Tag Archive | "electric"
Daimler AG and RWE sign deal to bring electric cars to Berlin
With “e-mobility Berlin”, Daimler AG and RWE AG are launching today the world’s largest joint project for environmentally friendly electric cars. The initiative covers all components required for the efficient use of battery-powered electric vehicles - from innovative drive technology through to customer-friendly infrastructure. Daimler will provide more than 100 electric cars from Mercedes-Benz and [...]
Continue reading...smart celebrates its 10th anniversary and millionth fortwo car
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The smart car as well as the whole company had its ups and downs in the last ten years. After years of restructuring and reorganizing the company, Daimler has finally brought the smart division into a stable position. Today, the one millionth smart fortwo rolled off the production line at the plant in Hambach, France [...]
Continue reading...Real world testing of the smart fortwo ‘ed’ in London
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Daimler AG has started a trial run of its electric smart fortwo (aka smart ed) vehicle in the city of Islington, UK. The vehicle powered solely by electricity, and chargeable from any three-pin socket the smart ed (electric drive) can achieve the equivalent of 300 mpg – that amounts to a saving of up to [...]
Continue reading...Tesla Motors to Supply Mercedes-Benz with Lithium Ion Batteries
Monday, June 30, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, we reported on a technology deal that Daimler AG and Tesla Motors are working on. While we thought the deal might involve the 1.0l smart fortwo engines, as Autoblog was claiming. According to AutomobilWoche, the deal involves lithium ion batteries that Tesla Motors will be supplying for the Mercedes-Benz electric [...]
Continue reading...Mercedes Benz TecDay 2008: The Smart Electric Drive
Friday, June 27, 2008
While Daimler is continuing their efforts to bring an electric Mercedes-Benz sedan to the market in 2010, they have already showcased a first concept of the smart fortwo ED (electric drive). The zero emissions electric smart is powered by a 41hp electric motor and can go 115km (71.4 miles) before having to recharge. Its top [...]
Continue reading...Dieter Zetsche Confirms Electric Mercedes in 2010 - We were right!!
Monday, June 23, 2008
We usually don’t like to brag here at BenzInsider, but this time we just can’t resist. If you’ve been following our news over the last couple of months, you might remember our story from March 17th about the 100% electric car from Mercedes. That is right ladies and gentleman, we posted a rumor story on [...]
Continue reading...
Friday, September 5, 2008
0 Comments