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Wednesday, Aug 12
Officially, official: 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7, this one has lithium [W/VIDEO]
It's been a busy day for the PR troops at BMW as embargoes broke in Europe on two of its announcements for the Frankfurt Motor Show. We saw the ActiveHybrid X6 earlier today, and that was followed by the ActiveHybrid 7. The big sedan uses a different electric drive setup from the X6, this one bei...
Thursday, Aug 6
REPORT: Lamborghini eyeing hybrid model for 2015
In contrast to the recently announced fully electric SLS Gullwing from Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini's eco-friendly efforts won't include replacing the traditional gasoline-guzzling powerplant completely. Instead, Winkelmann suggests that a small electric motor would be used so...
Monday, Aug 3
Cooling specialist Behr forms group to work on battery thermal management
One of the issues that automakers are going to have increasingly deal with in the coming years as vehicles get hybridized and electrified is thermal management of batteries. Currently, almost all hybrid vehicles are using air cooled battery packs although the upcoming Mercedes-Benz M...
Friday, Jul 31
German luxury car makers could get partial exemption from CO2 rules
2008 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG - Click above for high-res gallery Source: Wall Street Journal]German luxury car makers could get partial exemption from CO2 rules originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sunday, Jul 26
Save the Acropolis: Athens orders 108 Mercedes CNG trash trucks
As it is in many large cities, air pollution has long been a major problem in Athens, Greece. However, aside from the usual health issues found in other areas, air pollution is a concern in Athens because of the effect it can have on ancient sites like the Acropolis. To help reduce at least a lit...
Saturday, Jul 25
REPORT: second wave of elecric smart fortwos will be cheaper, available in 2010
Currently, fleets in the UK that are testing the all-electric smart ed have to pay Daimler £380 per month per car for the privilege. When the next-generation test vehicles arrive in 2010, Daimler hopes to get the per-month lease cost down to under £200, according to a new report in Business...
Friday, Jul 24
REPORT: smart partnering with Renault on next-gen forfour
According to Manager Magazine from Germany, Mercedes has approached Renault to cooperate in the development of a new small car. Although the conversations have just started, the rumor is that smart would work on a four-seat car with Renault. This would be smart's second attempt to develo...
Tuesday, Jul 21
Daimer: 58 BlueEFFICIENCY models on the market, Road to the Future continues at Frankfort this fall
Source: Daimler] Continue reading Daimer: 58 BlueEFFICIENCY models on the market, Road to the Future continues at Frankfort this fall Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hydrogen, MPG, Mercedes Benz, Frankfurt Motor Show, Daimler Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Jul 20
Two-Mode hybrid may be a one hit wonder for Daimler, BMW
Gallery: Quick Drive: Mercedes-Benz ML450 hybrid Photos Copyright (C)2009 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc. Source: Automotive News - sub. req'd]Filed under: Hybrid, BMW, Chrysler, GM, Daimler Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Mercedes adds efficient four cylinders to E-Class, 45 mpg (U.S.) diesel
If, on the other hand, you really want to maximize efficiency, the diesel-powered E200 CDI is the way to go. Using the 136 hp variant of Mercedes' new 2.1-liter four cylinder diesel with a single turbocharger, it averages 45.2 mpg (U.S.) on that same driving cycle. With 365 lb-ft of torque it stil...
Thursday, Jul 16
Officially, Official: Mercedes to produce electric SLS gullwing
One of the reasons that Daimler said it was investing $50 million in Tesla Motors was the upstart's ability to move quickly and develop systems faster than could be done at Daimler. Given that, we may well see the electric SLS sooner rather than later. Check out our high-res gallery of (inter...
Tuesday, Jul 14
Mercedes-Benz S 400 hybrid: 30 mpg and 47 pounds of recycled goodness
The marquee fact about Mercedes-Benz's upcoming new S-Class hybrid, the S 400, is that it will be the first series production hybrid to use a lithium-ion battery pack. Daimler, however, would like us all to know that there is more to the car than its battery. Take for example, the automatic s...
Monday, Jul 13
BMW unlikely to produce diesel M-cars until U.S. embraces oil-burners
On the other hand, although Segler didn't say anything about it, M will have to do something to become more fuel efficient. BMW is actively developing hybrid and electric drive systems and the next M5 is rumored to include a hybrid system. With AMG indicating that an electric drive version o...
Saturday, Jul 11
Mercedes creates the perfect commuter vehicle: a folding bike
Mercedes' new folding bike was first announced in early June, but the manufacturer has now revealed a few new tidbits about what some might consider the perfect commuter vehicle. Annointed with the magic three-pointed star, Mercedes defines this folding bike as "the most compact, sust...
Friday, Jul 10
Continental gets innovation prize for its new production lithium battery
Continental Automotive has won an Intelligence for Traffic and Logistics prize from the Center for Transportation & Logistics Neuer Adler e.V. (CNA) in Nüremberg,Germany for its new lithium ion battery. The council decided to give Continental the prize for being the first company t...
