The SUV’s development testing takes place in Spain ahead of production starting next year Mercedes-Benz has released pictures of summer testing of the EQC, the automaker’s first serious investment in fully electric electric vehicles. The all-electric SUV has been through an extensive development programme, including various stages of testing, ahead …
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BVG has ordered 15 electric buses from Mercedes-Benz Germany’s largest bus operator and transport authority, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), has ordered 15 fully electric-powered Mercedes-Benz Citaros to ‘enter the electric era’, just months before the product makes its official international debut. Head of Daimler Buses Till Oberwörder said: “We are very pleased …
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Mercedes-Benz will present plug-in hybrid SUVs later this year Purchasing and operation leaders of Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz US International (MBUSI) met with representatives from 240 suppliers at the company’s annual Supplier Forum in June. MBUSI has held supplier forums such as this one to orient its suppliers to expectations …
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Mercedes-Benz aims to increase EV production in France Mercedes-Benz will produce an electric compact car after its parent company, Daimler-Benz, makes an investment of 500 million euros (US$585 million) in its French production plant. The Hambach plant, in the northeast of France, near the border of Germany, will produce the car as part of …
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Series production of the all-electric Citaro will begin some time later this year, with two models to be delivered to Hamburg by the end of 2018 The German city of Hamburg is fast establishing itself as a leader for EV initiatives. Having already deployed Siemens fast-charging systems for buses, and …
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Mercedes-Benz will enter the luxury electric vehicle market in 2020 when it releases its EQ S saloon. The new model will put it in competition with the Jaguar XJ and the Audi A8. The EQ S will be an entirely new model for Mercedes. “We will have an electric vehicle …
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Daimler’s joint venture with China’s BYD launches its latest DENZA EV for the Chinese market, with a promised 500km of range Daimler and BYD Automotive yesterday launched the latest model from their joint venture, Shenzhen DENZA New Energy Automotive. The new DENZA 500 battery EV is engineered and produced for …
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Mercedes-Benz Cars to invest in battery production facility in Thailand, under a partnership with TAAP Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Cars will spend 100 million euros (US$123 million) by 2020 on a lithium-ion battery factory in Thailand to better access the fast-growing Asia region. The German company is partnering with Automotive Assembly …
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Daimler reveals road-ready eActros electric trucks, featuring power output of 250 kW and two battery packs with a 240 kWh capacity In 2016 Mercedes-Benz Trucks announced the development of a heavy-duty electric truck concept. Less than two years later the resulting model, the eActros, is now ready for its first road service. …
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The hybrid Econic model uses an electric, battery-powered tipper and crusher Embracing electrification in transport also means finding alternative solutions for other vehicle functions. in the case of one Mercedes-Benz Econic 1838 4×2 refuse truck used in London, that includes adding an electric tipper and crusher to the main truck body. Mercedes-Benz …
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