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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

Green Car Congress

The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. In addition to these optional remote online services, standard services such as accident recovery, maintenance management and breakdown management will also be available. Argentina comes close behind with 11.6%. That figure is 0.5%

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Electric motorcycles are gaining momentum

Plug in America

Actor Ewan McGregor and his friend, Charley Boorman, premiered “ Long Way Up ,” which follows them riding from Argentina to Los Angeles on electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycles. This is more power than my Nissan Leaf had!” . With fewer moving parts, electric motorcycles also have very low fuel and maintenance costs.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces its mid-size pickup truck: the X-Class leans on diesel

Green Car Congress

At the beginning of 2018 South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will follow, and at the beginning of 2019 Argentina and Brazil. The pickup is being manufactured in a production cooperation with the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The market launch in Europe is scheduled for November 2017.

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