microbus
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Almost every page features a photo, an illustration or an infographic, including a shot of Mr. Brand’s hand-painted 1962 VW microbus, drawings from century-old repair manuals and a full-page guide to “twelve types of corrosion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Egyptians entering the area by microbus, the most common form of cheap transportation, must show a license to prove they work there.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
In the United States, Diess could be remembered as the executive who brought back the beloved VW microbus as a stylish EV, and revived the Scout truck brand.
From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 2022
Herbert and I talked about all of that and the overall transition to EVs, including VW’s new EV microbus, which is very cool.
From The Verge ● Jan. 18, 2022
VW's original microbus — the colorful, bread-loaf-shaped van that was a regular sight in the 1960s at music festivals including Woodstock — has a dedicated fan following.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2022
Fume-free taxis and cars manufactured in China are a common sight in Kathmandu, with traffic officials estimating that up to 60 percent of microbuses entering the city from key routes are now electric.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
The white microbuses darting around the roads at all hours are one of the first things you notice when you arrive in Cairo, packed with travellers hopping on and hopping off.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
“The joke is that it left the festival in three times as many VW microbuses as it arrived in,” his grandson, Michael Bronner, said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
Authorities said a string of microbuses, trucks and cars were lined up at a checkpoint on a road from southern Egypt into central Cairo waiting for officers to approve their curfew exemptions.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 25, 2020
Cars and trucks sometimes pass us, but no minibuses or microbuses.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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