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Mercedes pay+ turns the car into a payment device; Visa technology

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Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are now able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor. With the new digital payment service Mercedes pay+, Mercedes-Benz introduces native in-car payments. Subsequently, more card systems will be added and enabled for Mercedes pay+.

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Mercedes-Benz introducing EQT electric small van

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Mercedes-Benz Vans is systematically electrifying all model series, including a range of sector-specific electric mobility solutions—also in the small van segment. The new EQT by Mercedes-EQ ( earlier post ) (combined power consumption (WLTP): 18.99

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

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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 kWh/100km (8.4

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Mercedes delays EV targets, ICE models staying "well into the 2030s"

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Mercedes-Benz is delaying an EV sales target that would have seen the automaker go all-electric in at least some markets by 2030, Reuters reports. In 2021 Mercedes said it aimed to hit the 50% sales target in 2025, and sell only.

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With Mercedes me Charge, Mercedes-Benz customers charge at over 1.5 million charging points worldwide

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Mercedes-Benz consistently embraces an all-electric future, providing customers with a seamless charging and payment experience through its charging service, Mercedes me Charge. In January, a significant milestone was achieved: the Mercedes me Charge network now bundles more than 1.5

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

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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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FedEx Spain ads 33 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter vans to its fleet

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FedEx Express Europe, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, has received the first of 33 new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter vans being added to ground operations in Spain over the coming months. The 3,5t fully electric vehicles have been allocated to FedEx Express stations in Madrid and Barcelona.

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