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Mercedes-Benz will offer electric drive on all commercial van lines; electric eVito now available to order, eSprinter in 2019

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Mercedes-Benz Vans will offer electric drive options on all its commercial van model lines. The eVito, the second all-electric production model from Mercedes-Benz Vans after the 2010 Vito E-Cell, starts at €39,990 (US$47,000) (in Germany excl. With an installed battery capacity of 41.4 Electric drive strategy.

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks presenting several fully battery-electric trucks for construction applications at bauma

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At this year’s bauma this week in Munich, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is presenting several fully battery-electric trucks for construction site applications. In cooperation with the Munich tipper manufacturer MEILLER, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has developed an electric power take-off for various types of trailers.

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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

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Which EV brand has the lowest ownership costs of any automotive brand? The 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class EV made its debut this week. Although it’s missing the silicon-anode battery chemistry the automaker suggested this model would debut, it’s going to be a serious rival to the Rivian R1S, GMC Hummer EV, and Tesla Cybertruck.

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Daimler partnering to transfer its latest generation of automotive fuel cell technology to stationary applications

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Daimler, with its wholly owned subsidiary NuCellSys GmbH, and together with Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America (MBRDNA) and Daimler Innovations Lab1886 is expanding the use case of its innovative automotive fuel cell technology. Recently, it presented the next step with pre-production models of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F‑CELL.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

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This handsomely minimal sedan eschews the ever-larger screens of Mercedes, Teslas and other models. First, BMW is switching its familiar prismatic batteries for the kind of large-format, cylindrical cells that Tesla seeks to pioneer with its “4680” cells. They’ll be built in tandem with China’s CATL and other battery partners.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

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This handsomely minimal sedan eschews the ever-larger screens of Mercedes, Teslas and other models. First, BMW is switching its familiar prismatic batteries for the kind of large-format, cylindrical cells that Tesla seeks to pioneer with its “4680” cells. They’ll be built in tandem with China’s CATL and other battery partners.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Fuel cell car launches will spur a new round of “fuel cell vehicle versus battery electric vehicle” hype.

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