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Daimler buying more than €20B of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030

Green Car Congress

Daimler will buy more than €20 billion (US$23 billion) of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030, the company announced. With extensive orders for battery cells until the year 2030, we set another important milestone for the electrification of our future electric vehicles of the EQ product and technology brand.

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Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

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With the electric version of its military-grade G-Class, Mercedes-Benz promises even more freedom from pavement than all those American-built flagwavers, and it does it all with batteries. Going electric doesn’t just bring the G-Class up to date. Mercedes promises a 0-62 mph time of 4.7 at least).

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Genesis GV80 luxury electric SUV is coming to take on Tesla Model Y and Porsche Macan EV

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Genesis is set to launch a new luxury mid-size electric SUV, the GV80, that will compete against Tesla’s best-selling Model Y and the Porsche Macan EV. The new EV will roll out shortly after its larger GV90 electric SUV hits the market. Genesis is upping the competition with plans to launch another electric SUV.

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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

EV Central

But the LBX’s selling point is that it will be the only small SUV sold by a premium brand in Australia. Despite sounding expensive for a light SUV, Lexus says its cheapest genuine rival from fellow premium brands cost much more. The most affordable BMW X1 is $60,400 and the cheapest Mercedes-Benz GLA is $63,200.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC to ditch plug-in hybrid tech for Australia, EVs the focus

EV Central

Mercedes-Benz Australia is hitting the brakes on PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – sales. There’s an all-new model of the big-selling GLC on the way, but this time the medium-size SUV line-up won’t include a PHEV version for Australia. But Mercedes-Benz PHEVs will not disappear completely.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

EV Central

Crayon paint ($5000), body-coloured 21-inch Mission E Design wheels ($11,400), panoramic roof ($3370), Sports Chrono pack ($2360) and all-important longer-range Performance Battery Plus ($12,020). Combustion or electric, these Bavarian limos’ values seem to fall off a cliff equally. Not great after just 12 months.

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Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 Review

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One of Germany’s ‘big three’, Mercedes-Benz’ iconic crosshairs have now been targeted towards the EV market. The EQA 250 is their foray into the compact-SUV market. An all-electric Mercedes-Benz SUV that’s more affordable than its bigger brother; the EQC. Fuel : Electric.