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MAY 7, 2022

Mercedes-Benz’ DRIVE PILOT system for conditionally automated driving (SAE Level 3) can be ordered in Germany from 17 May as an optional extra for the S-Class for €5,000 and for the EQS for €7,430 (Driver Assistance Package Plus: €2,430 and DRIVE PILOT: €5,000) excl. —Britta Seeger, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes?Benz

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AUGUST 4, 2021

To help industrialize production of future generation batteries, Mercedes-Benz is intensifying its cooperation with its longstanding partner GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG, a German world market leader in highly innovative battery production and automation systems.

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JULY 8, 2023

Mercedes-Benz will be the first German OEM to implement NACS ports into its new electric vehicles starting in 2025. As part of a phased transition, Mercedes-Benz will initially offer an adapter that enables the company’s existing CCS BEVs to charge seamlessly on the NACS network from 2024 onwards.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Mercedes‑Benz announced that its DRIVE PILOT system for SAE Level 3 conditionally automated driving received certification from California state authorities. DRIVE PILOT will be available in the US market as an option for model year 2024 Mercedes‑Benz S-Class and EQS Sedan models, with the first cars delivered to customers in late 2023.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Mercedes-Benz Vans has developed a new Electric Versatility Platform for the large van segment. —Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. Mercedes-Benz will continue to push forward its plans to bring electrically powered vans to the market in all segments.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Canadian battery material specialist Hydro-Québec is partnering with Mercedes-Benz as part of the automaker’s research and development activities on future EV technology. Hydro-Québec and Mercedes-Benz researchers will cooperate to test new materials under field conditions to accelerate the development cycle.

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MAY 31, 2022

Following the market launch of the eActros for heavy-duty distribution transport in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is systematically pressing ahead with the introduction of additional battery-electric models for this and coming years. The eActros LongHaul will also enable high-performance megawatt charging.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Mercedes-Benz presented a new sports car study, the Vision One-Eleven. The British company has been a 100% subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG since July 2021. The Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven is inspired by the tradition of the C 111 experimental vehicles from the 1960s and 70s, which were used to test Wankel and turbodiesel engines.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Mercedes-Benz plans to build a wind farm at its test track in Papenburg, northern Germany, with an output of more than 100 MW to cover up to more than 15% of the annual electricity demand of Mercedes-Benz Group AG in Germany.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Mercedes Benz’s upcoming EQE SUV has been pictured online ahead of its debut. Mercedes Benz has been aggressively expanding their electric vehicle offerings. The brand will introduce the Mercedes EQE SUV to the lineup, and images show the luxury SUV in exquisite detail. But with a new Mercedes SUV model, the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

vans, and electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to initiate a strategic partnership. The target is to build an all-new electric-only production facility leveraging an existing Mercedes?Benz With Vito E-CELL in 2010, Mercedes-Benz Vans was a pioneer in the field of locally emission-free transporters.

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MARCH 28, 2023

Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium officially broke ground for its lithium conversion plant in Guben, Germany ( earlier post ), from which it will supply Mercedes-Benz with battery-grade lithium hydroxide (LiOH) starting in 2026 (starting with a qualification period). Earlier post.) platform models starting in 2024.

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DECEMBER 3, 2022

This has been especially true for the rare earth materials used in the manufacturing of electric motors for electric vehicles (EVs). While some automakers have alternative motor technologies that don’t rely on rare earths, the market has not shifted in this direction significantly. times greater than the previous average.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. With the approval of the authorities, we have now achieved a breakthrough: We are the first manufacturer to put conditionally automated driving into series production in Germany.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

The stocks of German luxury automakers, including Mercedes, Porsche, and BMW, have remained strong in recent months despite numerous disruptions. Most recently, the KBA reported that Mercedes grew sales in Germany throughout the year by over 8%, making them the second-largest automaker in the country. BMW stock chart by TradingView.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

BASF, Mercedes-Benz, Pyrum Innovations AG and WITTE Automotive successfully closed a material cycle to produce automotive components from mass-balanced plastics. Pyrolysis oil from scrap tires and biomethane from organic waste can replace fossil raw materials in manufacturing plastics with virgin material properties.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is taking an equity stake in European battery cell manufacturer Automotive Cells Company (ACC) to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules. Mercedes-Benz will invest a mid-three-digit-million euros amount next year.

