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YASA Axial Flux Motor Coming Soon To Mercedes AMG Vehicles

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When Mercedes purchased UK-based YASA last year, it opened the door for axial flux electric motors to find a place in mass produced production vehicles. The axial flux motor is the brain child of Tim Woolmer, who came up with the idea while a Ph.D candidate at Oxford University. “I was five weeks into my […].

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Pfenning Logistics opts for the Mercedes-Benz eActros electric truck

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German logistics service provider Pfenning Logistics will be using a Mercedes-Benz eActros battery-electric 25-tonne truck to supply the Mercedes-Benz Mannheim plant. In October 2018, Mercedes-Benz Trucks handed over an eActros in Mannheim to concrete producer TBS Transportbeton.

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Road Test: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 4matic

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Midsize Fastback Luxury Electric Sedan In Mercedes-Benz speak, anything going forward with an EQ on the badge means it is only powered by electricity. The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE, compared to the EQS is smaller, lighter and a bit less powerful, none of which are a bad thing. A 240 volt/32 amp home charger will take 9.25 Curious indeed.

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks delivers eActros 18t electric truck to Dachser

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks has delivered an eActros battery-electric 18-tonne truck to international logistics provider Dachser. The eActros is part of the “innovation fleet” from Mercedes-Benz Trucks for practical testing of the heavy-duty electric truck. The eActros is based on the frame of the Mercedes-Benz Actros.

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Mercedes-Benz EQ Range Launch At The Festival of Motoring, Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Johannesburg, South Africa (Video)

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The 2022 Festival of Motoring was recently held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mercedes-Benz South Africa was exhibiting the EQ range at the festival. On show were the EQA, EQB, EQC, and the EQS. All of these models are already available in South Africa. The EQE will be available in […].

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US reaches $1.5B settlement with Daimler AG over emissions cheating in Mercedes-Benz diesels; civil penalty of $875M

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USDepartment of Justice (DOJ), and California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a proposed settlement with Daimler AG and its American subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law associated with emissions cheating.

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New Record Set For An EV Trip From Cape Town To Johannesburg In A Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+

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Motoring journalist Justus Visagie and co-driver Michael MacIntyre drove from Cape Town to Johannesburg in a Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ sedan in 19 hours and 6 seconds. This is a new record for an electric car trip between the two famous South African cities.

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