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Mercedes Latest German Automaker To Pull Back On Its Electric Car Plans

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Mercedes is backing away from its electric car plans as slower than expected sales have taken the company by surprise. The post Mercedes Latest German Automaker To Pull Back On Its Electric Car Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle sales rise 73% in 2023

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Mercedes-Benz Group sold 2,491,600 vehicles in 2023 (+1.5%), despite supply-chain constraints and thanks to its focus on desirable cars and vans as well as on the electrification of its fleet.

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Mercedes-Benz all-electric car sales up 66% in Q3 2023

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Mercedes-Benz Cars sales reached 510,600 units (-4%) in the third quarter, a solid performance in a volatile market. Sales of the Mercedes-Maybach rose by 26% during the same period. Volumes were impacted by a model changeover for the E-Class and a supply-chain bottleneck which constrained availability of the GLC.

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Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX delivers groundbreaking energy efficiency on electric journey from Riyadh to Dubai

Electric Cars Report

On its third long-distance road trip over 1,000+ kilometers, the Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX demonstrated that even the Arabian Desert is no obstacle to energy efficiency. On a challenging route profile encompassing busy city streets and open desert, the pioneering test vehicle delivered electric power consumption of 7.4

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Mercedes-Benz Q1 sales driven by electric and Top-End vehicles

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Mercedes-Benz Cars sales reached 503,500 units (+3%) in the first quarter with Top-End and battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales up 18% and 89% respectively.

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Mercedes-Benz eEconic for aircraft refueling now in service at Stuttgart Airport

Electric Cars Report

Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks and tank body specialist Esterer handed-over an all-electric refueling vehicle based on Mercedes-Benz eEconic at Stuttgart Airport. The all-electric truck will be used there as a test vehicle in the finalize! project for the refueling service provider Skytanking.

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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

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However, the research within IDTechEx’s “ Semiconductors for Autonomous and Electric Vehicles 2023-2033 ” report shows that trends within the automotive industry mean consumers will soon be caring far more about what chips are in their cars. Semiconductor devices found on autonomous electric vehicles.

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