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Mercedes launches Citaro G Blue Tec Hybrid Bus

Mercedes-Benz builds more than fancy li-ion hybrid cars. The company's buses, notably the Citaro series, are quite a common sight in European cities. The German company has announced that the new generation of the Citaro G model, known as "bendy-buses" in England, will include BlueTec technology (NOx reduction with AdBlue) paired up with hybrid technology, making it the first series production hybrid bus available for European markets. The Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid uses the most powerful lithium-ion battery installed in any model, totalling 320 ... Read more →

Mercedes: Rich celebs love BlueTEC diesels, Europeans will, too Sebastian Blanco

Echoing a campaign from last fall, when Hollywood celebrities were used to promote Mercedes' BlueTEC diesel vehicles in America, MB has put out a release claiming that the success of these diesel ...

New York 2009: Mercedes E250 Bluetec concept would get 28/39 city/hwy rating Sebastian Blanco

Mercedes-Benz brought the new E250 BlueTEC concept sedan to the New York Auto Show today, showing the type of clean diesel sedan that could follow in the wake of last year's BlueTEC SUV ...

Jetta TDI, Benz ML320 BlueTEC finalists for 2009 North American Car/Truck of the Year Sebastian Blanco

The 2009 Green Car of the Year, the Jetta TDI, could also be named the 2009 North American Car of the Year. After winning the top honor in LA a month ago, the Jetta TDI joins the Ford Flex and the ...

Celebrities starting to show up Mercedes BlueTec diesels Sam Abuelsamid

In recent years, turning up at high profile events in a Toyota Prius has become almost de rigueur for Hollywood celebrities who want to show off their green cred. However, for someone who's made ...

BlueTEC microsite now available from Mercedes-Benz Canada 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes made a big red, white and blue balloon-y smash with their BlueTEC SUVs at the New York Auto Show earlier this year and the vehicles are in American showrooms now. In the Great White North, Mercedes-Benz Canada has just launched a new BlueTEC microsite to introduce Canadian car buyers to ...

Mercedes' new BlueTEC diesels will not start if urea runs out 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Those of you planning to buy the new Bluetec diesel SUVs from Mercedes Benz will want to make sure you don't miss your regular service intervals or ignore warning lights. If you do, you might find yourself stranded at the mall. In order to meet new NOx emissions standards these vehicles and ...

Hey Audi, don't leave us behind. Benz clean diesels in showrooms this week 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It'll be a long, long while (if ever) before the diesel market in the U.S. is anywhere near as big as it is in Europe, but if the European automakers have their way, we'll all be at least test driving oil burners sooner rather than later. As the Audi Mileage Marathon shows, diesel vehicles are a ...

DOE fuel economy updates: 2009 Prius mpg, diesel tax credits 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A few updates from the U.S. federal government regarding cleaner vehicles. First, we have the official DOE fuel economy numbers for the 2009 Prius: 48 mpg in the city, 45 on the highway for a combined rating of 46 mpg. If that looks familiar, it's because it's the same as the 2008 Prius (and ...

Volkswagen supplies 5,000 "green cars" for the Beijing Olympics 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for complete gallery The Beijing Olympics will have a complete fleet of 5,000 "green cars" by Volkswagen, which is an official sponsor. The chosen models are the Magotan 2.0 TDI (6.2 l/100) and Magotan BlueMotion (5.1 l/100), the Sagitar 1.4 TSI (6.4 l/100), the Touran EcoFuel (bifuel ...

Mercedes expects diesels to account for 15% of SUV, CUV sales 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the ML320 BLUETEC for a high res gallery Mercedes is expecting big things from its Bluetec badge, starting with its line of SUVs and crossovers. In fact, the German automaker expects fifteen percent of all if its utility vehicles to be sold with diesel engines. We think that figure may even ...

