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Automobile gets first drive in the Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid

Mercedes Benz will be launching its first hybrid, the S400 BlueHybrid next spring and Phil Floraday from Automobile got a chance to sample it on a recent trip to Europe. The S400 is a mild hybrid, and in many respects it's more similar to the Honda IMA system than Toyota's Hybrid Synergy drive. The S400 will be the first mass-produced hybrid with a lithium ion battery pack. As Phil explains, the system provides start/stop capability, and some electric boost. However, the main purpose is to drive vehicle electrical systems off the lithium ... Read more →

Mercedes-Benz to be 20 percent hybrid by 2015 Sam Abuelsamid

German magazine Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that Mercedes-Benz expects one fifth of its vehicle sales to be hybrids by the middle of the next decade. The information came from Mercedes sales ...

German transmission builder ZF producing hybrid motors for Mercedes Sam Abuelsamid

German transmission supplier ZF has just started building production samples of a new electric motor that will be part of Mercedes-Benz new mild hybrid system. Mercedes co-developed the system with ...

35 mpg Mercedes S Class hybrid with 2.2L twin-turbo Bluetec 4 cylinder making 204 hp Jeremy Korzeniewski

By now, we have all come to realize that not all hybrids are created equal. Some hybrid drivetrains are designed to maximize fuel mileage, while some cater to the performance crowd. Hybrids are ...

Automobile gets first drive in the Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes Benz will be launching its first hybrid, the S400 BlueHybrid next spring and Phil Floraday from Automobile got a chance to sample it on a recent trip to Europe. The S400 is a mild hybrid, and in many respects it's more similar to the Honda IMA system than Toyota's Hybrid Synergy drive. ...

Mercedes-Benz to be 20 percent hybrid by 2015 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

German magazine Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that Mercedes-Benz expects one fifth of its vehicle sales to be hybrids by the middle of the next decade. The information came from Mercedes sales head Klaus Maier during an interview. Mercedes has already announced the first two hybrid models that ...

German transmission builder ZF producing hybrid motors for Mercedes 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

German transmission supplier ZF has just started building production samples of a new electric motor that will be part of Mercedes-Benz new mild hybrid system. Mercedes co-developed the system with BMW and displayed it in several different vehicles shown at last fall's Frankfurt Motor Show. The ...

35 mpg Mercedes S Class hybrid with 2.2L twin-turbo Bluetec 4 cylinder making 204 hp 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

By now, we have all come to realize that not all hybrids are created equal. Some hybrid drivetrains are designed to maximize fuel mileage, while some cater to the performance crowd. Hybrids are available or are being designed for everything from basic transportation to Sport Utility Vehicles and ...


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