courts, the Frontier team from San Diego-based Nissan Design America (NDA) is venturing to the heartland to display three unique concept trucks at the 2022 Chicago Auto Show. The three conce...
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MindMaze and Andretti Autosport power into the future with Neurotechnology
MindMaze and Andretti Autosport power into the future with Neurotechnology MindMaze will continue its ground-breaking research into how its brain technology platform can boost safety and human performance in motorsport by partnering with Andretti Autosport in the US-based 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES. Mi...
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Porsche Virtual Roads brings the streets to a video game
Porsche Virtual Roads brings the streets to a video game Rediscover the most beautiful roads in a Porsche over and over again without even getting in the car: the sports car manufacturer from Zuffenhausen is developing an innovative software solution in cooperation with Swiss start-up Way Ahead Tech...
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Power your home or job site with your Ford F150 Lightning Electric Pickup
Power your home or job site with your Ford F150 Lightning Electric Pickup Truck owners are used to tapping a variety of features – torque, towing capability and more – to get things done. Now, with the all-electric F-150® Lightning™ pickup, Ford is the first in the U.S. to offer the ability f...
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Did the past correctly predict the future of the Car Industry?
Did the past correctly predict the future of the Car Industry? Fantasising about the future has consistently been a preoccupation of humankind. We’ve asked ourselves many futuristic questions over the centuries, and we’ve constantly tried to come up with answers to satiate our appetite for exciteme...
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Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV debuts at Mobile World Congress
Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV debuts at Mobile World Congress Fisker are a passionate creator of the world’s most sustainable electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions. They will be debuting the Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV to the European market at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The f...
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Porsche automated technology will keep drivers out of danger
Porsche automated technology will keep drivers out of danger Highly automated driving functions must work safely and reliably in every situation – whether on the highway or in a multi-story car park. One of the ways developers achieve this is through ‘redundancy’; parallel systems observe the enviro...
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Automated Bus Consortium™ requests proposals to procure highly Automated Buses
Automated Bus Consortium™ requests proposals to procure highly Automated Buses The Automated Bus Consortium™, a collective of U.S. transit agencies and departments of transportation, announced today the release of a request for proposals (RFP) to procure up to seventy full-size Level 4...
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RoadSync launches new Truck Driver App to modernise Supply Chain Payments
RoadSync launches new Truck Driver App to modernise Supply Chain Payments RoadSync, the leading digital financial platform for the supply chain, today announces the rollout of its new app, RoadSync Driver. Built for and informed by drivers, RoadSync Driver is an expense management app that allows tr...
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Boeing invests $450m in Wisk Aero to advance Certified Autonomous Electric Flight
Boeing invests $450m in Wisk Aero to advance Certified Autonomous Electric Flight Wisk, a leading Advanced Air Mobility company and developer of the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the U.S., has secured $450 million in funding from The Boeing Company, making it one of the most well-funde...
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Bellwether reveals the first public flight footage of the Volar eVTOL
Bellwether reveals the first public flight footage of the Volar eVTOL Bellwether Industries, a London-based urban air mobility start-up, has officially released its video of a freeflight test of the half-scale eVTOL model, responding to the growing interest from the public. Last year, Bellwether Ind...
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Hyundai unveils innovative Plug and Drive Robotic Module
Hyundai unveils innovative Plug and Drive Robotic Module Hyundai Motor Company has revealed its Plug & Drive (PnD) modular platform that enables mobility of traditionally inanimate things, from small objects to large community spaces, at CES 2022. At the event, the leaders of Hyundai Motor and B...
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Chrysler unveils Airflow Concept and an all-electric line-up by 2028
Chrysler unveils Airflow Concept and an all-electric line-up by 2028 Chrysler has revealed the Chrysler Airflow Concept, giving a glimpse at the leading-edge drive-system technology, fully connected customer experiences and advanced mobility features, wrapped in inspiring, dynamic design, which will...
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Meet the PEUGEOT 9X8 Hybrid Hypercar
Meet the PEUGEOT 9X8 Hybrid Hypercar More than a race car, the PEUGEOT 9X8 is already iconic – a design and technical revolution. Ahead of its debut on the race track in 2022, PEUGEOT Design Director, Matthias Hossann, has placed the 9X8 in brutalist architecture to showcase its revolutionary design...
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Top Car Manufacturers collaborating with Mobileye
Top Car Manufacturers collaborating with Mobileye During an Intel news conference, Intel subsidiary Mobileye revealed multiple new strategic collaborations designed to transform driver and passenger experiences globally. Deals with Volkswagen Group, Ford and Zeekr were brought to light to illustrate...
