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OCTOBER 10, 2019

In the coming winter, in cooperation with the district of Zollernalb, Mercedes-Benz will test how safety on wintry roads and the efficiency of municipal winter services can be improved with car-to-X communication. To use the Car-to-X service the customer must also hold a Mercedes me connect account.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Mercedes-Benz Trucks is bringing its all-electric heavy-duty truck ( earlier post ) to market in a small series this year. GVW and a range of up to 200 km at the International Commercial Vehicle Show in 2016, the first vehicles will be delivered to customers this year. —Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Mercedes-Benz Vans launched its new mid-size van—the Vito—at the Chengdu Motor Show in China on Friday. In an event to be held this Wednesday at its “Van Innovation Campus” in Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Vans will unveil its vision of the van of the future: connected and electrically powered. FBAC) in Fuzhou in August.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

As part of its electrification strategy, Daimler Trucks plans to offer electric vehicles in all its main sales regions by 2022: from the FUSO eCanter in the light-duty segment, the Freightliner eM2 in the medium-duty segment, and the Mercedes-Benz eActros and the Freightliner eCascadia in the heavy-duty segment. Mercedes-Benz eCitaro.

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JUNE 28, 2015

Mercedes-Benz increases engine range for refreshed A Class compact. With the refresh of its A-Class, Mercedes-Benz has increased the range of available engines. Mercedes-Benz is using the A-Class model facelift as the opportunity to introduce the new nomenclature for the drive variants in this model series.

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JULY 13, 2015

Mercedes-Benz will introduce a new driver assistance package for the E-Class coming next spring which will enable semi-automated driving on freeways, highways and in city traffic; allow the car to be moved into and out of tight parking spaces from outside using a smartphone app; and facilitate autonomous braking to mitigate dangerous situations.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

TriboForm Engineering , a spin-out from the University of Twente in The Netherlands, introduced its TriboForm software at Triboforum 2016 , a triennial industry conference. Launch customers Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, and Škoda are already developing components such as automotive hoods using the software. —Johan Hol.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

The nightsky edition will initially be available for ordering in fortwo and fortwo cabrio variants from 6 March and will reach the showrooms in the spring. The first Mercedes-Benz production model of the new EQ technology and product brand, the EQC, will go into production at the Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2017

Among the awardees are Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America and GM, with separate projects on Li-sulfur batteries, as two of the fifteen Phase 1 “Battery Seedling” Projects. The award is from the FY 2017 Vehicle Technologies Program-Wide Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0001629) issued in December 2016. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Mercedes-Benz is investing a total of around €3 billion (US$3.3 Dr Thomas Weber, Member of the Daimler Board of Management with responsibility for Group Research at Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. In the interests of high power output and a spontaneous engine response, Mercedes-Benz opted for twin-scroll turbocharging.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

The light-duty diesel segment is led by three models: the Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Transit, and Ford F-150. Diesel sales in smaller vehicles showed modest growth in 2018, after a drop in both 2016 and 2017. More than 40 diesel models are available today in the United States from 10 manufacturers and brands.

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JUNE 23, 2017

While the majority of features identified are currently available only across select vehicle models owing to high technology costs, they have significant potential through R&D, collaboration, and knowledge sharing to reach peak performance, adoption and penetration across multiple vehicle models.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

This figure is to decrease by 2016 to 125 g/km. Independent fuel consumption tests have also shown that Mercedes-Benz trucks are a benchmark for fuel consumption. Daimler’s entire truck portfolio (Actros, Arocs, Antos, Atego, Unimog and Econic) is already available in Euro VI versions today.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

In a 2016 review paper published in ACS Energy Letters (Myung et al. ), a team of Korean researchers suggested that the vast majority of electric vehicles on the market over the next decade will use nickel-rich cathode materials—LiNi 1−x−y Co x Al y O 2 (NCA) and LiNi 1−x−y Co x Mn y O 2 (NCM) in particular. Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

It is the latter which is standard kit on the R, though the ones used in the record are available through Honda dealers. Back in the (almost) real world, Stuttgart sent their Mercedes-AMG One around the place in 6:35.183 on the 20,832 meter lap, the same distance as the Honda.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

The achievement of a million miles comes as a result of automakers, including Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz expanding their fuel-cell-vehicle programs. And that was to help get more electric cars on the road by making retail hydrogen readily available in California.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

In his remarks at the IEEE-PELS (Power Electronics Society) meeting in Korea, Momentum Dynamics Corporation’s CEO Andy Daga said he believes that 25 kW wireless chargers will be the norm for all EVs within 5 years, with commercialization beginning next year (2016). kW), the Mercedes-Benz B-Class electric drive (10 kW) and the BMW i3 (7.4

