smart joint venture establishes smart Europe, a smart EV in the B-segment is due in 2022 based on a new EV platform

Mercedes-Benz Vans announced that it develops the Mercedes-Benz T-Class with a full electric version on a small van platform. It is targeted at families and leisure-oriented people looking for an attractive price-value ratio. The letter T stands for efficient room concepts and is thus perfectly suited as a model designation for compact family vans bearing the three-pointed star. The T-Class and the Citan will be...

28 July 2020

In a speech given by Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management, at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Daimler AG in early July, it was said that the Mercedes-Benz EQS will offer a range of more than 700 km according to the WLTP cycle. The model had its own small chapter in the speach which also said that this is the brand's first fully electric luxury sedan based on an all-electric architecture. The EQS...

22 July 2020

A year ago, Farasis Energy announced its plans to build an EV battery in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany. Today, the company announced its partnership with Mercedes-Benz in the field of EV batteries research, development, and production. Key elements of the agreement include the development and industrialization of highly advanced cell technologies, accompanied by ambitious goals for cost competitiveness. The...

4 July 2020

Merced-Benz is expanding its global EV battery production network, investing more than 1 billion euros to this end. The network will consist of 9 battery factories at 7 locations in Europe, North America, and Asia. The network is headed by Mercedes-Benz's wholly-owned subsidiary Accumotive in Kamenz, Saxony. It is the competence center for the network and produces drivetrain batteries for electrified vehicles from...

26 May 2020

For several weeks, the development team of Mercedes-Benz has been testing the first purely battery-electric premium MPV from the brand. The tests have been held in Arjeplog, Sweden under severe climatic conditions - minus 30 degrees Celsius, icy roads, deep snow. This marks the end of one of the last milestones before the EQV market launch in the second half of 2020. A team of over 30 engineers, electronics experts...

25 March 2020

The production version of the all-electric sibling of the GLA - the Mercedes-Benz EQA - will have its première before the end of the year. This is what Mercedes-Benz announced while sharing a bunch of photos of the EQA winter testing. Prototypes of the model are now traveling across Sweden to test the thermal management of the battery and the interior, charging in the cold, driving safety, traction and energy...

26 February 2020

Mercedes unveiled the VISION AVTR at CES 2020 at the beginning of January and today the company announced that the European debut of this futuristic concept is scheduled for the "Meet Mercedes" event which takes place on the day before the Geneva Motor Show, 2 March 2020, in the "HEAD - Genève“. The VISION AVTR is inspired by James Cameron's film Avatar and the result of unusual global cooperation between one of the...

20 February 2020

A couple of months ago, IBM Research announced it has discovered three new materials extracted from seawater for EV batteries. This research included Mercedes, Central Glass Sidus. In January, IBM and Daimler unveiled they use "a quantum computer to model the dipole moment of three lithium-containing molecules, which brings us one step closer the next-generation lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries that would be more...

10 February 2020

In a press release from today, Volvo Car said that it is pondering on combining its business with Geely Automobile as this will "accelerate financial and technological synergies between the two companies. The considered combination would have the scale, knowledge and resources to be a leader in the ongoing transformation of the automotive industry. The combination would preserve the distinct identity of each of the...

10 February 2020

At Auto Expo 2020 in India, the local branch of Mercedes-Benz showcases the EQC 400 4MATIC Edition 1886 - the forerunner of Mercedes-Benz's new product brand EQ for electric mobility globally. EQ stands for "Electric Intelligence" and is derived from the Mercedes-Benz brand values of "Emotion and Intelligence". The electric offensive of Mercedes in India, starts with the launch of the first model, the Mercedes-Benz...

8 February 2020

The smart EQ series is now on sale in the UK and the local smart website has listed the official prices. Here they are for the basic trims of the models: 2020 smart EQ fortwo coupé - £20,350 inclusive of the £3,500 PICG grant 2020 smart EQ fortwo cabriolet - £23,920 inclusive of the £3,500 PICG grant 2020 smart EQ forfour - £20,785 inclusive of the £3,500 PICG grant smart specifies an operating range of 111-114 km...

23 January 2020

10 Mercedes-Benz eVito vans with full Amazon branding on them are now circulating the streets in central Munich. All are the long body variant of the eVito (5370 mm wheelbase). Amazon plans on launching into operation more vehicles to expand its electrically operated fleet. The Mercedes-Benz eVito packs a 41 kWh battery that is good for a run of 150-184 km. It takes 6 hours of charging to offer the same range again...

15 January 2020

On January 15, Chinese media reported that GAC Group plans to invest 1 billion US dollars in NIO. It is believed that with the launch and delivery of the NIO EC6, the brand's demand for funds will increase, and the next round of financing will become the focus of external attention. At the Q3 financial report meeting, the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Feng Wei said that NIO has made significant progress in...

15 January 2020

Well, it's CES time in Las Vegas, meaning it's concepts time for automakers. This year, Mercedes-Benz has gone wild with its VISION AVTR concept. The extremely futuristic and beautiful looks of the vehicle have been inspired by the Avatar film. The concept was presented by Daimler CEO Ola Kaellenius and Avatar director James Cameron. The VISION AVTR concept interprets the currently modern ideas of a vehicle being an...

8 January 2020