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Mercedes Vision S500 plug-in Hybrid Concept at Frankfurt

The Mercedes S500 Hybrid Plug-In will show at Frankfurt Update: Mercedes has now confirmed our S500 Hybrid story and we have images of the S500 hybrid at the bottom of the page The S500 Vision will feature a V6 petrol engine paired with a 10kw lithium-ion battery pack and a 44kw motor. This combination will allow the hybrid Mercedes to travel over 18 miles on battery power alone. When the battery discharges the electric motor will power up the petrol engine.

MINI Paceman Coooper S hits the Nurburgring (video)

The next MINI to hit showrooms – the MINI Paceman – has been caught testing at the Nurburgring ahead of a Paris Motor Show. We did think that the MINI Paceman – which arrived at the Detroit Auto Show last year as a concept – would make it to market as a Countryman Coupe. But just last month MINI let it be known that they’re actually going with the funkier Paceman rather than the descriptive, though predictable, MINI Countryman Coupe for the production version of the Paceman which will debut in production guise at the Paris Motor Show in September.

Webinars: Technical Surfacing from Autodesk

Autodesk's Technical Surfacing webinar, presented by Uwe Rossbacher, Product Manager for NURBS Modeling/Technical Surfacing at the Manufacturing Solutions Division of Autodesk, was presented on September 21, 2010. The webinar was an introduction to professional NURBS* surfacing and a demonstration of how to evaluate surfaces and users' own level of surfacing expertise. View the recorded webinar in our archive by clicking the above link.