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DECEMBER 9, 2020

INEOS Automotive has acquired the manufacturing facility at Hambach from Mercedes-Benz and will start to build its Grenadier 4x4 there in late 2021. Under the terms of the acquisition, Mercedes-Benz will contract INEOS to continue to produce the smart EQ fortwo and some Mercedes-Benz components at Hambach.

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MARCH 30, 2021

Mercedes-Benz and Siemens will cooperate on advancing digitalization and automation in the automotive industry, supported by the State of Berlin. Mercedes-Benz AG aims to digitize its production processes. Berlin-Marienfelde site to become competence center for the digitalization of the global Mercedes-Benz production network.

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JUNE 3, 2022

The Mercedes-Benz EQB electric SUV ( earlier post ) is arriving on the US market this summer, with the the 2022 EQB 300 4MATIC starting from $54,500 and the EQB 350 4MATIC from $58,050. Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQB at Auto Shanghai in 2021. The EQB provides space for up to seven passengers with an optional third row.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is supplying 129 Citaro G hybrid 18m articulated buses to Belgium’s TEC Group. Mercedes-Benz calls this the support phase. This is one of the largest orders for articulated buses in recent years. The vehicles will be delivered by summer of this year. The Citaro G is a 48V mild hybrid.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Trucks development and test engineers tested the operational readiness of the eActros LongHaul and eActros 300 as a tractor unit under extreme conditions at temperatures down to minus 25 degrees Celsius in Rovaniemi, in northern Finland. (In In Rovaniemi, the Arctic Circle (66°33′45.9″

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MAY 26, 2021

Mercedes-Benz AG is the first car manufacturer to take an equity stake in Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel (H2GS) as a way to introduce CO 2 free steel into series production. —Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG; responsible for Daimler Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars COO.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has started producing high-performance batteries for its all-electric luxury EQS at its Stuttgart-Hedelfingen plant, as part of the Untertürkheim location in Germany, ahead of the sedan’s world premiere on 15 April 2021. The EE-compartment is assembled by the Mercedes-Benz Berlin site. technologies.

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APRIL 16, 2021

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQS, the first all-electric luxury sedan from Mercedes-EQ. The continuous optimization of the recyclability is part of Mercedes-Benz’s holistic battery strategyThe aim is to be able to dispense entirely with materials such as cobalt through the use of innovative post-lithium-ion technologies.

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JULY 26, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Trucks, together with its project partner, the services division of Netze BW, has opened a charging park for customers near the Application Information Center (BIC) in Wörth am Rhein. To start, the eTruck Charging Park has six charging stations from different manufacturers with outputs between 40 kW and 300 kW.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

Bremen’s public transport provider Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG) has ordered five new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses equipped with solid-state batteries. The all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses which are now on order are part of the transport company’s climate protection strategy implemented last year.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles.

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JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., The contract will provide a secure source of supply of battery cells for Mercedes-Benz’s electrification strategy, while Farasis gains security for its planned construction of production capacity.

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MAY 10, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching its electric small van for inner-city delivery and service operations—the eCitan—as a Panel Van with a choice of two lengths: the 4498 mm compact version and the 4922 mm long version. Using a Mercedes‑Benz Wallbox allows much faster charging than at a household socket.

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

Following in the footsteps of the Mercedes?Benz The new Mercedes?Benz The Mercedes?Benz Benz eVito Tourer, the eVito panel van will also receive a comprehensive update of its electric powertrain and a new battery with an usable capacity of 60 kWh from the beginning of December.

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MARCH 4, 2023

Mercedes-Benz held its groundbreaking ceremony for a new battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany, which will help reduce resource consumption and establishing closed-loop recycling of battery raw materials. Mercedes-Benz lays the foundation for a sustainable battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim in southern Germany.

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APRIL 8, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Trucks is introducing the third generation of its OM 471 heavy-duty diesel engine this year; the engine will deliver increased fuel efficiency and compliance with the strictest emissions standards such as Euro VIe. Warm side (top) and cold side (bottom) of OM 471 engine. PowerShift Advanced and Top Torque.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

After about a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the purely battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now successively going to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. —Andreas von Wallfeld, Head of Marketing, Sales and Services Mercedes-Benz Trucks.

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MAY 13, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has begun production of the EQS electric sedan at Factory 56 in the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan, the long-wheelbase version and the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class are already rolling off the production line at Factory 56.

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MARCH 29, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is expanding its green power portfolio in cooperation with the energy supplier Enovos and the Norwegian energy producer Statkraft. The first Mercedes-Benz locations are already being supplied with this CO 2 -free electricity. The expansion of the green power portfolio in Germany is an important basis for this.

