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Volkswagen of America today marked the start of construction of its Battery Engineering Lab at its Chattanooga Engineering and Planning Center. The approximately $22 million dollar facility will test and validate electric vehicle cells and battery packs for the North American region.The new lab will join Volkswagen Chattanooga’s under-construction 564,000 square-foot electric vehicle production expansion and 198,000 square-foot battery pack assembly facility to form Volkswagen’s hub for EV production and engineering here in the region. Volkswagen will test and optimize Georgia-manufactured battery cells at the new lab. This testing will include batteries for the Volkswagen ID.4 all-electric SUV, scheduled to begin U.S. production in 2022.Besides increasing its engineering capabilities in the region, the engineering lab is also part of Volkswagen’s effort to localize all aspects of vehicle development and production - which lowers production costs and development cycles. Current battery testing and validation takes place in two labs in Germany, Braunschweig and Wolfsburg, along with Shanghai and Changchun, both in China. Testing and validating battery components in Chattanooga will allow engineers to more quickly apply lessons learned to local production.
Miami, Nov 12 (EFE).- The Guarani language will make its Latin Grammy debut next week thanks to the success of Paraguayan band Tierra Adentro, which is aiming to revive the folk genre in their country and transcend borders through their music.The group has achieved this breakthrough for their country's co-official language (alongside Spanish) on the strength of their second studio album, "Aguije" (Thank You), which has been nominated in the Best Folk Album category in the 2020 edition of these awards bestowed by the Latin Recording Academy.The five members of Tierra Adentro, who hail from different cities in Paraguay, say they have deep respect for their nation's traditional folklore yet also thrive on delivering high-octane performances associated with rock and roll.SOUNDBITES OF TIERRA ADENTRO:"We are here to live the experience, as I said, of what music is here in Miami in the context of the Latin Grammy.""For us, (the nomination) is very important since it is the first time that a band from Paraguay is nominated and has the honour to be nominated.""Being nominated along with these artists is a source of pride for us. We deeply respect and appreciate their work despite the fact we are competing for the Best Folk Album."
Pope Francis breaks protocol after landing in Panama City to greet faithful gathered at the airport for his arrival. IMAGES
People are queuing for information inside Gatwick airport as many flights have been cancelled due to drones flying over the airfield. Two drones were first spotted flying over the airport at around 9:00pm (2100 GMT). The airfield briefly reopened at 3:00am on Thursday, but had to be closed again following further sightings, the latest at 7:00am (0700 GMT).
This is the terrifying moment when amateur video taken by smartphone captured a part of a jet engine ripping off during a commercial flight operated by Tez Jet out of Manas International Airport from Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek just one hour after takeoff with 96 people on board. The shocking footage, taken by a passenger, shows the moment that one of the four engines on the British Aerospace RJ-85 was knocked loose after blowout.
Travellers arrive at Tel Aviv airport after Israel reopened its airspace Sunday at 7:30 am (0430 GMT). It was closed following Iran's attack on Israel. IMAGES
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