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    Daimler CEO says there's not enough oil for China, country has no choice but to adopt EVs     1273169220

    Sometimes, little more than a quote is needed to basically tell the entire story. This is one of those times. The quote below comes from Daimler chief executive officer Dieter Zetsche and his words are poignant, shocking and targeted directly at the thirsty automotive market in China which is ...

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    Zetsche admits Daimler couldn't have financed Smart revival without Renault-Nissan deal     1270684560

    2009 Smart Fortwo – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Apparently, one of the results of today's announcement that Daimler and Renault-Nissan would partner up will be to save the Smart brand's future. According to a report coming in from Reuters, Daimler chief executive officer Dieter ...

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    Mercedes CEO worries about impact of global CO2 and MPG rules     1211212620

    Mercedes F700 conceptMercedes is not slacking when it comes to building concepts and releasing cleaner vehicles. But, in a fairly standard automotive move these days, while the engineers are working, the executives are complaining about patchworks. Speaking in Switzerland, Daimler CEO Dieter ...

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    Mercedes boss doesn't plan to let cost be an issue for more efficient cars     1208038620

    Mercedes-Benz CEO Dieter Zetsche told Motor Trend this week that increased cost was not going to be an issue for his company to meet new fuel economy standards. Obviously getting improved efficiency out of powertrains would make them more expensive as they have to meet U.S. CAFE and European CO2 ...

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    Dieter Zetsche sees fuel cells on our roads in 5-8 years     1207598280

    GM isn't the only one ready for a lot of hydrogen fuel cell cars. Daimler chairman Dieter "Dr. Z" Zetsche believes that the technology for fuel cell vehicles is here today and that vehicles using the hydrogen-for-energy system will be available in five to eight years time. Zetsche also believes ...

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    Daimler figures diesels could make up 20 percent of its U.S. sales     1206032940

    Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche is bullish on the adoption of diesel in the United States. At the ECO:nomics conference, Zetsche told the Wall Street Journal that Daimler is very happy with its diesel accomplishments over the last two years (see video below the fold). According to Zetsche, in the ...

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    Geneva 2008: Photos of the Mercedes BlueEfficiency on the stand     1204649400

    click to enlargeAside from the flying members of the Great Chinese State Circus, who presented an extract from their European tour show of Swan Lake, the stars of the Mercedes stage at the Geneva Motor Show were the C 350 CGi BlueEFFICIENCY and the Vision GLK BlueTEC Hybrid. Joining the acrobats ...

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