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Mercedes diesel settlement, Wrangler diesel driven, double-decker V2G: Today’s Car News

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Daimler’s U.S. diesel settlement has a price tag far below that of VW. We drove the Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel to see if it lives up to its badge, ahead of an expected plug-in. A French battery maker rises. And double-decker buses are an important part of the world’s largest V2G site.

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Report: Nissan-Renault and Daimler Agree on Tie-Up, to Announce This Week

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Kyodo News reports that the Renault-Nissan Alliance has basically agreed on a capital and business tie-up deal with Daimler AG, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Daimler is also considering supplying large-displacement gasoline and diesel engines to Nissan, Japan’s third-largest automaker which is owned 44.3

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Breaking news: Daimler, Nissan, Renault tie-up agreed

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Just a week ago we told you that the Renault-Nissan Alliance was in negotiations to form a partnership with Daimler (see article) and now we have reports that the deal is basically agreed. According to Kyodo News, the two parties have settled on a capital and business tie-up deal and will confirm the agreement on Wednesday [.].

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News in brief: Daimler, Renault and Nissan to expand partnership

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Vehicle manufacturers are continuing to cosy up as the industry moves towards electrification with Daimler, Renault and Nissan the latest to tighten their links. In April this year, the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG announced a strategic co-operation that involved an equity exchange. Renault-Nissan took a 3.1

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Walmart to debut Daimler hybrid trucks

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It is one of the biggest supermarket names in the world and now Walmart has expressed its commitment to green technologies by forging a partnership with Daimler Trucks North America. The companies have collaborated on the first hybrid electric Freightliner Cascadia as the first part of a long term strategic link-up between the firms.

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Eaton and Western Michigan University Partner on Commercial and Military Hybrid Vehicles Research

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News of the Eaton/WMU lab development came during the same week as news that Eaton is receiving $2 million in federal funding for research and development work aimed at building better military vehicles. Tags: Heavy-duty Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid. That hybrid hydraulic drive work also involves collaboration with WMU’s CAViDS.

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Daimler releases car2go project details

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The car2go mobility concept will launch in Hamburg in spring 2011 and will see German car manufacturing giant Daimler, the owner of brands including Mercedes-Benz and Smart, team up with Hamburg-based car hire company Europcar. Around 300 Smart Fortwo vehicles will be made available as part of the initial scheme and they will be equipped [.].