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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Eaton Corporation has supplied key hybrid power technology and expertise to Daimler Trucks’ Mercedes Benz BlueTec Atego Hybrid ( earlier post ), part of the new Mercedes-Benz Atego range of trucks. Tags: Brief.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Germany’s Handelsblatt reports that Daimler and Evonik want to invest an additional €200 million (US$287 million) in their joint Li-ion manufacturing venture Deutsche Accumotive GmbH & Co. If Mercedes sells 800,000 units as planned in 2012 with an average 160 g CO 2 /km , Daimler could face fines of €2.1 Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) and Walmart have collaborated to build the first hybrid electric Freightliner Cascadia. The system uses an advanced lithium-ion-based energy storage and advanced electronic control algorithms that were developed in collaboration with the Daimler Trucks Global Hybrid Center in Japan.

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MAY 25, 2010

The Financial Times Deutschland reports that Daimler and Toyota are planning a comprehensive partnership on fuel cell vehicles. Daimler took a 10% stake in Tesla last year. Toyota started research in 1992 on fuel cell vehicles; Daimler started in 1994. Tags: Brief. Neither company would comment on the report.

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MAY 27, 2010

BYD Company Limited and Daimler AG signed a contract creating a 50:50 research and technology joint venture called “Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. BYD and Daimler will invest RMB 600 million (about US$88 million, €72 million) to use as registered capital for the joint venture. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 1, 2010

Daimler AG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BYD Company Limited to enter into a comprehensive technology partnership for the development of electric vehicles for China. Under the agreement, Daimler and BYD intend to develop a new electric vehicle specific to the requirements of the Chinese market.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Daimler has sold all of its 5.34% of the ordinary shares of Indian automotive company Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the capital market. The transaction will have a positive effect on Daimler’s EBIT of approximately €265 million and will be accounted for in the first quarter of 2010. Tags: Brief.

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Motor Motors Motoring India 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) has received orders for 96 Orion VII clean-diesel and diesel-hybrid buses. Daimler Buses North America, headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., is part of Daimler Buses and combines three bus brands under one corporate structure: Orion transit buses, Setra motorcoaches, and the Sprinter shuttle bus.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

During the 2009 press conference announcing Daimler’s taking a 10% stake in Tesla, Tesla CEO Elon Musk noted that “ Tesla’s R&D is on the pack not the cell. We are in agreement with Daimler that in the long term fewer cells makes sense.” Daimler also has a stockholding in Li-Tec, a subsidiary of Evonik.).

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Tesla Motors Motor Motors Motoring 244

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers and part of the Daimler Trucks division of Daimler AG, unveiled the eighth generation of the light-duty Canter truck in Tokyo/Kawasaki, Japan. Tags: Brief.

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Japan Mitsubishi Light Maintenance 186

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Daimler AG owns 85% of MFTBC shares. MFTBC is an integral part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG. Tags: Brief. Based in Kawasaki, Japan, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) is one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Daimler Buses has won a contract is for 75 natural gas-powered Mercedes-Benz Citaro urban buses from Connexxion, the Netherlands’ largest public transport company. Daimler Buses will be delivering two variants of the Citaro CNG: a solo bus measuring 12 meters and an articulated bus measuring 18 meters. Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

and others, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk told The Nikkei.Tesla has already contacted tie-up partners Toyota and Daimler AG and asked them if they are interested in licensing its technologies, Musk said. Tags: Brief. Tesla Motors is interested in licensing its battery and other EV technologies to Toyota Motor Corp. Earlier post.).

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Tesla Motors Toyota Motor Motors 236

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

Ballard Power Systems has entered a supply agreement with Daimler AG for FCvelocity fuel cell products for Daimler AG’s fuel cell car and bus programs. Tags: Brief. The agreement provides for minimum revenue of approximately $24 million over eighteen months from April 2010, with roughly equal distribution in 2010 and 2011.

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JUNE 13, 2010

Ankai is China’s third-largest bus company; it has partnered since 1993 with Daimler Buses, producing Setra brand buses under license for the Chinese market. Tags: Brief. The state-owned Chinese vehicle maker Ankai Automobile Co. is developing a plug-in hybrid electric bus for the US market. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 29, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified the entire family of heavy-duty diesel engines made by Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC), a Daimler Company—DD13, DD15, and DD16 engines with SCR technology— as being in compliance with the EPA 2010 emissions standard, which took effect at the start of this year.

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JULY 16, 2010

Daimler and Foton Motor signed a 50:50 joint venture contract, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Premier of the People’s Republic of China Wen Jiabao present. The joint venture will expand Daimler’s industrialization in China to include trucks, in addition to passenger cars and vans. Tags: Brief.

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JULY 28, 2010

Daimler AG owns 85% of Mitsubishi Fuso shares; Fuso is an integral part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG. Tags: Brief. This enables the vehicle’s speed to be easily controlled when moving slowly—for example when manoeuvring or in stop-and-go traffic—and hill-starts are also made easier.

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APRIL 7, 2010

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG today announced a broad strategic cooperation that also involves equity exchanges that result in giving the Renault-Nissan Alliance a 3.1% stake in Daimler—1.55% for each of the two partners—and Daimler a 3.1% Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG.