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AUGUST 28, 2021

As a step toward that goal, 24 fully-electric Mercedes-Benz city buses have officially begun operations. HEAG mobilo, a transport operator in Darmstadt, Germany, is planning to replace almost its entire bus fleet with vehicles that are 100% electrically driven in the next four years.

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JUNE 18, 2020

Mercedes-AMG is moving ahead with electrification through innovative developments while also benefiting from motorsport know-how. —Tobias Moers, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.

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JULY 22, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is launching the new S 580 e plug-in hybrid, with which the fourth generation of the hybrid drive system is celebrating its premiere in the S-Class. Mercedes has also added the mild hybrid S 580 4MATIC. S 580 e combined fuel consumption: 1.5-1.1 l/100 km, combined CO 2 emissions: 33.0-26.0 kWh/100 km. kWh/100 km.

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MARCH 21, 2022

Mercedes-Benz and Bosch showcased automated valet parking at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown featuring the all-electric EQS sedan from Mercedes-EQ. Automated valet parking technology from Bosch and Mercedes-Benz is at the core of the demonstration in Los Angeles.

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MAY 7, 2022

Mercedes-Benz’ DRIVE PILOT system for conditionally automated driving (SAE Level 3) can be ordered in Germany from 17 May as an optional extra for the S-Class for €5,000 and for the EQS for €7,430 (Driver Assistance Package Plus: €2,430 and DRIVE PILOT: €5,000) excl. —Britta Seeger, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes?Benz

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Mercedes-Benz plans to build a wind farm at its test track in Papenburg, northern Germany, with an output of more than 100 MW to cover up to more than 15% of the annual electricity demand of Mercedes-Benz Group AG in Germany.

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JULY 1, 2021

Mercedes-Benz Trucks celebrated the world premiere of its battery-electric eActros for heavy-duty short-radius distribution—its first series-produced electric truck. For the eActros, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is using a global platform architecture: the ePowertrain.

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APRIL 10, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has invested more than €200 million in the Electric Software Hub at the Mercedes Technology Centre (MTC) in Sindelfingen. With this step, Mercedes-Benz is intensifying its approach of cross-functional collaboration. The Electric Software Hub accelerates the transformation of Mercedes-Benz. operating system.

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JUNE 20, 2023

More than 1,000 units of the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro low-floor electric bus have rolled off the production line in Mannheim in the nearly five years since its start of series production at the end of 2018.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has introduced the EQA, the new entry-level model to the all-electric world of Mercedes-EQ vehicles. The EQA is the first all-electric member of the compact car vehicle from Mercedes-Benz. As for all other high-voltage batteries, Mercedes-Benz issues a battery certificate, thus providing a performance warranty.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

For more than a year, the Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer battery-electric van has demonstrated its suitability for daily operations—be that as a hotel shuttle vehicle, a high-capacity taxi or a vehicle for on-demand mobility concepts in public transport. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Following the market launch of the eActros for heavy-duty distribution transport in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is presenting the eActros LongHaul ( earlier post ) for the first time at the IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover. Mercedes-Benz Trucks has provided additional information on the eActros LongHaul series. That means 1.2

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MARCH 25, 2021

Since July 2019, the purely battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros has proven its worth in extensive field testing at the company Logistik Schmitt. Mercedes-Benz eActros. However, the experts at Mercedes-Benz want to take advantage of this opportunity to also test the current prototype in detail here.

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APRIL 7, 2022

Following two variants with V8 engines, Mercedes-AMG is presenting the entry-level SL 43 version of its newly developed roadster icon. The system in the SL 43 is a direct derivative of the development successfully used by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team for many years in the premier class of motorsport.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. —Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, Chief Technology Officer responsible for Development and Purchasing.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Mercedes-Benz will collaborate with Norwegian aluminum producer Hydro to reduce significantly the CO₂ footprint of aluminum in the automotive supply chain. —to Mercedes-Benz in 2023. The product will be introduced to a range of Mercedes-Benz models including the electric EQ models. kg CO 2 /kg Al. Source: Hydro.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Mercedes-Benz is updating the EQB electric SUV for the 2024 model year. Plug & Charge charging technology, optional Sound Experiences and innovations from Mercedes-Benz electric model siblings are also making their way into the compact class. Earlier post.) MBUX with improved voice control and driving assistance systems are updated.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Daimler Trucks unveiled the concept Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck, marking the beginning of a fuel-cell push by Daimler for the long-haul transport segment. Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul. Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul. Daimler Trucks plans to have the eActros LongHaul ready for series production in 2024.

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