Mercedes-Benz News

  • Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

    Mercedes-Benz is launching a new trial for fuel-cell cars in Germany, with aims to study real-world use patterns. Mercedes will begin leasing its GLC F-Cell fuel-cell SUVs to fleet customers in Germany for $917 a month, according to a report in Automotive News Europe (Subscription required.) No information was available about how many GLC F-Cells the company plans to lease or for how long. The GLC F-Cell has a 9-kwh battery with a plug-in range of up to 31 miles on a charge (using the generous European driving cycle) for when the driver can't find a hydrogen station. DON'T MISS: Mercedes-Benz...

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE
    2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE plug-in hybrid to have 60 miles of electric range?

    Mercedes's new line of more capable plug-in hybrids will start with the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE plug-in hybrid that the company says has more electric driving range than previous efforts. It will arrive late next year and will be based on a redesigned version of the mid-size GLE SUV arriving with...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz S560e
    Mercedes-Benz plans to expand lineup of more capable plug-in hybrids

    Mercedes-Benz announced plans Wednesday improve the range and capability of its plug-in hybrids and to bring the flexible powertrain to more models. It also introduced a new brand name to designate its plug-in hybrid models: EQ Power. The EQ Power designation will appear alongside the company's new...

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC
    Mercedes breaks ground on US battery factory (Updated)

    Mercedes-Benz broke ground Friday on a new battery factory in the U.S.—right next door to its SUV factory in Alabama. The move is an indication that the company plans to build its upcoming all-electric EQC electric SUV in Alabama. The EQC is expected to go on sale in the U.S. as a 2021 model...

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC
    2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 makes public debut at Paris auto show

    After hosting a private introduction for the car last month in Stockholm, Mercedes-Benz formally introduced its EQC electric crossover to the public at the Paris auto show on Tuesday. The EQC, which is about the same size as the gasoline-powered Mercedes-Benz GLC crossover, albeit with separate...

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC
    It's a long(er) story? 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC scraps 200-mile range estimate

    On Tuesday, Mercedes-Benz revealed initial specs for its EQC mid-size electric SUV, with a quoted range of 200 miles from an 80-kilowatt-hour battery pack. Now, perhaps following criticism that 200 miles won't make its new electric SUV competitive even with older offerings, the company updated its...

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC

    Mercedes-Benz released initial specs of its newest electric car, the EQC crossover SUV, Tuesday in Stockholm. Mercedes estimates that the EQC will offer about 279 miles of range when it goes on sale in the U.S. next year. That compares to the Jaguar I-Pace's estimated range of 240 miles and the Tesla Model X's EPA-rated range of up to 289 miles. The EQC's 80-kwh lithium-ion battery sits under the floor between front and rear sub-frames. DON'T MISS: Mercedes EQC electric crossover SUV teased in new videos The EQC will use two electric motors—one at each axle—to develop a total of...

  • Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept, 2016 Paris auto show
    Mercedes EQC electric crossover SUV teased in new videos

    A production prototype of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQC electric crossover SUV has taken a peek from under its veil ahead of its official reveal Sept. 4. Mercedes released two short videos of the car. One reveals a quick look at the left headlight that shows some of the car's angular grille and...

  • Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept, 2016 Paris auto show
    Mercedes-Benz EQS caught in spy shots

    For decades, Mercedes-Benz sold only two passenger cars. Now, the automaker is promising 10 different electric cars. Although the Mercedes has not revealed plans for all of them, spy photographers have recently captured a large electric sedan from Mercedes-Benz testing at Mercedes's headquarters in...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class aerodynamic testing
    2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan sets wind-cheating record

    Efficiency comes in many automotive forms: electric powertrains, continuously variable transmissions, smaller-displacement engines. More aerodynamic designs help efficiency, too. With the 2019 A-Class, Mercedes-Benz says it's raised the aerodynamic bar. Mercedes-Benz claims that the new 2019...

  • Mercedes-Benz eVito (Metris) electric delivery van in Germany
    Mercedes-Benz introduces electric delivery vans, with an app, in Germany

    Vehicle fleet managers may be the first to convert wholesale to electric vehicles, because their decisions start and end with cost, and electric miles are cheaper than gas. Mercedes-Benz has made a commitment to offering a full range of electric commercial vehicles from minivans to semi-trucks...