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MAY 21, 2024

In other words, Genesis looks to take on luxury rivals like Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, and Rivian. Sales of the luxury brand have surged from 7,000 in 2016 to over 69,000 last year in the US. Genesis revealed earlier this month that its electric models are now available in 37 US states.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2015

The Mercedes-Benz energy storage plants will be available for ordering as of June, with deliveries scheduled to begin this autumn. Mercedes-Benz energy storages provide the best confirmation that lithium-ion batteries Made in Germany have a viable future. Initial residential ESS systems are under trial. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

The new EVs are the SF5 and the SF7; the SF5 will be available for pre-order by the end of 2018 and will hit the road in 2019. SF Motors acquired its Indiana factory in 2016; this former AM General plant has a legacy of producing high-end vehicles such as the Hummer H2 and Mercedes R Class, and has been retooled for premium EV production.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

For the 2012-2016 model years, the incentive program allows electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles to use a zero grams/mile compliance value, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles may use zero grams/mile to represent the use of grid electricity (i.e., only emissions are “counted” from the gasoline engine operation).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2016

The Quanergy S3 solid state LiDAR was introduced and successfully demonstrated at CES 2016, mounted in a Mercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG coupé. In May 2016, Quanergy unveiled the all-new S3-Qi, a miniature solid-state LiDAR sensor that is 15% the size of the previous S3 model.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Automakers prepare for the eventuality of battery failure, and have suitable replacements available. Partners Daimler, ACCUMOTIVE and enercity are now forging a unique path in terms of the efficient use of these available, but hitherto unused, resources. Further major projects are scheduled to start in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

The XT5 premieres this month at the Dubai and Los Angeles auto shows and begins production in the US and China in spring 2016. Due to the twin clutch design, the AWD system is capable of transferring up to 100% of available torque to either the front or rear axle. An optional color reconfigurable Heads-Up Display is available.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Vehicle automation is set to be rolled out in stages, starting with partially automated driving from 2016; high levels of automation from 2020; and fully automated systems available from 2025. When fully automated systems become available in 2025, they will still be limited to driving on the freeway. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2015

Peak torque is available from 3,000 to 7,000 rpm. While production car engines with this level of output are available from a number of mainstream OEMs, the displacement of the Audi engine is about half or less that of the others, resulting in a very power- and torque-dense unit. lb-ft), with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. for 2016, followed by the Model X. Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

With the market launch of the new A-Class ( earlier post ), the new diesel engines from Mercedes-Benz are now available from the compact class to the luxury class. Mercedes-Benz’s new generation of engines already demonstrated two years ago, how the NO x -challenge in Diesel cars can be solved technically. —Ola Källenius.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. million annually in 2016 to $36.6 The driver is expected to be available for occasional control, but with sufficiently comfortable transition time.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e. Top) 2016 XC90.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Norway made that plan back in 2016. 7 Mercedes-Benz EQC Electric car 3 301 2.98 39 Mercedes-Benz GLE Charging hybrid (D) 672 0.61 43 Mercedes-Benz EQA Electric car 628 0.57 7 Mercedes-Benz EQC Electric car 3 301 2.98 39 Mercedes-Benz GLE Charging hybrid (D) 672 0.61 Cliff edge. 3 Volkswagen ID.4

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

Consumer Reports is calling on Tesla to disable the automatic steering function in the Autopilot driving-assist system available in its Model S vehicles until the company updates the function to confirm that the driver’s hands remain on the steering wheel at all times. Simpson, Privacy Project Director for Consumer Watchdog.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Promote electric vehicle adoption by increasing access to charging infrastructure and supporting the development of plug-in electric vehicles that are as accessible, available, and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Hawaiian Electric. Hawai`i Electric Light. Maui Electric. Kansas City Power & Light.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Mercedes-Benz is starting construction on a new fully flexible passenger car plant in Russia. Production will be managed by the newly founded company Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing RUS (MBMR), headed by Axel Bense. Daimler’s industrial commitment in Russia has so far has concentrated on commercial vehicle production. Further Industry 4.0

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2013

While E85 is a highly knock-resistant fuel, McCarthy noted, it has had a fairly limited market impact due to limited availability and relatively poor customer value—i.e., William Woebkenberg, Fuels Technical and Regulatory Affairs Engineer for Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Inc., —Thomas McCarthy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Mercedes-Benz is introducing a new family of diesel engines, starting with the new all-aluminum four-cylinder OM 654, which will make its world premiere in the new E-Class E 220 d in spring 2016. The modular family of engines will find broad application across the entire range of Mercedes-Benz cars and vans. —Prof.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

US EPA and NHTSA are planning to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Phase 2 standards in the spring of 2015 and a final rule in the spring of 2016. Upon federal adoption of the Phase 2 standards, ARB staff plans to present a proposed California Phase 2 program to the Board, most likely in late 2016 or 2017.

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