AutoblogGreen First Drive: 2009 Mercedes-Benz BLUETEC SUVs 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the ML320 BLUETEC for a high res gallery Mercedes-Benz kicked off the race to the finish line for 50-state legal, urea-injected diesels this week with a first drive in Vermont. Mercedes chose Vermont for the international media debut of its BLUETEC diesel SUVs for the scenic vistas and the ...

Pics galore: clean diesel Mercedes BlueTec SUVs coming to America 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the Mercedes BlueTEC diesel SUVs During at the New York Auto Show this past March, Mercedes announced that it would begin selling three clean diesel SUVs with BlueTEC - the R 320 BlueTEC, the ML 320 BlueTEC and the GL 320 BlueTEC - in America. The SUVs won't be ...

Further proof that blue is the new green 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Marketing company JWT recently proclaimed that blue would be taking over from green as the new color for the environmental crowd to get behind. Naming trends seem to support this theory, with BlueTec and BlueMotion both highlighting clean diesel technology. Now, DuPont is reporting that the color ...

BMW confirms fall launch for U.S. diesels, racing to beat Mercedes 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in January BMW made the big announcement that it would finally introduce modern clean diesel engines to the U.S. market. At the time the Bavarian manufacturer told us that the new 335d and X5 xDrive35d would be launched by later in 2008 without getting any more specific than that. A blog ...

New York 2008: Mercedes BlueTEC SUVs get political 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge and see more high-res images The news out this morning that the three Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC SUVs will be available in all fifty states in the fall (aka election time) was turned into faux political rally during the Benz press event here at the New York Auto Show. The spiel was that ...

Mercedes-Benz will be able to sell BlueTEC SUVs in all 50 U.S. states 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last week, we wrote about Mercedes move to bring BlueTEC SUVs to the U.S. Today, Benz announced that these large diesels have been approved for licensing in all 50 states. What this means is that no matter where you are in the U.S., you'll be able to buy one of these SUVs with AdBlue injection - ...

Mercedes brings AdBlue to America with three BlueTEC SUVs 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click for high-resolution gallery They're SUVs, they're Mercedes, they're clean diesel, and they're coming to America. Mercedes-Benz announced today that the R 320 BlueTEC, ML 320 BlueTEC and GL 320 BlueTEC models will be the first diesel models with AdBlue injection in available in America this ...

Geneva 2008: Photos of the Mercedes BlueEfficiency on the stand 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge Aside 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 ...

Which green car technologies is Chrysler working on? Yes 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Carlists's Lou Ann Hammond was recently part of what seems like a roundtable interview with Jim Press, the chairman and vice president of Chrysler. A four-minute video clip of that interview is now available over on Carlist and shows Press answering questions about the fate of the Two-Mode hybrid ...

Detroit 2008: Mercedes-Benz E320 BlueTec is only sort of 50-state legal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in October, Mercedes-Benz made something of a splash in California when they re-introduced the E320 to the California market. It was the first new diesel available in the state in over two years. However, it now appears that the E320 BlueTec is not actually technically legal in California or ...

Detroit 2008 Preview: Mercedes Vision GLK Freeside 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Vision GLK for a high-res photo gallery Following the pattern set by Mercedes-Benz in recent years, the Stuttgart manufacturer will be showing their next production model at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show as a concept with a Vision prefix attached to its name. In this case the new model is a ...

Detroit 2008 Preview: Jeep Renegade Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge The 2008 Detroit Auto show concept from Jeep revives an old name on a whole new vehicle. The sub-compact sized Renegade is a sci-fi-styled off-roader with a range-extended electric power-train. Like the other two Chrysler concepts this year, the motor's electron supply comes from a ...

Next Mercedes-Benz E-Class could get BlueTec-Two-Mode hybrid powertrain 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The next-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class is due to hit the streets in 2010. When it finally appears, it will have a full range of engine options from a 1.8L four cylinder to a 5.5L V-8 on the gasoline side. On the diesel front, 2.2L four cylinder and 3.0L V-6 engines will be part of the lineup too. ...

