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AUGUST 8, 2019

Daimler AG, with its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH, and Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Together, Mercedes-Benz Energy and Beijing Electric Vehicle plan to set up the first 2nd-life energy storage unit in Beijing, making use of retired BJEV electric car batteries. —Gordon Gassmann, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Energy.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 Plug-In Hybrid luxury sedan will arrive in the U.S. next spring. We''ve now driven a prototype of the U.S.-spec spec car, which is quiet, luxurious, and likely to carry a six-figure price tag.

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JUNE 17, 2019

The Mercedes-Benz OM 654q four-cylinder diesel from the modern OM 654 engine family already complies with the Stage 2 RDE (Real Driving Emissions) standard which does not come into force until 2020, and is certified to Euro 6d. NO x emissions demonstrator. Country road with climb to the Swabian Alb. Stuttgart city center.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

At the Paris Motor Show, Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche said that the strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is maturing as it enters its seventh year in 2016. The staffing and equipping of the plant started in May 2016 according to plan. kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km). Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Mercedes-Benz and ProLogium , a developer of solid-state batteries ( earlier post ), have signed a technology cooperation agreement to develop next-generation battery cells. Mercedes-Benz will also make a high double-digit million euro investment in ProLogium.

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MAY 7, 2020

This summer, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class will introduce a new, comprehensively digitalized generation of steering wheel: the capacitive steering wheel. —Hans-Peter Wunderlich, Creative Director Interior Design at Mercedes-Benz. The touch control buttons placed in the spokes also work with digital signals.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USDepartment of Justice (DOJ), and California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a proposed settlement with Daimler AG and its American subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law associated with emissions cheating.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the first purely battery-electric people mover in the premium segment at the Geneva Motor Show. Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to release a series-production vehicle on the basis of the Concept EQV, to be presented to the public at this year’s Frankfurt Autoshow.

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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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AUGUST 17, 2021

Full disclosure: The author owns a 2016 Tesla Model S, a 2019 Mercedes S-Class, and some Tesla stock. I drive a Tesla Model S 90D that I bought new in 2016, and have since enjoyed 60,000 trouble-free miles. Guest post courtesy of Frank O. I love the vehicle both as my daily driver […].

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AUGUST 2, 2016

The winner of the OEM-focused Full-Vehicle category was GM for the 2016 Cadillac CT6, a vehicle 157 lbs (71 kg) lighter than the BFI (body frame integral) construction. The awards were presented during the 2016 CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS) in Traverse City, Mich.

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Progressive carmakers like Mercedes-Benz are going above and beyond not only the legal safety requirements but also those of the mandated safety ratings for its EVs. For the Mercedes-Benz engineers, however, it had a different meaning. The dummy corresponds to a woman of approximately 1.5-min min height and weight around 49 kgs.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Mercedes may abandon its EQ brand name by 2024 as its product catalog becomes completely electric. Mercedes introduced its EQ branding in 2016 as a quick way for any consumer to identify any electric Mercedes model, as opposed to a gas or diesel-powered one. There are a couple of possibilities.

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AUGUST 25, 2018

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQ Silver Arrow show car at Monterey Car Week in Pebble Beach. The one-seater electric EQ Silver Arrow is an homage to the successful record-breaking twelve-cylinder W 125 built by Mercedes-Benz in 1937 as a Grand Prix racing car. EQ Concept Vehicles: Outlook for Electric Cars in all Segments.

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JUNE 2, 2016

Daimler AG has established Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH to take over the development and global sale of Mercedes-Benz brand stationary energy storage ( earlier post ) with immediate effect. The development, sale and installation of stationary applications are the responsibility of Mercedes-Benz Energy.

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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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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

will introduce in early 2016 the first solid-state LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and self-driving cars for less than $1,000 per car. The new solid state LiDAR will be on display at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 2016. Quanergy Systems, Inc.

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MARCH 26, 2015

Today, we''ve got our updated Diesel Car Guide, first details on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e plug-in hybrid, and an explanation of why we''re calling the 2016 Chevrolet Volt a plug-in hybrid and not an extended-range electric car. Check out the first images and details of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

In furtherance of its strategic future initiative adVANce ( earlier post ), Mercedes-Benz Vans has invested in Starship Technologies, a start-up company developing ground-based, autonomous delivery robots. As lead investor, Mercedes-Benz Vans participates in the €16.5-million —Volker Mornhinweg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans.

