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The city of London is following in the footsteps of Vancouver, Beijing and other Olympic cities in making its city look progressive. London’s 2012 Olympics bid has accelerated the timetable for introducing greener vehicles to city streets. Mayor Boris Johnson has spoken out about the need to reduce emissions by 2012. London is updating its ubiquitous double deckers with greener versions in the near future. Eco City Vehicles PLC, which produces the official taxi for London, took a step toward cleaner transportation last week with the introduction ...
Mercedes-Benz is introducing six clean fuel vehicles to North America for the first time at next week's LA Auto Show. The E350 BlueTEC diesel sedan is of immediate interest to drivers in the United States because of its upcoming rollout date. The Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTEC features a 3.0-liter V6 diesel engine capable of producing 210 horsepower when pushed to the limit. The automaker touts a 30% fuel savings from the E350 BlueTEC diesel compared to its gas counterpart. ...
Green vehicle enthusiasts in Hamburg saw the wave of the public transit future last week with the unveiling of the Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid bus. The Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid is part of Daimler Auto Group’s 2010 rollout of fuel cell vehicles in Hamburg, Germany. The city’s public transit system will feature 10 Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses by December 2010 along with 20 Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell fleet cars. These first peeks at a production version of the Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid were made possible ...
The United States, Canada and members of the European Union have all used economic recovery funds to support green technology. The German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety joined the club with a $13.4 million grant to Mercedes-Benz Vans. Germany’s Economic Support Program will issue the grant to help Mercedes-Benz Vans produce 50 battery-electric vehicles (BEV) throughout the country. In addition to aiding the resource-intensive R&D process, the government hopes to see an improvement in ...
The Vision S 500 Plug-in Hybrid by Mercedes-Benz shows that the venerable automaker is blending traditional designs with green engineering. This concept hybrid made its debut on the world stage at this week’s Frankfurt Motor Show to understandable excitement. Mercedes-Benz used the Vision S 400 hybrid as a model for its latest concept though the result works little like the predecessor. The German automaker did not make clear plans to turn the S 500 concept into a production vehicle but this model seems destined for the road.
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Germany took a substantial step toward electrifying local and regional transit services with its inclusion of the Mercedes-Benz Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid in its Electric Mobility Development Program. The country’s Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs is funding the use of multiple Citaro G BlueTec Hybrids within one of eight testing regions for this nationwide program. The $165 million Electric Mobility Development Program is a two-year testing program to create better alternative-fuel vehicles while stimulating the German economy. ...
Mercedes-Benz announced last week the impending production of its B-Class F-Cell vehicle, a hydrogen fuel-cell sedan modeled on several test vehicles designed in the past five years. The B-Class F-Cell builds on the rudimentary drive system of the A-Class while drawing on design advancements from its combustion vehicles. The F-Cell will be limited to 200 units in its first round of production at the end of 2009 with vehicles delivered to customers in Hamburg and Southern California by spring 2010. The B-Class F-Cell demonstrates ...
Mercedes-Benz is building excitement for its all-electric SLS AMG sports car by showcasing a prototype at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The gas-powered SLS AMG hit the market earlier this year but Mercedes-Benz has been eyeing an electric version of this model since fall 2006. The two-door sports car will provide the best blend of power, green performance and style to attract eco-conscious buyers once it hits the market in 2015.
The signature element of the all-electric SLS AMG is the distinctive SLS eDrive system with four 98kW electric motors. Each motor is mounted ...
The limits of hydrogen-fueled transportation have been tested this past week during the Hydrogen Road Tour 2009. On May 26, a fleet of 12 hydrogen-powered cars and trucks left the U.S. Olympics Training Center in Chula Vista, California on its way to Vancouver. The Hydrogen Road Tour 2009 will reach the Vancouver Convention Centre by 10:00am this morning with every vehicle available for public inspection until 2:00pm. The road tour acts as an educational tour among American and Japanese automakers ...
Auto development firm MBtech debuted a demonstrator model for a natural gas sports car at the Innovationsschau Erdgas presented by TUV Rheinland on April 29th. This event allowed industry experts to view demonstrators, study findings and prototypes of machinery powered by natural gas. MBtech’s natural gas demonstrator used the Mercedes-Benz SLK as its frame due to the vehicle’s light weight and low profile.
MBtech used innovative engine and compression technology to power its SLK demonstrator. The four-cylinder compression engine is paired with five injectors that ...