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MAY 14, 2010

Thomas Built Buses, Daimler Trucks North American (DTNA)’s school bus manufacturer, now offers all of its school buses with BlueTec SCR exhaust emission control technology. Daimler Trucks North America produces and markets commercial vehicles under the Freightliner, Western Star, and Thomas Built Buses brands. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Li-Tec Battery GmbH, the lithium-ion battery company jointly owned by of Evonik Industries AG and Daimler, plans to boost its production capacity for battery cells to 300,000 annual units by the end of this year. As part of the alliance, Daimler acquired 49.9% Daimler will hold 90% of this joint venture, and Evonik 10%.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion 2009 Production 186

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APRIL 18, 2019

Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, also announced another all-electric compact SUV: the EQB, which will be available in China from 2021. This is where the EQCs are recognized as electric models with the help of data tags attached to the body, and equipped with a battery.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Daimler AG owns 85% of MFTBC shares. MFTBC is part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG. Tags: Brief. Based in Kawasaki, Japan, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) is one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers.

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

South Korea-based SK Energy said it has been chosen as a supplier of lithium-ion batteries for a hybrid electric vehicle project for Daimler commercial vehicle subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso; Daimler holds 85% of Fuso. Tags: Brief. SK cells have an energy density of up to 140 Wh/kg.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Daimler AG has started a new project for the cultivation of the biodiesel raw material jatropha in the south of India; the seedlings for the first 100 hectares (250 acres) have been planted. This enables regular contact between Daimler and the smallholders and ensures sustainable agricultural development work in the communities.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

King County Metro (KCM) in Seattle, WA has ordered up to 500 Orion VII diesel-electric series hybrid buses ( earlier post ), with options for up to 200 buses, from Daimler Buses North America. Daimler Buses also announced orders totaling 225 Orion VII transit buses, 30 Setra S 417 motorcoaches and 15 Sprinter shuttle buses.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Daimler has been awarded the German Sustainability Award 2010 for most sustainable products/services for the Mercedes-Benz Atego BlueTec Hybrid. Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Atego BlueTec Hybrid addresses various challenges to sustainability. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.) —from the jury’s statement. Atego BlueTec Hybrid.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Daimler AG owns 85% of MFTBC shares. MFTBC is an integral part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG. Tags: Brief. Based in Kawasaki, Japan, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) is one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers.

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JULY 13, 2009

Daimler AG has sold 40% of its equity interest in Tesla Motors to its new major shareholder Aabar Investments PJSC (Aabar), of Abu Dhabi, in their first joint strategic project. The investment allows Daimler and Aabar to leverage their shared interest in the development of low-CO 2 drive systems, according to a statement issued by Daimler.

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Tesla Motors Motor Motors Motoring 150

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JUNE 19, 2010

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) will invest $194 million (approximately €157 million) in the Detroit Diesel engine production facility in Redford, Michigan to expand substantially the heavy-duty BlueTec diesel engine production capacity. Tags: Brief. A big part of the investment will be spent on cylinder head production.

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Detroit Diesel Engine North America 170

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APRIL 28, 2010

has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Daimler AG to develop automobile parts made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). Under the agreement, Toray is responsible for developing optimal CFRP materials, and handling design and molding processes; Daimler is responsible for developing joining technologies.

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Automobile Carbon Fiber Parts Mercedes 210

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

smart and fortwo are registered trademarks of Daimler AG. In April, the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG announced a broad strategic cooperation that also involves equity exchanges that result in giving the Renault-Nissan Alliance a 3.1% stake in Daimler and Daimler a 3.1% Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency.

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JULY 25, 2010

Also involved in the trial are Daimler and Petrobras. Tags: Brief. Amyris Brasil S.A. and the city of São Paulo, Brazil have begun a pilot project in which three urban public bus transport will be supplied with 5% renewable diesel produced from sugarcane feedstock. Three others will be fueled by 100% renewable diesel. Earlier post.).

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MAY 15, 2009

Daimler Trucks North America has developed the first hybrid truck for use in hazardous material transport. To receive immediate feedback on how the hybrid system performs on the road, Daimler Trucks North America and Pennington Gas have partnered with Telogis, a leading provider of enterprise fleet tracking software. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Starting next year, 10 of the 30 new fuel cell buses that Daimler Buses is producing for European transport operators are destined for the Hamburg transport authority. Besides, synergy potentials with our Mercedes-Benz passenger car development and Daimler research can be optimally used in particular with the fuel cell drive system.

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JULY 26, 2010

Daimler AG will set up a new smart product unit within the Mercedes-Benz Cars division on 1 September 2010. Tags: Brief. This will enhance the framework for successful expansion of the brand and further development of the product portfolio, the company said.

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Production Mercedes 2010 Sale 186

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JANUARY 21, 2014

As part of the “cooperative transponder” research project Ko-TAG ( earlier post ), researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) developed a new approach to distance measurement to enable advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in cars to pinpoint the location of pedestrians and cyclists even in non-line-of-sight situations—i.e.,

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