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interestingengineering.com > transportation > volkswagen-id-buzz-92-countries-world-record

Volkswagen electric bus sets Guinness World Record, drives 62,000 miles

21+ hour, 39+ min ago   (449+ words) “The vehicle completed the journey without a single technical breakdown, requiring over 300 charging cycles. A Volkswagen ID. Buzz has completed a 99,767-kilometer (roughly 62,000 miles) journey through 92 countries and six continents, earning a Guinness World Record after spending 445 days on the…...


fishpondsvoice.co.uk > 09/13/2026 > road-works-planned-at-busy-junction

Road works planned at busy junction

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (329+ words) Sunday, 13th September 2026 MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays when work to install a new gas main at the junction of Fishponds Road and Muller Road in Eastville starts tomorrow. Temporary traffic lights will be in place at the junction…...


bournemouthecho.co.uk > news > 26545722.new-forest-drivers-warned-13-mile-diversion-works

Drivers warned as 13-mile diversion route in place for New Forest road works

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (155+ words) Drivers face a diversion more than 13- miles-long when a Hampshire road is closed for drainage repairs. Main Road in Lymington will be subject to daytime closures between 9.30am on Wednesday, September 16 and 3pm on Friday, September 18, according to Hampshire County Council. The…...


nottinghampost.com > news > local-news > closures-diversions-noise-warning-essential-11153928.amp

Closures, diversions and a noise warning as essential work starts on busy road

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (331+ words) Bus services will also be diverted and several stops will not be in use Essential roadworks involving road closures, diversions and alterations to bus service routes will start from Monday (September 14) and last for just under two weeks. Transport Nottingham…...


gcn.com > 1-059-miles-full-size-electric > 21404

A full-size electric pickup covered 1,059 miles across metro Detroit on one charge last summer, and the world record it claimed beat the previous holder by more than 300 miles

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (725+ words) The needle on the battery gauge never moved the way it was supposed to. A full-size pickup truck rolled through suburban Michigan streets for seven straight days, hour after hour, driver after driver. The roads were ordinary. The speed was…...


yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk > news > traffic-and-travel > disruption-expected-emergency-sewer-repairs-otley-leeds-9011555

Disruption expected as Yorkshire Water completes emergency sewer repairs in Leeds

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (178+ words) Emergency sewer repairs are taking place in north Leeds. Residents are being warned to expect disruption as Yorkshire Water completes an emergency repair on a sewer in Otley. A contraflow system is currently in place at the junction between Pool…...


nation.cymru > news > months-of-disruption-expected-in-cardiff-as-major-flood-prevention-works-begin

Months of disruption expected in Cardiff as major flood prevention works begin

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (218+ words) Kieran Molloy, Local Democracy Reporter Months of disruption are expected on a busy Cardiff route due to flood prevention works. Significant flood prevention works are due to begin in Lamby Way in Rumney on September 20. This is expected to be…...


cornish-times.co.uk-times.co.uk

Massive 28-mile diversion planned as part of A388 roadworks

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (159+ words) The five nights of works will see drivers seeking alternative routes on their journeys DRIVERS are set for a 28-mile diversion as part of upcoming roadworks between Callington and Launceston. Motorists have been given advanced warning after plans have been…...


themanufacturer.com > articles > the-fast-and-the-fossil-fuel-less-the-world-record-breaking-jcb-hydromax

The fast and the fossil fuel-less - the world record breaking JCB Hydromax

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1720+ words) A runway at RAF Wittering was the spot JCB chose for testing. The press were sat at tables within a large tented area, listening to presentations by JCB engineers. A speaker was cut short, when a woman in JCB branded…...


autoevolution.com > news > chevy-corvette-z06-just-got-smoked-by-a-porsche-with-less-power-and-more-weight-275222.html

Chevy Corvette Z06 Just Got Smoked by a Porsche With Less Power and More Weight!

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (535+ words) The Chevy Corvette Z06 looks, sounds, and behaves like a wild animal. It is pushed forward by General Motors’ 5.5-liter flat-plane crank LT6 V8 engine with naturally aspirated firepower, which pumps out 670 horsepower (679 metric horsepower) and 460 pound-feet (624 Newton meters) of torque. Those numbers…...