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EMT Madrid orders 82 Mercedes-Benz natural-gas buses

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Transport operator EMT in Madrid, Spain, has ordered 82 Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT (Natural Gas Technology) buses. The order includes 40 Mercedes-Benz Citaro natural-gas-powered 18m articulated busesand 42 Mercedes-Benz natural-gas-powered rigids with a length of 12 meters. liter Mercedes-Benz M 936 G natural-gas engine.

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Mercedes-Benz powering ahead with €3B strategic engine initiative; increasing electrification, 48V; diesel and gasoline; cylinder deactivation

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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. All the components of relevance for efficient emissions reduction are installed directly on the engine. —Prof.

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UK names first 7 plug-in vans eligible for grants

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Daimler Mercedes-Benz – Vito E-Cell. Faam – JOLLY 2000. The Government’s assessment is that the number of installed chargepoints in the UK is more than 2,500, of which 765 have been delivered (to 14 October 2011) through the Government’s Plugged-In Places trials and the remainder through private sector organisations’ investment.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils Gen4 A-Class; bigger, new engines, focus on content and user experience

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In an event in Amsterdam, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its new A-Class compact line. The new fourth-generation A-Class vehicles are larger than their predecessors, and feature the MBUX – Mercedes-Benz User Experience with a number of functions that were previously the preserve of the luxury class. New, efficient gasoline and diesel engines.

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New Mercedes C-Class Estate offers new 1.6L diesel, diesel hybrid options; gasoline plug-in hybrid model coming

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Mercedes-Benz is adding a new Estate (wagon) model to its C-Class family starting in September 2014. Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate (S 205) 2014: C 300 BlueTEC HYBRID & C 250 BlueTEC. In addition, Mercedes-Benz offers a diesel engine combined with a hybrid module. 300 @ 2000. l/100 km (54.7 mpg US) NEDC. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes-Benz outlines synergies between F1 motorsport and production car engineering

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Mercedes-Benz has outlined areas of actual synergies between its F1 motorsport activities with Mercedes AMG Petronas and Mercedes-Benz Cars. Thomas Weber, Member of the Daimler Board of Management responsible for Group Research and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. By 2009, it was at 25.3 kg and 70% efficiency.

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Twelve more Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT natural gas-powered buses delivered to Augsburger Stadtwerke

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Augsburger Stadtwerke has taken delivery of twelve Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT buses (Natural Gas Technology). At the heart of the new Citaro NGT is the Mercedes-Benz M 936 G natural-gas engine. The vertically installed six-cylinder in-line mono-fuel engine runs on compressed natural gas or biogas. With a displacement of 7.7

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