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A Ride In A Century-Old Detroit Electric Car Warped My Mind

CleanTechnica EVs

Recently I had the exquisite pleasure of getting a ride in an original 1913 Detroit Electric car built by the Anderson Electric Car Company, and on several levels it was a surprising experience. The 1913 Detroit Electric First of all, the fact that this vehicle is 108 years old is impossible for me to compute. […].

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

The Truth About Cars

Here's a very solid Mercedes-Benz W123 oil-burner that now languishes in a self-service boneyard in Phoenix, Arizona. 417,046 miles is about the same as traveling 16-¾ times around Earth (using a great circle route, of course), and that distance is impressive even by Mercedes-Benz diesel standards. market 300 D.

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Mercedes EQS refresh, curbside EV chargers, full-size pickup sales: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

And is a grille looking more like that of combustion versions what Mercedes needs to spur more EQS sales? The big 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS hatchback is getting an extensive refresh for the new model year, including more battery capacity and driving range, improved brakes, and a limousine-like rear seating package. Privacy Policy.

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Mustang Mach-E remixed, Mercedes GLB driven, Corvette and EVs: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And we drive the Mercedes-Benz GLB and wish it were an EQB. Detroit-based electro musician Matthew Dear has remixed. That electric Corvette might still be coming—or GM is just looking to apply the Vette’s expertise on its upcoming EVs. The Mustang Mach-E electric SUV gets remixed into a song.

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Daimler Trucks to produce new medium-duty diesels in Detroit; $375M investment

Green Car Congress

Daimler Trucks will begin production of the new medium-duty DD5 and DD8 diesel engines for the NAFTA market in Detroit effective 2018. Daimler Trucks invested $100 million for the new production of the DT12 automated manual transmission in Detroit.

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Mercedes-Benz launching E 300 BlueTEC diesel and E 400 gasoline hybrids at Detroit Auto Show

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz is is launching two new luxury hybrids in its core segment: the diesel-electric E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, and the gasoline-electric E 400 HYBRID. The new hybrid models, based on a modular hybrid system, make their world premiere at the Detroit Auto Show and will appear on the market over the course of the year. E400 HYBRID.

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Statement: Detroit auto display all set to disappoint once more

Baua Electric

As Michael Martinez and his Car Information colleagues reported extreme age, a number of manufacturers have showed they aren’t moving to have stands at this age’s display: Volkswagen, Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volvo, Kia, Hyundai, Genesis, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Lexus, Polestar and Lucid.

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