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Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive priced at $41,450 for US; 85-mile range

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The Mercedes-Benz MY14 B-Class Electric Drive ( earlier post )—the first electric offering for the brand in the United States—is priced at $41,450, excluding $925 destination and delivery. 50-state availability will be announced in 2015. Mercedes-Benz has collaborated with Telsa Motors to develop the electric B-Class.

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New Mercedes-Benz compact CLA Shooting Brake; up to 60 mpg

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing a Shooting Brake version of its CLA compact coupé. It goes on sale in January 2015, with the first models going to customers towards the end of March 2015. Two years ago, with the CLS Shooting Brake, Mercedes-Benz created a sports car with five seats and a large tailgate. Mercedes connect me”.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis G90 Performance

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When matched against the perennial standard of the Mercedes-Benz S500 , the G90 equals or bests this iconic German luxury car in many ways. Genesis began as a stand-alone company in 2015 and is just now hitting its stride with a line-up of sedans and SUVs that get rave reviews. But things are changing for them.

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T

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We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money. But in a 110-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set to 65 mph, and using Stop and Go , we achieved 29.3 Tailored to be driven.

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Chevy’s Cruze Diesel: a compact diesel contender in the US

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not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen-brand cars as an option: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat. However, Chevrolet is trying to challenge that passenger car diesel hegemony with the compact Cruze Diesel, introduced for MY 2014, and now with a facelift for MY 2015.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ]. One PHEV company, Efficient Drivetrains Inc., Also see Appendix E and Reference 1.). We need a plan to transition from gasoline and Diesel to biofuels.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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During his campaign, President Obama said he would work to put one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. Learn your facts before you post please. — Volt Enthusiast 7.

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