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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral. According to its slogan— digital, flexible, green—it will set standards within the worldwide automobile production.

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Mercedes brings five new EVs to IAA Mobility

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It will be the first purely electrically powered production vehicle from the Kecskemét plant in Hungary. In this process, the high-voltage battery is charged by converting the mechanical rotary motion into electrical energy during overrun or braking mode. After the EQA, the EQB is the second all-electric compact car from Mercedes-EQ.

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Downsized 4.0 TFSI for Audi S8 cuts fuel consumption 23% compared to predecessor; cylinder deactivation and start-stop

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Technologies such as plate honing are used during assembly of the V8 at the Audi plant in Györ, Hungary. The thermal management system uses a ball valve to disconnect the water pump during the engine warm-up phase. The fuel consumption indicator bars turn green and a text message is also displayed.

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