The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Today's UCOTD ad copy is sparse, so we don't know much about this car, but we do know that diesel Mercedes from the '80s are cool. Here's what we do know, or at least what the seller claims -- the car has 151,000 miles, is a rust-free California car, and that it runs and drives. Only if we don't first.

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2024

The head of Mercedes-Benz’s autonomous driving program recently commented on the rollout of advanced driver assist systems to consumers. The Mercedes-Benz executive also described how the veteran luxury car maker rolls out its advanced driver assist solutions. And that’s a bad thing,” Haab noted.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

True Zero , which operates the world’s largest network of hydrogen charging stations, has powered two-million miles of zero-emission driving on California roads 60 days after reaching its first million miles. Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai have also announced plans to begin retailing a fuel cell car in the near future.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 29, 2024

Today we'll honor the 740 longroof by admiring one that drove past the 400k-mile mark during its career. This isn't the highest-mile Volvo 740 wagon I've ever found in a car graveyard. That honor belongs to a 1990 740 Turbo wagon with 493,549 miles , spotted at the Oakland Pick-n-Pull back in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Retail hydrogen-station operator True Zero reported that it has powered more than 1,000,000 zero-emission miles by fuel-cell vehicles. True Zero opened its first charging station nine months ago, so the milestone signals a ramp up of fuel-cell vehicles on California roads in recent months.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

The Mercedes-Benz MY14 B-Class Electric Drive ( earlier post )—the first electric offering for the brand in the United States—is priced at $41,450, excluding $925 destination and delivery. Since the launch of the first B-Class version in 2005, Mercedes-Benz sold more than 1 million units. The MY14 B-Class Electric Drive.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL customers ventured beyond Southern California last week for the first time, while only filling up at existing public hydrogen stations along the route from Los Angeles to San Francisco. million miles (twelve million kilometers). million miles (twelve million kilometers). million kilometers).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2017

million zero emission fuel-cell-car miles in California, eliminating more than 2.3 To help car owners and others understand the benefits of driving on hydrogen, True Zero will post labels at its hydrogen charging stations showing the societal-impacts of driving a hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle.

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Teslarati

JUNE 8, 2023

The California Department of Motor Vehicles approved Mercedes-Benz’s automated driving system on Thursday, June 08, 2023. Mercedes-Benz’s approval from the California DMV permits it to sell and lease vehicles with its autonomous driving system. Levels 0 to 2 require human monitoring while driving on roads.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4MATIC are these and much more. Synonymous with luxury, for many people the S500 has been the pinnacle of car ownership for five decades. After cruising through Southern California I came away appreciating what $127,300 gets you, which is a lot. Where Luxury and Technology Meet. Traditional.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Driving a fuel-cell-electric Toyota Mirai, the founders of True Zero completed a scenic drive throughout California, covering 1,438 miles (2,314 km) in a 24-hour period, thus breaking the official Guinness World Record for electric miles driven in 24 hours.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 29, 2024

The MSRP on this car started at $9,926, which comes to about $35,845 in 2024 dollars. Olympic Hockey Team had defeated the evil Russian Bear , a new Mercedes-Benz 300 TD wagon listed at $31,373, Volvo priced its top 240 wagon at $15,325 and Toyota was asking $11,249 for a Cressida wagon that year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

million kilometers (2 million miles) of experience with the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Fuel Cell fleet as well as the main technical targets envisioned for the next generation fuel cell electric car. The B-Class F-Cell vehicle represented Mercedes-Benzs second-generation fleet experience. million miles) in fleet testing.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Nissan led with California ZEV credit transfers out during the last report period. ZEV (zero emission vehicle) credits from its balance account, according to the latest report by the California Air Resources Board (ARB)—just edging out Tesla with 650.195 credits. Click to enlarge. ZEV credit transfers in. Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Here's a Sage Green T2 Campmobile with its pop-up tent deployed, found in a Northern California car graveyard. Nearby was this pretty solid W110 Mercedes-Benz. Air-cooled VWs managed to rust like crazy even in California, but this one has very solid metal even at age 47. Here's a Super Beetle one row down.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 15, 2024

Britain’s EV conversion newcomer, Arcade Cars, has come out swinging during Monterey Car Week, delivering the global debut of the Sojourn – a fully-restored, all-electric version of the classic “G-Wagon” from Mercedes-Benz. During Monterey Car Week, Arcade debuted the all-electric Sojourn today and will begin taking pre-orders.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Hertz Corporation has expanded its Dream Cars offering with the introduction of the all-electric Tesla Model S in the US. The Tesla Model S to be available in California at San Francisco and Los Angeles airports is the 85kWh model, capable of 265 miles on one charge. Ferrari (California, F430). Audi R8, Spyder.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Mercedes-Benz will present a fuel-cell powered design study of an off-road SUV, the Ener-G-Force, based on the concept of a future police car developed for the Los Angeles Design Challenge. Enhanced green-car characteristics and off-road capabilities are expected to be among the fundamental attributes of a police car in 2025.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. for 2016, followed by the Model X.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 25, 2021

