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After years of rumors and speculation, it’s now official: Volkswagen has announced that the Microbus is coming back! While the new edition clearly pays homage to the funky style of the original icon, it’s a completely new and award-winning design that emphasizes versatility and the latest in integrated technologies. It will also be an all-electric vehicle.

Production is not scheduled to begin until 2019 with release to the public in 2022, so we don’t know a lot of detail about the final configuration and pricing… but the concept prototype looks amazing. I’m also digging the modular customization and innovative interior layout. We’ll see how much of this makes it into the final production version! What do you think?

Check out the press release at the Volkswagen web site for more details and a whole bunch of press photos.

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The VW Microbus is (officially) coming back! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 24, 2017 at 8:00 am.

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It’s not very often (I think this is the first time) that I get to share news about products from my day job at Cummins Inc. in Columbus, Indiana. Cummins makes diesel engines, so most of you would probably not consider them to be gadget related. But today is exciting because Cummins pulled the wraps (literally) off a new fully electric class 7 truck.

Hundreds of my coworkers and locals gathered this morning at the Tech Center where I work to see a series of next generation energy diverse products that are being developed by Cummins.

Cummins displayed their clean diecel super-efficient X12 and X15 diesel engines which use near-zero natural gas engine technology.

But most of the excitement was centered around a shrouded mystery vehicle. We stood in the rain for 30 minutes before getting our first look at the fully electric Urban Hauler Tractor.

At first glance, this truck looks like other diesel trucks that you may see on the highways, but this one is electric.

“These new technological innovations build on our 100-year legacy of bringing the best solutions to our customers, driving their success and meeting the evolving demands of their industries and markets,” said Jennifer Rumsey, Chief Technical Officer, Cummins Inc.

You can read more about Cummins products at social.cummins.com.

FYI: I’ve been an employee for Cummins for almost 30 years, so you can consider this a biased post

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Cummins unveils fully electric Urban Hauler Tractor originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 29, 2017 at 12:12 pm.

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