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Mercedes-Benz to invest ~€500M to produce electric compact EQ model at Hambach plant

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In Germany the smart brand is the market leader among all-electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2018. —Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain. The plant will also expand the assembly facilities and reshape the site’s infrastructure.

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Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant to produce compact electric EQ vehicles; 3rd center of competence for EQ models in Germany

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The Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant is running at high capacity utilization, and currently creating the conditions for the production start of the next compact car generation in 2018. billion) will be invested in the expansion of the electric fleet in the next few years. Ten billion euros (US$11.2 Earlier post.)

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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—Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG, Production and Supply Chain. neutral vehicle fleet and to the Mercedes-Benz AG electric offensive. The batteries for the Mercedes-EQ electric vehicles are supplied by a global battery production network with plants on three continents.

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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—Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Production and Supply Chain. Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and Kecskemét, Hungary to manufacture vehicles in Europe based on the MB.EA Battery systems will be supplied by the global Mercedes-Benz battery production network.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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The only exception to this geographical intra-Europe rule was Ukraine, entering the Top 10 in 2016-2018 on the power of grassroots-driven lively market of second-hand EV imports, which seems to have stalled in 2019-2020. I finally got hold of reported total bus fleets and bus replacement rates in Europe. E-buses were deployed.

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