  • Mercedes-Benz C220d
    Daimler ordered to recall nearly 774,000 diesels in Europe for emissions software

    Stop us if you've heard this before: A major automaker will recall hundreds of thousands of vehicles for software that turns off emissions controls under certain circumstances. This time, it's Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler under investigation. Germany's transportation minister met with...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S560e

    The granddaddy of luxury automakers has announced its own fully electric luxury sedan, called the EQ S

  • 2018 Tesla Model S
    Audi, BMW, Mercedes large electric luxury sedans to aim above Tesla Model S?

    The Tesla Model S occupies an interesting position among "luxury" sedans and hatchbacks. It's far from the best-equipped vehicle compared to mid-size and full-size competitors from Audi, BMW, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz, but that doesn't seem to matter to its 200,000 or so buyers to date. The good...

  • Mercedes-Benz EQA concept, 2017 Frankfurt auto show
    Mercedes-Benz takes the electric car plunge, but diesel is here to stay

    Daimler AG executives said Tuesday that diesel power for Mercedes cars is here to stay, even as electric cars and electrified mobility spreads throughout its passenger and commercial vehicles, and even its global partnerships. Electrified vehicles include everything from 48-volt mild hybrids...

  • Mercedes-Benz GLS350d spotted testing near Denver
    Mercedes-Benz gets its own diesel emission cheating questions now

    Investigators probing U.S. models of Mercedes-Benz sold with diesel engines have found software, possibly illegal under EPA rules, that helped them pass emission tests. Such software may be similar to that notoriously used in 580,000 vehicles sold by VW, Audi, and Porsche from 2009 through 2015 in...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter e-Sprinter electric version (European model)
    New Mercedes-Benz eSprinter electric van set for European debut

    The 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter commercial van launched today, the later generation of the successful delivery vehicle, and an electric version will enter production in 2019. It will debut initially in European markets, and might possibly make its way to North America—maybe. The eSprinter...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
    New Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchback to spawn CLA sedan, EQA electric car

    The Mercedes-Benz CLA compact sedan made a big splash when it first arrived as a 2014 model, complete with a much-discussed Super Bowl ad spot the previous year. The small, coupe-like sedan was built on the underpinnings of the smallest Mercedes on the market, the A-Class sold in Europe since the...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz C350e, Catskill Mountains, NY, Nov 2017

    It's been two and a half years since we drove the plug-in hybrid version of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan at its San Francisco launch event. It took a while for the car to go on sale in the U.S., which it did in January 2017. Now we've had a chance to spend a weekend with the Mercedes-Benz C350e and get a sense of what it's like to live with in the real world. DON'T MISS: Mercedes-Benz C350e Plug-In Hybrid: First Drive (Jun 2015) When we got the car, a 2018 model, in late November, its electric range and fuel-economy ratings still hadn't been finalized on the window sticker by the EPA. That...

  • Tesla Semi
    Awake at the wheel: Tesla is far from alone in electric trucks

    This time, Elon Musk is not alone. In mid-December, Daimler delivered its first 14 Fuso eCanter electric delivery trucks to customers in Germany, a reminder that while Tesla caught car companies flat-footed in 2012, incumbent truck makers are already preparing their countermeasures. In...

  • Ionity multi-brand European charging network
    BMW, Mercedes, Ford, VW, Audi launch Ionity high-power fast charging across Europe

    A group of automakers in Europe announced on Friday they will launch "Ionity," a network of high-power fast-charging stations to build out the continent's infrastructure for electric-car travel. When it's finished in 2020, Ionity will include 400 charging stations across multiple countries...

  • E-Fuso Vision One concept
    Mercedes parent Daimler launches E-Fuso electric truck sub-brand

    Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz and Smart, also owns the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation—which it used last week to preview major shifts coming to its Daimler Trucks business. It all took place at the reveal of E-Fuso, a new sub-brand of Daimler's Fuso operation that will...

  • 2018 BMW i3, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    BMW, Mercedes invest in 'flexible car ownership' startup Fair

    How would you know that the standard model for individuals buying new cars is dying? Sure, you could point to car sharing services like Car2go or Zipcar. Or you might point to ride hailing companies like Lyft or Uber. Maybe you think the subscription model for the Hyundai Ioniq Electric...

  • Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell
    Mercedes, Smart, Daimler trucks update electric-car, electrification plans

    Mercedes-Benz has already laid out its plans for a portfolio of electric and electrified vehicles, and now parent company Daimler has announced further strategy refinements for Mercedes-Benz and its other brands. The Smart brand will become all-electric, it said, while its commercial truck...

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