Frankfurt 2007: Mercedes rolls out the C-Class Wagon with Bluetec Hybrid drivetrain 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Mercedes_Benz_C300_BLUETEC_Hybrid_station_wagon_rolls_out_in_Frankfurt'; After reading through Frank's description over at Autoblog of the dance routine accompanying the introduction of the Mercedes C-Class sedan and wagon at the Frankfurt Motor Show, some of ...

Mercedes introducing Euro-5 compliant E300 Bluetec diesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes Benz has announced the introduction of the E300 Bluetec sedan to the European market for the first time. The Bluetec version of the E-class has been available in the US market since fall of 2006 but the addition to the European lineup means that it's now compliant with Euro-5 emissions ...

Mercedes will debut F700 with DiesOtto engine at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes is bringing the green to the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show with their new sedan concept car, the F700. Remember that DiesOtto engine that we told you about a while back? It's making its debut in this new luxury sedan. To refresh your memory, that engine produces 238hp and 295ft-lb. of ...

Volkswagen won't be using Bluetec branding on diesels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last year Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen Group and BMW announced that they would be cooperating to use the diesel emissions after-treatment technologies that had been developed by Mercedes to reduce NOx emissions. Mercedes-Benz uses the Bluetec branding on their clean diesel vehicles even though not all ...

The Truth About Cars reviews the diesel Grand Cherokee 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Although this reviewer finds the Jeep Grand Cherokee wrapped around the new 3.0 liter Mercedes-sourced V6 diesel engine lackluster (what a surprise, coming from TTAC), it is the engine that we are really interested in, right? And I would say that it does not disappoint in this application. As ...

Removing nitrogen-oxide emissions from diesel exhausts without urea 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Whether or not you believe in global warming, nitrogen-oxides, or NOx, definitely does contribute to acid rain and smog, which are not debatable. Because NOx is emitted in large quantities from the exhaust of diesel engines, something needs to stop it from entering our atmosphere. One way to do ...

UK to see a Bluetec hybrid Mercedes M-Class within 2 years? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Just -Auto reports that based information it has gleaned from one of its European sources, it appears that Mercedes-Benz could have a Bluetec hybrid version of its M-Class SUV on sale in the UK within two years. The system would likely combine a 3.2L six-cylinder Bluetec diesel with the 2-Mode ...

AMG may be working on diesel powered super Mercedes 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

How about a BlueTec CL65 with green tinted Alubeam paint? Now that Audi has demonstrated pretty conclusively that diesel engines and high performance are definitely not mutually exclusive (as evidenced by the success of the R10 TDi), it may be time for the next step. Back in the 1920s Mercedes Benz ...

Geneva Motor Show: Cadillac unveils powerful new V6 clean diesel engine 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for two high-res images of GM's new 2.9-liter V6 turbo-diesel engine. digg_url = http://digg.com/hardware/GM_introduces_powerful_new_clean_turbo_diesel_V_6_at_Geneva_Auto_Show/blog'; General Motors has debuted a new 2.9-liter V6 turbo-diesel engine, destined to find its way ...

Los Angeles Times: E320 Bluetec is best car Californians can't buy 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the 2007 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec. Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Dan Neil has a good piece about the California Air Resources Board adopting the EPA's Tier II, Bin 5 emission standard two years before most of the U.S. leaving the 2007 ...

Camry Hybrid named 2007 Canadian Car of the Year 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has named the Toyota Camry Hybrid, in front of nine other best new category winners, overall winner of the 2007 Canadian Car of the Year. The Camry is the first hybrid to ever win the top award which is based on new vehicles released during ...

If Daimler dumps Chrysler, what happens to diesel supplies? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last fall when Chrysler first showed the Dodge Avenger concept at the Paris Motor Show it had a diesel engine it. At the Detroit Auto Show, the Jeep Trailhawk concept had a Mercedes BlueTec diesel V-6 and now Grand Cherokee is available in production with the same engine. Chrysler has also ...

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