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Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Mercedes-Benz to Install EV Chargers at 100 Starbucks

Starbucks and Mercedes-Benz announced a partnership July 17 to install high-power electric vehicle chargers at 100 Starbucks stores across the U.S.聽

July 19, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Mercedes and Stellantis Press Pause on EV Battery Factories

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz are pausing work on two electric vehicle battery plants and may pivot to manufacturing lower-cost cells in light of slowing demand for still-expensive EVs.

June 4, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Rivian Scraps Plan to Make Electric Vans in Europe With Mercedes

Rivian Automotive Inc. is shelving plans to jointly build electric vans in Europe with Mercedes-Benz AG, aborting a deal signed just three months ago to share costs and quickly scale up production.

December 12, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Mercedes Taps Luminar for Lidar

Mercedes-Benz plans to use laser sensors from Luminar Technologies Inc. in a next-generation vehicle platform to enable semi-autonomous driving features on highways.

January 20, 2022
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Mercedes Beats Tesla to Hands-Free Driving on the Autobahn

Daimler AG鈥檚 Mercedes-Benz won regulatory approval to deploy a hands-free driving system in Germany ahead of Tesla Inc., gaining an edge in the race to offer higher levels of automation in one of the world鈥檚 most competitive car markets.

December 9, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Mercedes-Benz Plans $8.2 Billion European Battery Venture

Daimler AG will team up with Stellantis NV and TotalEnergies SE to boost the scale of their European battery venture to more than 7 billion euros ($8.2 billion) in a move to secure supplies for electric Mercedes-Benz cars.

September 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Mercedes Sketches Out All-Electric Scenario by Decade鈥檚 End

FRANKFURT, Germany 鈥 Daimler AG鈥檚 luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz is stepping up its transition to electric cars, doubling the planned share of sales by 2025 and sketching out a market scenario in which new car sales would 鈥渋n essence鈥 be fully electric by the end of the decade.

July 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Mercedes Unveils Electric Van for Growing Battery-Powered Lineup

Mercedes-Benz is giving a sneak peek of an electric van that is among the models broadening its battery-powered range over the next year.

May 10, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Mercedes-Benz Heavy-Duty eActros Set for Production in 2021

Mercedes-Benz Trucks announced series production of its heavy-duty battery-electric eActros model intended for distribution applications is scheduled to start in 2021.

September 25, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel

Mercedes-Benz Unveils Upgrades to Vito Vans

Mercedes-Benz, a unit of Daimler AG, announced March 10 extensively upgraded versions of its diesel-powered Vito van available for ordering in Europe now and its battery electric eVito model available for ordering this summer.

March 10, 2020