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JULY 8, 2015

Yet with the introduction of the 2015 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid, the upcoming 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e, and soon the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE550e Plug-In Hybrid, this corner of the market has entirely changed. Until quite recently, luxury SUVs and plugging in didn’t really go together.

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JUNE 12, 2015

While BMW leads the Germans with five different plug-in electric vehicles announced, Mercedes-Benz is close behind with three. A few months ago, we had the chance to drive the 2016 Mercedes-Benz C 350e, the upcoming plug-in hybrid version of the new generation of C-Class luxury sedan.

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MAY 29, 2017

Mercedes-Benz announced that its Rastatt plant—the company’s lead plant in global production of compact cars—will produce compact-class electric EQ models in the future. All three German Mercedes-Benz car plants—Rastatt, Bremen and Sindelfingen—will now produce EQ-brand EVs. We have laid the foundation for this.

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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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JANUARY 16, 2017

By gaining a foothold in the ePayment business, Daimler AG will be launching its own electronic payment services provider under the “Mercedes pay” brand name. In 2016, Daimler Financial Services AG had more than four million financed vehicles in its portfolio for the first time in the company’s history.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Fuel from True Zero ’s hydrogen-fueling stations during 2016 powered more than 3.7 The number of fuel cell cars on California roads increased during 2016 and is expected to more than quadruple during 2017. Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz are also leasing fuel cell cars in the state.

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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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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mercedes-Benz will build the first production model of the new electric EQ product brand ( earlier post ) in Bremen by the end of this decade. Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to have more than 10 all-electric vehicles in its portfolio by 2025. With this, one of the largest and most modern battery factories in Europe will be built.

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JUNE 27, 2016

million LCVs and passenger car units were sold across all segments globally in Q1 2016—a 2.8% The popularity of SUVs in China has been an ongoing source of growth, and the trend continued last quarter, with the country accounting for 36% of total sales in Q1 2016. in Q1 2016. JATO Dynamics reports that 20.44

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MARCH 22, 2016

in February 2016, marking the 30 th consecutive month of year-on-year growth, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. The month’s increase was more than double the rise posted in January 2016, and six percentage points higher than the growth seen in February 2015 when compared to February 2014. of the total European market.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Mercedes-Benz already plans to sell its S550 Plug-In Hybrid in the U.S., The 2016 Mercedes-Benz C350 Plug-In Hybrid sedan (a wagon will also be offered in Europe) is one of three Mercedes plug-in hybrids--along with the S550 and an ML-Class plug-in.'

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MARCH 25, 2015

The 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE may seem like a new model, but in fact it''s the renamed sport-utility vehicle we used to know as the ML-Class. And the company has released details of the full range of 2016 GLE models, including its first-ever plug-in hybrid SUV, to be known as the GLE 550e.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Hermes and Mercedes-Benz Vans have agreed on a wide-ranging strategic partnership to electrify the courier service’s vehicle fleet. By the end of 2020, Hermes Germany intends to deploy 1,500 Mercedes-Benz Vito and Sprinter electric vans in urban areas across Germany. The test started in April 2016. Earlier post.)

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JULY 18, 2016

Daimler is highlighting its development of the semi-automated Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot. The technology of the CityPilot in the Mercedes-Benz Future Bus is based on that of the autonomously driving Mercedes-Benz Actros truck with Highway Pilot presented two years ago. Earlier post.). Drive units.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Despite drastically more stringent emission standards for nitrogen oxides and particulates, the fuel consumption of Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks has been reduced by 22% over the last 20 years, according to the results of a comparative test drive certified by the test organization DEKRA. g/kWh for particulate matter. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Today, we drive the 2016 Scion iM compact hatchback, Mercedes-Benz hints at a Tesla-rivaling electric car, and a new study finds that the majority of electric-car tax credits go to higher-income households. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Tesla Roadster 3.0

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL customers ventured beyond Southern California last week for the first time, while only filling up at existing public hydrogen stations along the route from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Three F-CELL customers were accompanied by a team from Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America based in Long Beach.

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