Honda and Toyota have hybrids, and the best that America can do is introduce a small SUV to add to the hybrid list. Is any auto manufacturer in Europe, like BMW, Audi, Saab, VW, Opel, Fiat, Volvo, Mercedes, etc coming out with a hybrid (their gas prices are way higher than n the U.S.)
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The Mercedes-Benz plant in Berlin is to produce a new generation of transmission-integrated electric engines for Mercedes-Benz hybrid vehicles from 2012 onwards!
Through this decision, this site will play an even more important part in shaping the future drive systems portfolio of Mercedes-Benz.”
Next-gen electric motors for hybrid vehicles to be produced in Berlin
Volker Stauch, Head of [...]
Imagine taking a top-of- the-line Mercedes S class sedan and making it into a hybrid, and one that claims a few firsts at that. This is Mercedes’ first hybrid, and before you say, “Big deal,” hang in there a bit longer, for the S400 is the first production car to use a lithium-ion battery.
That nifty [...]
I hope you already have a view on the s400 of last post, Great Ride, Difficult Brakes, Good Big-Car Fuel Economy.
And on the eve of the Frankfurt Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz supplies this peek under the skin of the S 500 plug-in hybrid concept it will unveil there.
The see-though shows the location of the rear-mounted lithium-ion [...]
Great Ride, Difficult Brakes, Good Big-Car Fuel Economy, that’s what I wanna to say
With its 2010 S400 Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz has taken some significant steps to redefine the premium hybrid sedan market - in part by minimizing the premium.
Despite cutting-edge technology that includes what the automaker says is the world’s first lithium-ion battery designed specifically for [...]
The Frankfurt Auto Show this year is all about green cars: highly fuel efficient clean diesels, electric cars, and plug-in hybrids. It’s where the German automakers offer up their sexiest concept cars.
So the photos of the eagerly awaited Mercedes-Benz “Vision” concept car are a bit of a shock: It looks identical to a standard 2010 [...]
When Mercedes rolled out the odd-looking F700 concept at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show many speculated that it was destined to become just another pointless exercise in automotive styling. Not so according to people close to the project. Latest reports claim both the technology and design of the car will eventually make its way onto [...]