Thursday, Jul 9
Rumormill: Mercedes-Benz working on electric SLS eDrive for 2015
Green-minded fans of the upcoming SLS supercar that Mercedes-Benz AMG has been working on for well over two years, rejoice. The rumormill is buzzing with word that an all-electric version of the gullwinged monster could enter limited production in 2015. That's a ways off, but considerin...
STUDY: clean diesels and hybrids have cheaper cost of ownership rates than simple gas cars
Car sales may be down, but people who are looking for a new ride would do well to consider diesel and hybrid vehicles if they want a lower cost of ownership in the long-term. IntelliChoice.com has released its fourth annual survey of eco-friendly vehicles and has found that standard gasolin...
Wednesday, Jul 8
Evonik-Daimler Li-Ion battery JV to build factory this fall, applications in 2012
The next stage of Daimler's efforts to electrify road vehicles will start moving ahead this fall when construction begins on a new battery plant. The plant will be part of the joint venture announced last fall between Daimler and Evonik to develop and produce advanced lithium ion batteri...
Thursday, Jul 2
REPORT: Toyota hopes to boost profits by licensing hybrid technology
Over the last ten years or so, Toyota has amassed a wide-ranging assortment of more than 2,000 patents related to its proprietary Hybrid Synergy Drive. That's an impressive figure to be sure, and it's also a possible source of income as more and more automakers follow Toyota's lead by intr...
Monday, Jun 22
Demand for VW Jetta TDI remains strong in U.S.
One possible reason why Jetta TDI sales are on the rise may be the decline diesel fuel prices, which have remained slightly below the cost of regular-grade gasoline for the last few months and well below that of premium gasoline. That explanation would help explain why Mercedes-Benz has a...
Daimler loses European urea injection patent, U.S. could be next
Urea injection systems for diesel vehicles might soon be less expensive thanks to a recent ruling in a European patent case. Daimler was part owner of a patent covering selective catalytic reduction systems for diesel engines. The SCR systems use urea injected into the exhaust stream alo...
Friday, Jun 19
REPORT: Three cylinder coming to next Mercedes-Benz C-Class, hybrids for all models
According to a report from AutoWeek.nl, Mercedes-Benz is taking a long, hard look at a new three-cylinder engine for its upcoming range of small cars and hybrids. Daimler already offers a 1.0-liter three-banger in the diminutive smart fortwo, and this new powerplant would likely be desti...
Thursday, Jun 18
VW 1.4-liter Twincharger wins 2009 International Engine of the Year
Best New Engine - Porsche's 3.8-liter 385bhp flat-sixBest Performance Engine - Mercedes-AMG 6.2-liter V8Sub 1-liter - Toyota 1-liter three-cylinder1.8-2.0L - Audi 2-liter TFSI2.0L-2.5L - Mercedes-Benz Diesel 2.1-litre BlueEfficiency2.5L-3.9L - BMW 3-liter DI Twin Turbo3.0L-4.0L - BMW 4-...
Tuesday, Jun 16
Is the Mercedes S400 Hybrid $17K better than the S350 CDI?
With the Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid about to hit the market, the very important question of value arises. Until now, for most automakers, there has not been an opportunity to compare basically the same vehicle with hybrid and diesel powertrains. We had hoped to do that next year with the die...
Monday, Jun 8
Mercedes offering three cleaner, more powerful engines for C-class BlueEfficiency models
Gallery: Mercedes-Benz C-class BlueEfficiency Source: Mercedes-Benz]Continue reading Mercedes offering three cleaner, more powerful engines for C-class BlueEfficiency models Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Mercedes Benz Permalink | Email this | Comments
Wednesday, Apr 15
Smart USA responds to IIHS crash test results
Needless to say, the folks over at Smart USA were not pleased to see the results of the latest batch of crash testing from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. IIHS did a series of frontal offset crash tests between small and mid-size cars, one of which included a smart ForTwo vs a Merc...
Monday, Apr 13
VW forecasts 30% of 2010 Golf sales in US will be for TDI
For this reason, VW is now expecting that 30 percent of all 2010 Golf hatchbacks will be sold with the automaker's 2.0L turbocharged diesel engine when it goes on sale in the US later this year. Interestingly, fellow German automakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz have not seen this kind of success...
Sunday, Jan 11
Detroit 2008: new Mercedes-Benz E-Class uses up to 23 percent less fuel
Two gasoline engine options - a V6 and a V8 - will be complemented by a 3.0 liter BlueTEC diesel engine (coming in model year 2010). The BlueTec will be ULEV and Bin 5 compliant; it gets 44.38 mpg (US) and emits 139 g/km of CO2. The 23 percent number (OK, "up to" 23 percent) comes from gains Mercedes m...
