Don't Bogart that Microbus.Although Volkswagen is working with Chrysler on what is known as "Concept M"--which will be a minivan that is slated to appear in the within the next couple of years (based on the forthcoming '08 Chrysler minivan)--for reasons not entirely clear (publicity? engineering experiment?), VW had OSRAM SYLVANIA  It has been suggested that and be merged into this article or section. ()OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. (Hillsboro, NH; www.sylvania.com) transform a 1964 Type 2 Transporter (a.k.a. the "Microbus mi·cro·bus n. pl. mi·cro·bus·es or mi·cro·bus·ses A station wagon in the shape of a small bus. ," beloved particularly in and around the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden area back in the days of flowers, beads, and, well, you know) by providing the latest in lighting technology for the vehicle. This includes an electric motor, roof-mounted solar panels, and all of the forward and auxiliary lighting. They deployed the OSRAM Joule joule (j  l, joul), abbr. J, unit of work or energy in the mks system of units, which is based on the metric system; it is the work done or energy expended by a force of 1 newton acting through LED systems for the lighting: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Reflector reflector: see telescope. optic LEDs for the amber front turn signals (including a VW logo on the cap) * Direct-view light guide optic red LEDs for the rear turn signals * White LEDs for the low and high beams and daytime running lights. Remarked David Hulick, OSRAM SYLVANIA global product manager for auxiliary lighting, "Volkswagen challenged us to create a new 'look' for the classic VW bus without changing the vehicle's structure or character." |
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