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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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The two promotional initiatives are part of the German federal government’s second economic stimulus package. Where operators use several Vito E-CELL vans, the charging procedures are graded through a process of local charge management (LLM, in German: Lokales Lastmanagement) to ensure that the grid capacity is not overextended.

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Major study concludes achieving EU 2050 transport decarbonization goals will require portfolio of advanced powertrains; fuel cells, battery-electric and plug-in hybrids

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The study also only considered vehicle technologies that are proven in R&D today and capable of a) scale-up and commercial deployment and b) meeting the EU’s CO 2 reduction goal for 2050—i.e., Fast charging may become widespread, but the impact on battery performance degradation over time and power grid stability is unclear.

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