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0Report: Mercedes A-Class going electric with Tesla's help; for real this time? 1337804220
Reports of Mercedes-Benz and Tesla building an electric A-Class together are nothing new. In fact, a fleet of 500 A-Class-based E-Cells was built for Europe. Most recently, a Tesla earnings report revealed that Tesla was still working on an all-electric powertrain for an unnamed EV for Daimler, ...
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Official: Daimler-BYD electric-vehicle brand to be called Denza 1333713720
Think Denza, as in Tony, but with an e. Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG and China-based BYD will name the battery-electric vehicle brand they're building together Denza. Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd. (BDNT) will show a concept Denza EV at the Auto China 2012 trade show in Beijing ...
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Daimler testing B-Class E-Cell plug-in hybrid with inductive charging *UPDATE 1323125760
Whether its WiFi vs. ethernet or cell phones vs. land lines, it's pretty clear that wireless technology is more appealing to people than wired ones. The same will some day be true of plug-in cars, since companies like Rolls-Royce and Toyota, Nissan and Volvo are all trying to get energy from the ...
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Frankfurt: Mercedes-Benz unveils B-Class E-Cell Plus extended-range electric concept 1315925700
At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its first-ever range-extended electric vehicle: the Concept B-Class E-Cell Plus. Equipped with a lithium-ion battery pack from Deutsche ACCUmotive (a joint venture between Daimler and Evonik), the E-Cell Plus boasts a battery-only ...
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Mercedes-Benz Celebrates 125 years with sculpture, battery patent 1296575940
Daimler celebrates 125 years since Carl Benz's Patent-MotorWagen – Click above for high-res image galleryBack on January 29th of 1886, Karl Benz filed the patent for his "vehicle with gas-engine drive." It's an important date in the history of the automobile, and Daimler is looking back ... -
Mercedes-Benz delivers first B-Class F-Cell 1292696580
Last Saturday, Nissan delivered the first Leaf to a lucky gent by the name of Olivier Chalouhi in San Francisco, CA. Then, on Wednesday, Chevrolet handed over the keys of the first Volt to Jeffrey Kaffee, a retired airline pilot who resides in Parsippany, NJ. Well, it turns out that Mercedes-Benz ...
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Mercedes-Benz considers bringing natural gas vehicles to U.S. 1287406560
Mercedes-Benz E 200 NGTMercedes-Benz has been developing and testing fuel-cell vehicles for more than a decade and will begin leasing its pricey B-Class F-Cell to a limited group of Californians this fall, but the automaker's alternative powertrain focus is not limited to hydrogen alone. ... -
Mercedes-Benz polling customers on bringing B-Class to the States 1273668720
Almost since the day that Mercedes-Benz introduced the A-class and then B-class models over a decade ago, the company has been hemming and hawing about whether to offer the cars in the U.S. market. A combination of factors – e.g., unfavorable exchange rates, limited American demand for ...
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Report: Mercedes to launch B-Class-based hatchback, CUV in U.S. 1268074920
2009 Mercedes-Benz B-Class – Click above for high-res image galleryHere in the United States, Mercedes-Benz's product portfolio starts off with the C-Class sedan. Those familiar with the alphabet may realize that there are at least two available letters before 'C' that would theoretically ... -
Mercedes-Benz delivers hydrogen, pure electric vehicles in two-pronged strategy 1260554160
Mercedes-Benz F-Cell and Smart Ed - Click above for high-res image galleryIf there's one under-the-radar trend that is slowly bubbling to the top of the green car space, it's the intentional blending (by some) of hydrogen- and battery-powered vehicles under the electric drive moniker. Maybe this ...

