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Mercedes-Maybach launches its first plug-in hybrid model, initially in China

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Mercedes‑Maybach has launched its first plug-in hybrid: the Mercedes‑Maybach S 580. The Mercedes‑Maybach S 580 e is initially available in China, followed by Thailand, Europe and other countries. The Mercedes‑Maybach S 580 e represents a pivotal step in the transformation of our heritage brand into an electric future.

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When EVs get cheaper, Mercedes EV targets, Volvo and Polestar: Today’s Car News

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Mercedes reels back its global targets for EV sales, although it’s still pushing ahead with current EV plans. And EVs will likely get cheaper than gasoline vehicles before the end of the decade. Mercedes-Benz has delayed its EV targets. Volvo details how it’s backing away from Polestar.

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Mercedes launches new plug-in hybrid S 580 e; Gen4 hybrid system, 100 km electric range

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Mercedes-Benz is launching the new S 580 e plug-in hybrid, with which the fourth generation of the hybrid drive system is celebrating its premiere in the S-Class. Mercedes has also added the mild hybrid S 580 4MATIC. S 580 e combined fuel consumption: 1.5-1.1 l/100 km, combined CO 2 emissions: 33.0-26.0 kWh/100 km. kWh/100 km.

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New Mercedes-AMG SL 43 features engine with electric exhaust gas turbocharger derived directly from Formula 1

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Mercedes-AMG presented the SL 43, a technically innovative new entry model for the AMG SL roadster, arriving in US dealerships in summer 2023, starting from $109,900. This technology is a direct derivative of the development successfully used by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. An electric motor around 1.6

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Mercedes-AMG entry-level SL 43 features electric exhaust gas turbocharger from Formula 1 for the first time in production vehicle

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Following two variants with V8 engines, Mercedes-AMG is presenting the entry-level SL 43 version of its newly developed roadster icon. The SL 43 features an M139 in-line two-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine with an electric exhaust gas turbocharger—used for the first time in a production vehicle.

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Study: Mercedes EQS and Kia EV6 top gas vehicles in appeal

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Two EVs outranked gasoline vehicles in their respective segments in a recent J.D. The Mercedes-Benz EQS was the highest-ranked "large premium car" in J.D. Power customer-appeal study. Power's 2022 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study, while the Kia EV6 topped the rankings in the compact SUV category.

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Report: Mercedes-Benz equipping S500 with gasoline particulate filter

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Mercedes-Benz has equipped the S500 with a gasoline particulate filter (GPF), representing the first series production application of the GPF technology. 10 11 /km, numerically equal to the limit already in place for diesel cars, to be effective for gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles from September 2017.

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