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What do you do if you find a sub-6-meter (19.7-ft) Mercedes-Benz Sprinter too small for your camper van but a near-7-m (23-ft) Sprinter too large? If you’re German RV specialist Malibu, you tack on a little extra Sprinter to create a camper van that si… Continue reading Genius Mercedes Sprinter “motorhome van” aims to be camping Goldilocks
Volkswagen kicked off the warmer months by premiering an impressive all-new California camper van, but Mercedes-Benz won’t be overlooked this (Northern Hemisphere) summer. It’s refreshed its own midsize van camper, the Marco Polo, with an emphasis on m… Continue reading Photos: Mercedes’ new Marco Polo camper van glamps the highlands
While Chinese manufacturers have burst out in front of the pack with semi-solid-state battery achievements, other manufacturers around the world are working hard to get their own cells developed and validated. Based in Massachusetts, Factorial Energy h… Continue reading Solid-state battery from US cell maker hits new milestone
Humanoid robots are entering the workforce. Following in the footsteps of Figure 01 at BMW and Digit in Amazon’s R&D facility, Apptronik’s Apollo bot is helping skilled human workers build cars for Mercedes-Benz.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Tech… Continue reading Mercedes puts Apollo humanoid to work on the production line
Manufacturing a car involves choreographing hundreds of parts, most of which are created somewhere else, to be at the same spot at the same time for final assembly. Given the widespread adoption of “just in time” manufacturing methodology, it’s underst… Continue reading The U.S. auto industry’s dirty little secret: plummeting quality
Camper van specialist Remote Vans is growing its footprint with a brand-new production facility and three-model lineup of Mercedes Sprinter 144 AWD campers. The builder steps beyond the ordinary, innovating much of its own hardware to reflect its found… Continue reading Remote camper amplifies space via “cyber shower” & swivel sleeper seat
Mercedes-Benz is the latest luxury automaker to get serious about architectural design. Just a couple of months after announcing a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, the company has now revealed plans for its first United States building in the form of an … Continue reading Mercedes-Benz revs up architecture ambitions with stacked Miami tower
The automotive market has left Caravan Outfitter with zero mini-camper van platforms, after discontinuing the Nissan NV200, Mercedes Metris and Ford Transit Connect. But the Washington company isn’t complaining, turning those extra-sour lemons into del… Continue reading Alpaca MPV camper brings a mini-camping spin to US Sprinter RV market
Following the sneak preview of its upcoming residential tower last month, Mercedes-Benz has now fully unveiled the ambitious project, officially revealing what the supertall skyscraper will actually look like.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, Lif… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz takes the wraps off upcoming Dubai supertall skyscraper
Back in 2020, Winnebago grew its all-terrain RV footprint with the original Ekko, a larger, roomier Ford Transit AWD alternative to the company’s Mercedes Sprinter-based Revel camper van. Now the company is bringing those two camper products closer tog… Continue reading Winnebago Ekko B+ camper van becomes a Mercedes Sprinter adventure rig