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VW ID.Buzz electric microbus could start for less than $50,000

VW ID.Buzz, Volkswagen’s revival of the classic microbus as a modern electric vehicle, could start for less than $50,000, according to a German report. The German automaker unveiled the I.D. BUZZ electric microbus in Detroit back in 2017. At first glance, it looked like just one more cool electric vehicle concept that Volkswagen was teasing but would never bring to market. However, the…
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Geely looks to battle Tesla with its own premium EV brand Zeekr

Auto manufacturer Geely plans to launch a new premium EV brand called Zeekr in China. Zeekr will exist as a separate brand and marketing strategy under the Geely umbrella. The automaker reportedly hopes to develop premium vehicles like Mercedes-Benz to compete with the likes of Tesla. Geely is a multinational automotive manufacturer with multiple subsidiaries under its belt. In addition to…
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DefenseNews

US Navy, armaments consortium forge partnership to solve energetics tech challenges

WASHINGTON ― Amid fears about the strained industrial base for energetics, a key part of munitions and other conventional weapons, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division has forged an agreement with the National Armaments Consortium to accelerate tech breakthroughs over the next six to ten years. Energetics is a broad category of materials found in rocket and missile motors…
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US Air Force’s T-38 trainer could soon dogfight with augmented reality adversaries

WASHINGTON — In the future, when U.S. Air Force fighter pilots face off in aerial combat training missions, they could be dogfighting the video game version of Chinese and Russian warplanes at a fraction of the cost of using real jets like the F-22 Raptor. At least that’s the pitch the California-based company known as Red 6 is making to the service. For the past three years, Red 6 has…
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