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First Drive: Mercedes Benz S400 Hybrid
The Mercedes Benz S400 Hybrid is the world’s first mass produced car with a lithium ion battery. It’s the first Mercedes with a hybrid drive. And, with a price tag likely to approach or exceed $100,000, it’s going to be an ultra-niche vehicle. The S400 Hybrid will arrive in US showrooms beginning in August 2009. [...]German Hybrids Arrive, With Big Engines and Big Price Tags
Nearly 10 years since the first hybrids hit US roads, BMW and Mercedes both announced pricing this week for their first gas-electric hybrids arriving in showrooms this month. The BMW ActiveHybrid X6 will sell for $89,725. The two-mode hybrid mates a 4.4-liter twin-turbo 400-horsepower V8 engine with two electric motors delivering 91 and 86 hp [...]Mercedes’ BlueEFFICIENCY Wins Green Award
The Mercedes-Benz S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY was declared the 2012 World Green Car during the New York International Auto Show. The Mercedes-Benz S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY was chosen from an initial entry list of 23 new vehicles from all over the world, then three finalists: the Mercedes-Benz S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY, the Ford Focus Electric, [...]Mercedes Lithium Ion Hybrid in 2009
Mercedes-Benz will launch an S-Class hybrid equipped with a lithium-ion battery next year. Dr. Thomas Weber, who is responsible for research at Mercedes-Benz—and a long-time hybrid naysayer—said, “What we have here is a groundbreaking key technology that is going to be a decisive factor for the future success of the automotive industry.” The use of [...]Nonsensical Tax Credits Benefit Mercedes Diesel SUVs
One of the nation’s largest consumer incentives for energy-efficient cars—a tax credit of $1,800—goes to buyers of a $60,000-plus hulking diesel SUV that gets 17 mpg in the city. The Mercedes GL320 Bluetec and two other so-called “clean diesel” SUVs from Mercedes benefit from the tax credits. Meanwhile, today’s most efficient hybrids—such as the 50-mpg [...]Mercedes Hydrogen F-Cell Uses LEDs To Blend In
How do you create great visibility for your new fuel cell demonstration vehicle? If you’re Mercedes- Benz, you coat your F-Cell with LEDs and make it next to invisible – then take lots of pictures and videos of it. Oh also, circumnavigate the globe with it and make sure that gets good publicity too. These [...]Vito EV Goes Postal In Danmark
Post Danmark will be delivering snail mail with the help of electric vehicles. In the coming months Mercedes-Benz Danmark will deliver 50 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL battery-powered electric vehicles to Post Danmark, the Danish postal services. Mercedes-Benz said this is the largest order for Vito E-CELL panel vans in Europe to date. “We are delighted about [...]Daimler Now Taking Orders for F-Cell Hydrogen Car
Daimler is now taking orders for the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell hydrogen fuel-cell car that will be leased to customers in California. The monthly lease price will be $600 to $800 including fuel. The leases are being limited to drivers in Los Angeles and the San Francisco area, due to limited availability of hydrogen fuel. Mercedes [...]Mercedes Plans 4-cylinder Diesel for U.S.
The pressure is on for automakers to offer smaller, more efficient powertrains. In response, Mercedes Benz announced plans for a new four-cylinder diesel engine for the U.S. market. This would be the German automaker’s first four-cylinder offering in the U.S. in several years. Benz says the new engine offers “greater power, greater economy, and greater [...]