Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

Source: Mercedes-Benz. It was not possible, however, to achieve the very good figure shown by the preceding model at the time of market exit, Mercedes-Benz said. The aluminium hybrid body is around 70 kg (154 lbs) lighter than a conventional steel body. Life Cycle Environmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

CAM also selected Mercedes-Benz as the most innovative brand; BMW came in second, followed by Volkswagen, Audi and Ford. The CAM/PwC study highlighted such optimization measures as downsizing in combination with turbocharging and cylinder deactivation. Mercedes-Benz took the top brand award, followed by BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Ford.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its latest research vehicle. The new F800 Style is a five-seat upper-range sedan featuring an all-new multi drive platform suited for a hydrogen fuel cell electric drive with a range of almost 600 kilometers (373 miles) as well as the a plug-in hybrid drive with a 30 km (19 mile) all-electric range.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Navigant Research forecasts that plug-in EVs (which include plug-in hybrids and battery EVs), will represent 2.4% Navigant expects sales of plug-in EVs from luxury manufacturers, such as Tesla, Mercedes, Audi, and BMW to grow strongly through 2018 before leveling off at around 50% of the plug-in EV market. million units.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Mercedes-Benz has stated that its legendary G-Class family will be expanded with a new smaller version of the SUV. Mercedes-Benz has stated that its legendary G-Class family will be expanded with a new smaller version of the SUV. Now, Mercedes-Benz is planning a smaller and presumably cheaper alternative to the SUV.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Mercedes-Benz M-Class, ML 350 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY. The third-generation Mercedes-Benz M-Class on average consumes 25% less fuel than the previous models. Joachim Schmidt, Board Member of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Sales & Marketing. Click to enlarge. and extensive BlueEFFICIENCY measures to reduce fuel consumption. Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 4, 2023

Word has it that Mercedes-AMG is mulling over how best to bring back V8 power to the C and E-Class. According to two unnamed sources speaking with Car and Driver , Mercedes-AMG is in the midst of deciding how to bring back the V8. The upcoming Audi RS5 and RS7 will also be powered by a V-6 hybrid good for up to 640 horsepower.

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2025

Hybrid engines will continue as well as the staple Lexus luxury car continues to battle it out with its German rivals from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The new EV and hybrid sedan line-up is tipped to land in the first half of 2026. That makes it almost as large at a Mercedes S-Class limo. The EV has no opening.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2011

Public transport in Germany is about to get cleaner after Mercedes-Benz delivered the first two of a total order of eight of its hybrid buses to the Dresden Transport Company. The vehicle in question is the Mercedes-Benz Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid, which boasts a downsized diesel engine as the genset that provides power to a [.].

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Toyota is the latest automaker to announce it’s headed down the downsized engine path as it strives for improved fuel economy, following the likes of Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai, all of which have announced similar plans in the recent past.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

All-electric cars with the range of modern day petrol or diesel-equipped engines are still 20 years away, says Mercedes-Benz research and development boss Thomas Weber. Getting to twice or three times that is still some way off, and that’s why Mercedes-Benz intend to pursue the hybrid route in the meantime, he explains.

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EV Central

MARCH 10, 2024

The most affordable BMW X1 is $60,400 and the cheapest Mercedes-Benz GLA is $63,200. litre three-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid that pushes out a combined 100kW and is matched with a continuously variable transmission (CVT). Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA appeared first on EV Central.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

and Middle East where you cannot replace V8s with inline-six hybrids, explained Webber. Markets that were already accustomed to open roads, longer driving distances, and larger engines have shown themselves to be significantly less tolerant toward electrification and powertrain downsizing. There are markets such as the U.S.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Representatives of GM stoked the clamor for the Volt, and a Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid sat on the show floor. As America downsizes and SUVs go unpurchased, GM’s diehards put inefficient if zero-emission H2/FCV Equinoxes in advertisements and a few dozen driveways to which they remain tethered by unavailable fuel.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

Mercedes-Benz might not see what Ram sees in a plug-in range-extended vehicle. Mercedes-Benz has reportedly scrapped its extended-range EV powertrains under development, at least partly because they were too expensive and seen as a technological patch. And why is each EV still losing thousands to full-line automakers?

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2023

Upcoming Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets a new V12 engine and three electric motors as part of a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) system Rather than downsizing the engine or switching only to electric motors, the Italian sports car maker has instead added three electric motors to the supercar mix. Yep, you read that right.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. The SuperTruck also incorporates Predictive Hybrid Control, which optimizes hybrid battery-charging strategies to the terrain of the road ahead.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Also, the BMW M division, the wing responsible for performance cars has stated that it doesn’t want to go the same way as its archrival Mercedes-Benz AMG. Interestingly, BMW M division’s thought is completely different from what Mercedes-Benz performance car wing AMG thinks. We always look into all kinds of concepts.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 13, 2025

The premium subcompact SUV category is highly competitive but Acura is ready to take-on the Audi Q3, Mercedes-Benz GLA 250, BMW X1 and the Lexus UX Hybrid. The ADX is a great step-up from a sedan, but also some people will be downsizing from the larger RDX or MDX as their life needs change. One Transmission.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", No announced plans.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

Despite high-end offerings like the Tesla Model X, Rivian R1S and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, no mass-market brand has brought a three-row SUV to the US market. It felt closer to that of a hybrid with a 1.5 Audi, BMW, Genesis, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz only offer electric SUVs in larger and much pricier segments. Volvo EX30.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Despite high-end offerings like the Tesla Model X, Rivian R1S and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, no mass-market brand has brought a three-row SUV to the US market. It felt closer to that of a hybrid with a 1.5 Audi, BMW, Genesis, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz only offer electric SUVs in larger and much pricier segments. Volvo EX30.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

Mercedes-Benz is scrapping extended-range EV powertrains after tests of prototypes, according to an Autocar report citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the matter. liter turbo-4 currently used throughout the Mercedes lineup. One of the prototypes was reportedly an EQS with a front-mounted 1.0-liter

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Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

In a first drive of the 2025 Toyota Camry hybrid , we found that the hybrid system blends into the background—just like the rest of the car, which has now appropriately gone all-hybrid. The plug-in series hybrids would have used dramatically downsized engines—a turbo-2 for the EQS—while halving the EV battery pack.

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