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Mercedes-Benz’s new generation flagship S-Class, introduced at an elaborate event at Airbus in Finkenwerder, marks a number of technology firsts in numerous areas from comfort, to driver control, to efficiency. In the S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, Mercedes-Benz has combined the 2.2-liter New S 400 HYBRID. Click to enlarge. l/100 km (53.5
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Volkswagen leads the way The German plugin market scored 40,000 units, with both technologies rising fast (+124% for BEVs and +162% YoY for PHEVs) , with last month plugin share ending at 21% (9.4% 3 (barely) leading the table, with 3,691 units, just 30 more than the small e-Up, while the VW Golf PHEV now closes the podium.
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At this pace, diesel will be mort here by 2024. The last place of the podium went for the Peugeot 3008 PHEV, with 1,104 units, thus making two Peugeot's in the podium, but also securing the BEV and PHEV monthly wins, beating the Renault arch rival in both categories. (And Peugeot 208 EV beats both of them.) Impressive, eh?
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