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Report: Mercedes Having Tough Time Selling EVs

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Like most government agencies, NGOs, and publicly traded companies, Mercedes-Benz has made a promise to be all-electric by 2030. Despite seeing a surge of interest in its electrified EQ products initially, Mercedes has started having trouble moving EVs. Automotive News recently conducted a series of interviews with Mercedes retailers.

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Mercedes-Benz begins production of components for eActros; series production of eActros begins 7 Oct

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The Mercedes-Benz powertrain plants in Germany are starting production of key components for the battery-powered eActros heavy-duty truck. These include the electric axle and the battery packs, which are produced and assembled at the plants in Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim. A completely assembled pack is almost 2.20

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Mercedes-Benz announces all-electric strategy from 2025 onward

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Mercedes-Benz is going all-electric starting in 2025, with plans to launch three electric-only architectures that year and install over 200 Gigawatt hours of battery cell capacity across eight factories. “ Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to go all-electric by the end of the decade, where market conditions allow.

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Mercedes battery plans, GM electric van, battery-powered Cessna: Today’s Car News

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The largest commercial electric passenger plane can go 100 miles on batteries. Mercedes has outlined its plans to globally source batteries for localized EV production. And GM is reportedly working on an electric van. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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

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Mercedes-Benz Cars is expanding its production capacities for electric cars in Europe. Mercedes-Benz Cars plans to launch more than ten electric cars by 2022 throughout all segments, from smart to large SUVs. Mercedes-Benz Cars plans to launch more than ten electric cars by 2022 throughout all segments, from smart to large SUVs.

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Mercedes-Benz launching round-the-world fuel cell car drive

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At the end of January, Mercedes-Benz will launch the F-CELL World Drive— a circumnavigation of the world with the series-produced fuel cell vehicle, the B-Class F-CELL. Such an undertaking would not be possible, using purely battery-powered electric vehicles.

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Daimler showcasing eCitaro fuel cell bus at GPTS in June

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At Global Public Transport Summit (GPTS) 2023 from 4 to 7 June 2023, Daimler Buses will be showcasing the first series-production electric bus with fuel cell as a range extender: the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell. Earlier post.) The new, zero-emissions regular-service bus combines high range with high passenger capacity.

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