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Toyota now taking orders for the Corolla Commercial Hybrid Electric Van
Toyota now taking orders for the Corolla Commercial Hybrid Electric Van The new model extends the Toyota Professional range of light commercial vehicles with a powertrain option that offers an ideal solution for customers who want transport with lower CO2 emissions and the flexibility to cover long...
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Flogas Britain invests in Isuzu Trucks to improve emissions
Flogas Britain invests in Isuzu Trucks to improve emissions As part of its objective to drive operating efficiencies and realise carbon footprint improvements in line with its corporate emission targets, Flogas Britain has continued the investment in its Cylinder fleet of vehicles, with the addition...
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ASCO optimises their logistics fleet with Teletrac Navman Telematics
ASCO optimises their logistics fleet with Teletrac Navman Telematics Teletrac Navman, a global market leader in telematics technology, has secured a contract with logistics and materials management company, ASCO, to supply its mobile asset and fleet management technology for the optimisation of a 35...
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Innovation and Design drive REV Recreation Group forward
Innovation and Design drive REV Recreation Group forward As a longstanding leader in the luxury RV business, REV Recreation Group continues to set the bar for advancements in new 2022 models from its brands Fleetwood RV®, Holiday Rambler®, American Coach®, Renegade RV™, Midwest Automotive Des...
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Polimove wins Autonomous Indy Racecar competition at CES 2022
Polimove wins Autonomous Indy Racecar competition at CES 2022 The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) team PoliMOVE from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and the University of Alabama won the Autonomous Challenge @ CES®, making history as the first head-to-head autonomous racecar competition champion. Poli...
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Damon electrifying their HyperFighter family of Motorcycles at CES
Damon electrifying their HyperFighter family of Motorcycles at CES Damon Motors has officially unveiled the newest edition to its family of motorcycles: HyperFighter, a raw, muscular-silhouetted, electrifying streetfighter motorcycle built for a new generation of urban riders. The company introduced...
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REE starts trials of their new electric P7 Modular Platform
REE starts trials of their new electric P7 Modular Platform REE Automotive Ltd., has announced it is commencing trials of its all-new P7 platform designed for commercial delivery vehicles and walk-in vans. The P7 platform, targeted to a U.S. based delivery van program, was designed based on function...
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Autonomous Vehicles will be enabled by new Mobileye EyeQ Ultra
Autonomous Vehicles will be enabled by new Mobileye EyeQ Ultra Mobileye today introduced the EyeQ® Ultra™, the company’s most advanced, highest performing system-on-chip (SoC) purpose-built for autonomous driving. As unveiled during CES 2022, EyeQ Ultra maximizes both effectiveness and effici...
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Vinnic Power launches Industrial-Grade 2000w Portable Power Station
Vinnic Power launches Industrial-Grade 2000w Portable Power Station Vinnic, one of the major battery manufacturers in Asia, releases a new series – Vinnic Power, industrial-grade 2000wh portable power station. Vinnic Power Station, boasting aluminium alloy shell design, is the most durable, safe and...
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High-tech navigation tools will keep snowploughs on the roads during blizzards
High-tech navigation tools will keep snowploughs on the roads during blizzards Most Iowa drivers know the stress of a winter storm. High winds throw snow over farm fields and across the highway. At night, flakes shine like mini comets shooting across your headlights, leaving bright tails as they go....
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Porsche explores the battery’s role in balancing range, performance and sustainability
Porsche explores the battery’s role in balancing range, performance and sustainability Porsche has a clear goal: by 2030, the sports car manufacturer plans to have a carbon-neutral balance sheet across its entire value chain. The company’s timeline for changes to production and logistics...
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Wejo announces Neural Edge Processing platform for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Wejo announces Neural Edge Processing platform for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Wejo Group Limited, a global leader in cloud and software analytics generated from AV. EV and connected vehicle data (CVD), today announced it is developing a breakthrough Neural Edge Processing platform that will e...
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Pony.ai and Sinotrans further deployment of Autonomous Truck technologies
Pony.ai and Sinotrans further deployment of Autonomous Truck technologies Pony.ai, a leading global autonomous driving technology company, announced on December 27th that PonyTron, its autonomous trucking business unit, formed a joint venture with Sinotrans, part of China Merchants Group and one of...
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Mercedes-Benz takes the electric VISION EQXX to an entirely new level
Mercedes-Benz takes the electric VISION EQXX to an entirely new level Range and efficiency are set to define the electric era. Outstanding range will make electric cars suitable for every journey and will speed adoption. Exceptional efficiency will create a virtuous circle of battery size and weight...
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Revitalizing technique could bring dead lithium batteries back to life
Revitalizing technique could bring dead lithium batteries back to life Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University may have found a way to revitalize rechargeable lithium batteries, potentially boosting the range of electric vehicles and bat...