Lucid frontman Peter Rawlinson has spent plenty of years in the electric vehicle realm, so he definitely has an idea of what goes into creating a fast, luxurious, and effective electric car. Reminiscent of the Citroën DS redesigned for Blade Runner, the car is simple yet futuristic in its design. The Ford Taurus was my second car.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2009

The Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL at the OMV hydrogen filling station at Stuttgart Airport. Mercedes-Benz is launching its first series-produced fuel cell car: the new B-Class F-CELL. The electric-drive car has performance similar to a 2.0-liter liter gasoline car and is suited for everyday driving, Mercedes says.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

The technology has gotten better and many of the elements of self-driving cars are already embedded into our current automobiles. Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. The ride continues.].

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Autonomy debuted its electric vehicle subscription service in Austin, Texas, following its successful launch in California earlier in 2022 and its recent expansion into Florida and Washington. Following California and Florida, Texas is ranked third in EV registrations. You should be driving an electric car.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2016

California leads the US in developing hydrogen fueling stations, with 15 retail stations open now and more than 30 additional in development. Fuel cell electric vehicles in the rally include models from Toyota, Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz. —ARB Chair Mary Nichols.

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Teslarati

JUNE 4, 2021

A prototype of the Air was spotted on California Highway 280 near the town of Millbrae, sporting a multi-colored wrap with a masked driver at the wheel. sent in the photos of the Air as he was driving on Highway 280 in Northern California. The Lucid has more of a Mercedes S500 style.” Teslarati reader Blake M.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2012

Linde’s newest hydrogen fueling station has officially begun operating at AC Transit’s Emeryville, California, municipal bus operating division, fueling 12 fuel cell buses and up to 20 passenger cars a day. The California Air Resources Board estimates that fuel cell buses will deliver a net reduction of 2.7

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

Daimler’s A-Class F-CELL hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle will cap five years of road trials in the US with its participation in the California to Canada Hydrogen Road Tour 09 ( earlier post ). The program includes fleet and infrastructure trials supported by the states of California and Michigan. Click to enlarge. L/100km (97 mpg US).

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 1, 2023

When matched against the perennial standard of the Mercedes-Benz S500 , the G90 equals or bests this iconic German luxury car in many ways. After 2025 they will come out with no new internal combustion engine models and, by 2030, will only sell cars and SUVs powered by a battery. But things are changing for them.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Mercedes invited us out to drive the new eSprinter, the electric version of Mercedes’ cargo van, and if there’s one thing I want you to understand about it is: it’s a van , but it’s electric. So is the future looking good for Mercedes’ electric vans? Now, the eSprinter has been refreshed into a “2.0” Let’s dig in.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 21, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD Exceptional All-Electric Luxury Sedan Lucid Motors invited the automotive media to California to drive the all-new 2023 Air Touring , one of the sedan offerings from Lucid. This 160-mile drive spotlighted the handling, driving characteristics and performance.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

A Taste of 10 Different Cars Along the California Coast. The event, WAJ Media Day 2021, afforded me a chance to experience some exotic and high-end cars that aren’t normally in the sights of Clean Fleet Report. The event was held in last week in Half Moon Bay, California. Story and photos by John Faulkner.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

miles) one way. To get things started, Einride provided Mars with two Mercedes-Benz eActros 300s and two charging stations with four charging points operated by Einride’s Saga operating system. Soon, the EU (and in California at least), regulations will leave companies with no choice but to make the switch.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 27, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 26, 2024. The 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class EV made its debut this week. Badged the G 580 with EQ Technology, this model will allow a trick G-Turn on low-friction surfaces, and it might return more than 300 miles of EPA range.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 8, 2021

Top speed is rated at 60 miles per hour—plenty for urban living, considering these are not freeway legal rides. As with battery-powered cars, a low center of gravity delivers great handling, too. The easy-charge packs and intended urban riding should mean no range anxiety from the published range of about 37 miles in Eco mode.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Level 4 is one of the SAE driving automation levels , signaling that the car drives itself with no human driver input, but is limited to certain circumstances – most driver assist systems on cars today (e.g. count as Level 2, with only Mercedes offering a Level 3 system in the US. Autopilot, Super Cruise, etc.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

Lightning Hybrids met or exceeded all California Air Resources Board (CARB) Heavy-Duty hybrid emissions certification standards using published HD HEV Certification Test Procedures. stops/mile, and 25% idle time, the cycle is not ideal for the Lightning Hybrid system, which is more suited for urban, rather than suburban, operation.

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