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Mercedes’ EQ C Electric SUV – First Photos

Arsenij Percov — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 06:47:38 +0000

Mercedes-Benz has been working hard in the last years on its electric vehicles. A lot of attention was focused on its upcoming EQ C electric SUV. However, until now we had very limited information about it: only heavily covered prototypes and a concept. This model was finally caught by a photographer. It was with the […]

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Daimler Prepares Its Transition to Electric Cars

Arsenij Percov — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 05:11:07 +0000

Daimler AG on Wednesday said it will add battery manufacturing capabilities to its German Mercedes-Benz plants in Sindelfingen and Untertuerkheim. This can possibly mean that the manufacturer is planning a major transition from combustion to electric cars. The carmaker previously has announced a 1.5 billion euro ($1.75 billion) transformation plan to allow Mercedes-Benz plants to […]

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Mercedes-Benz Home Battery Challenges Tesla’s Powerwall

Mila Luleva — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 15:38:46 +0000

Daimler, the company that provides batteries for the electric and hybrid vehicles of Mercedes-Benz, is taking on Tesla in developing energy storage systems for homes and businesses. Renewable energy is growing stronger by the minute, as new gigantic wind or solar farms are continuously popping-up at more and more locations. But these are not the […]

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Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging to be Developed by BMW and Daimler Partnership

Benji Jerew — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:50:32 +0000

Some electric vehicle opponents and newbies have pointed out one obvious *cough* flaw in adopting electric vehicles, that you have to plug it in to recharge it. Really, this isn’t any different than any other portable electronic devices, such as smartphones, laptops, or tablet, except that an electric vehicle, such as the Nissan LEAF, weighs […]

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Daimler CEO Says Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles are Ten Years Off

Benji Jerew — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:25:17 +0000

A few automakers have promised hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the next few years, but Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says it’s going to be at least a decade. This is pretty interesting for the CEO of a company who has entered into a partnership with Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Company, a three-way collaboration […]

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VW Developing CO2 Air Conditioning System, Rejects EU Law for 2017

Benji Jerew — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:05:28 +0000

A new refrigerant developed by Honeywell and Dupont, HFO-1234yf, will be required by law to replace R-134a, but Volkswagen is rejecting this and developing its own carbon dioxide air conditioning system. The new refrigerant, HFO-1234yf, is supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by something like 99.7%. In spite of a new law in the EU […]

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Daimler Calls Out Honeywell on New “Greener” Refrigerant for Safety Issues

Benji Jerew — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:28:00 +0000

Refrigerators and air-conditioners are basically the same thing, a heat pump that transfers heat from one area to another. In the case of a vehicle air conditioning system, heat is transferred from the vehicle’s interior to the exterior. There are two sides to the system, separated by the compressor and the expansion valve, one high-pressure […]

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Daimler Partners Ford and Nissan to Develop Hydrogen Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:19:05 +0000

Hydrogen vehicles are more than just a dream that won’t die, but are getting closer to production than ever before. Hydrogen just could be the perfect fuel, and advances in production of hydrogen as well as hydrogen fuel cell [HFC] technology have made it possible to realize a clean transportation future. Just last week, Toyota […]

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Rumour Saying Toyota Collaborates With Daimler for Exporting Hybrid Tech to Mercedes

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:47:52 +0000

The German automaker had also signed contracts with Renault-Nissan and BMW, joining efforts to bring hybrid cars to their maximum efficiency. The collaboration would also cover fuel cell vehicles and other next-generation concepts.

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