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Ford doubling All-Electric F-150 Lightning production to meet demand
Ford doubling All-Electric F-150 Lightning production to meet demand Ford Motor Company said today it is planning to nearly double production of the F-150 Lightning™ pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand for the first all-electr...
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Volta Trucks and HERE Technologies delivering last-mile navigation featuring what3words
Volta Trucks and HERE Technologies delivering last-mile navigation featuring what3words Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed that the forthcoming Volta Zero will feature integrated navigation services from HERE Te...
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72 percent believe technology makes the world a better place
72 percent believe technology makes the world a better place The vast majority of people surveyed worldwide believe that technological progress is making the world a better place (72 percent). This is a finding of the Bosch Tech Compass, a representative survey of the general public in China, India,...
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ACEINNA’s new Inertial Navigation and GNSS/RTK Solutions featured at CES 2022
ACEINNA’s new Inertial Navigation and GNSS/RTK Solutions featured at CES 2022 ACEINNA Inc., today announced the INS401 INS and GNSS/RTK solution for autonomous vehicle precise positioning at CES 2022. The INS401 is part of ACEINNA’s new product portfolio that provides high accuracy and high in...
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Blink Charging unveils Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Charging Products at CES 2022
Blink Charging unveils Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Charging Products at CES 2022 Blink Charging Co., a leading owner and operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, today unveiled seven new products at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new EV charging...
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Kia releases 2021 global sales figures and 2022 targets
Kia releases 2021 global sales figures and 2022 targets Kia Corporation has announced today that it has sold 2,777,056 vehicles in 2021, a 6.5 percent increase year-on-year. Kia’s 2021 sales in markets outside of Korea saw a 9.1 percent increase from the past year to 2,242,040 units. Sales in Korea...
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Touring the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road with a Porsche Taycan
Touring the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road with a Porsche Taycan The Timmelsjoch is not the fastest route over the Alpine divide – but it’s certainly one of the most beautiful: a road that’s a pleasure to drive, inviting travellers to stop along the way. A mountain pass is always a promise as well: of...
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Citroën reveals the My Ami Electric Buggy concept
Citroën reveals the My Ami Electric Buggy concept Citroën My Ami Buggy Concept is a distinctive illustration of how Citroën Ami Electric could be re-purposed to help customers enjoy their leisure time in a new way. Clearly a trail-blazer, with extrovert, colourful and adventurous styling, My Ami Bug...
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Morgan re-invents the three wheeler
Morgan re-invents the three wheeler The Morgan Motor Company has confirmed it is working on an all-new three-wheeled vehicle to replace the outgoing Morgan 3 Wheeler. An early glimpse of the model shows a heavily disguised engineering prototype undergoing durability testing. Having previously stated...
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XL Fleet electrifies heavy-duty Ram Pickups with Hybrid Electric Upfit Technology
XL Fleet electrifies heavy-duty Ram Pickups with Hybrid Electric Upfit Technology XL Fleet Corp., a leader in vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, today announced it is now offering its hybrid electric drive system for Ram 2500 and 3500 heavy duty pickup trucks. The...
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Ford E-Transits begin trials with fleet customers
Ford E-Transits begin trials with fleet customers Ford’s all-electric Transit is starting work on European roads as customer trials commence with a selection of major fleet operators ahead of the volume sales launch in spring 2022. The trial kicks off with 10 E-Transit prototypes being put to the te...
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The old Car Jump Study physics problem
The old Car Jump Study physics problem Many introductory physics courses present students with a theoretical scenario for an assignment. If an automobile is moving at a steady speed over a hill in the shape of a vertical circular arc, what is the maximum speed it can attain without losing contact wi...
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MOKE restarts production of their classic vehicle in the UK
MOKE restarts production of their classic vehicle in the UK MOKE International has announced that full production of MOKE vehicles has returned to the United Kingdom! All MOKEs will be built at a state-of-the-art facility operated by the British automotive manufacturing services company, Fablink Gro...
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A new regional Truck Museum has been inaugurated in the Czech Republic
A new regional Truck Museum has been inaugurated in the Czech Republic The new Truck Museum is inaugurated in Kopřivnice in the Czech Republic, will feature eighty commercial vehicles. Visitors will also learn about technical gems and attractions through augmented reality. The museum was built by th...
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All electric F150 Lightning Truck starts pre-production
All electric F150 Lightning Truck starts pre-production As the first pre-production F-150 Lightning trucks roll out of Ford’s new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center and demand soars for the all-electric truck, Ford said it will increase investment and add jobs to boost production. Ford is investing an ad...
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