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Electrify America, Mercedes-Benz USA announce two years of complimentary nationwide fast charging for all-electric EQS

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Electrify America announced an agreement with Mercedes-Benz USA to provide drivers of the all-electric EQS complimentary charging for two years at Electrify America EV charging stations. Drivers will be able to manage their charging plan through the proprietary Mercedes me Charge platform and driver app.

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Mercedes EQG spotted completing winter testing

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The upcoming Mercedes EQG, the electric variant of the historic G-Class SUV, has been spotted completing winter testing in Germany. The Mercedes G Class SUV is one of the oldest model names in the automotive industry, and despite its long heritage, it has changed in design and purpose very little. View this post on Instagram.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk reiterates FSD licensing offer for other automakers

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Driver-assist systems are widely available today. One would only need to see the critical media coverage on Tesla Autopilot to see that other prominent driver-assist systems are offered by automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Mercedes-Benz. They also tend to only be available on freeways.

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Mercedes-Benz F125!: fuel cell plug-in hybrid with Li-sulfur battery and structure integrated hydrogen storage with MOFs

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Mercedes-Benz F 125! Mercedes-Benz presented the F125! earlier post ), which Mercedes-Benz is examining in parallel with further development of the current lithium-ion battery and research into lithium-air technology. Mercedes-Benz F 125! research vehicle. Click to enlarge. Lithium-sulphur batteries (e.g.,

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Mercedes-Benz Wireless Internet-based myCOMAND System Runs for First Time on 4G LTE Network

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Mercedes-Benz’ fully Internet-based system, myCOMAND, passed its first on-road test. To realize the full potential of new telematics and infotainment applications in automobiles, the Internet has to be available almost everywhere in a mobile environment via cellular network with a higher bandwidth than what is available today.

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US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

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The light-duty diesel segment is led by three models: the Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Transit, and Ford F-150. More than 40 diesel models are available today in the United States from 10 manufacturers and brands. The F-150 diesel is new for 2018; sales represented approximately 5% of total F-150 sales.

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2022 Tesla Model 3, Lucid Air, Model Y lead DOE’s highest MPGe list

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The Model 3 RWD’s MPGe rating is certainly impressive as it is also Tesla’s most affordable car available today. . Following the Model 3 is the Lucid Air, an all-electric luxury car designed to take the fight to longtime luxury staples like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. As per the DOE’s data, the Lucid Air achieved 131 MPGe.

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