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APRIL 10, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has invested more than €200 million in the Electric Software Hub at the Mercedes Technology Centre (MTC) in Sindelfingen. With this step, Mercedes-Benz is intensifying its approach of cross-functional collaboration. The Electric Software Hub accelerates the transformation of Mercedes-Benz. operating system.

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JULY 23, 2020

Mercedes-Benz AG is grouping all drive system competencies across the group in the new unit “Mercedes-Benz Drive Systems” within the company. The transformation of Mercedes-Benz AG and its products in line with CO 2 -free mobility for the future brings with it significant changes for the drive system in particular.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Mercedes-Benz has signed a supply agreement with Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel (H2GS) ( earlier post ) over approximately 50,000 tonnes almost CO₂-free steel per year for its European press shops and deepened its partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to establish a sustainable steel supply chain in North America.

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APRIL 19, 2021

The new Mercedes-Benz EQB is making its debut at Auto Shanghai 2021 this week. kWh/100 km) it is the second fully electric compact car from Mercedes-EQ. The market launch in China is scheduled for this year. These batteries are manufactured at the Daimler plants in Kamenz (Germany) and Jawor (Poland).

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has launched a partnership with the Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB for CO 2 -free steel. By 2039 at the latest, the Mercedes-Benz new passenger car fleet will become CO 2 -neutral along the entire value chain, including the supplier network. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 14, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Trucks will be presenting the series version of the previous eActros LongHaul on 10 October 2023, with a new design and the new name of eActros 600 as a world premiere. The manufacturer expects that the e-truck will significantly accelerate the far-reaching transformation of road freight transport towards CO 2 -neutral drives.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

After about a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the purely battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now successively going to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. —Andreas von Wallfeld, Head of Marketing, Sales and Services Mercedes-Benz Trucks.

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JUNE 3, 2022

Automated Mercedes-Benz trucks are being used in the Brazilian sugar cane harvest since 2019. Mercedes-Benz do Brasil has configured the Mercedes-Benz Axor specifically for automated harvesting operations as part of a development partnership with the Brazilian agricultural technology manufacturer Grunner.

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JANUARY 8, 2022

Deliveries of Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid and electric passenger cars reached a record 227,458 units (+69.3%) of which 48,936 (21.5%) were Mercedes-EQ battery electric passenger cars (BEV) (+154.8%). Including smart and Mercedes-Benz Vans, total BEV sales rose above 99,000 units (+90.3%).

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MARCH 31, 2021

Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

In the future, the Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim will manufacture and assemble parts of electric powertrains (eATS). The power-transmission wheelset and other components such as the electrohydraulic control system will also be manufactured in Untertürkheim.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Mercedes-Benz plans to launch a global high-power charging network across North America, Europe, China and other key markets. The aim is to have the full network in place before the end of the decade, when Mercedes-Benz intends to go all-electric wherever market conditions allow.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Constellium SE is supplying aluminum auto body sheet solutions for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class produced in Europe, China, and South Africa and sold around the world. Constellium provides aluminum for the hood, roof, tailgate, and fenders of the Mercedes-Benz model.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

As of January 2019, fully owned Daimler subsidiary NuCellSys GmbH will operate under the name of Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH. —Professor Christian Mohrdieck, Head of Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH. Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH is founded on deep and long-standing know-how in fuel cell technology.

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MAY 10, 2023

Following a successful testing phase of low-carbon aluminum with a minimum 25% share of post-consumer scrap, Mercedes-Benz is beginning series production of demanding structural cast components made of the more sustainable material this year. —Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Following the market launch of the eActros 300/400 for heavy-duty distribution in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is not only consistently pushing ahead with the introduction of further battery electric models for this and the coming years, but also focusing on even more diversity and flexibility in applications for the eActros itself.

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MAY 24, 2022

Manz AG is a globally active high-tech machine manufacturer with a focus on the automotive industry and electro-mobility. Together with Manz, we will shape this requirement - our pilot line for the production of battery cells at the Mercedes-Benz plant Mannheim is a key step in this direction.

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JULY 4, 2020

Mercedes-Benz AG has taken numerous measures to sustainably improve its cost structure and become significantly more efficient. In addition, the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on the economy are creating new framework conditions in the market and in this context we are optimizing our global production network.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Like most government agencies, NGOs, and publicly traded companies, Mercedes-Benz has made a promise to be all-electric by 2030. Despite seeing a surge of interest in its electrified EQ products initially, Mercedes has started having trouble moving EVs. Automotive News recently conducted a series of interviews with Mercedes retailers.

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