Mercedes-Benz is planning a new line of electric vehicles, including two SUVs and two sedans, Bloomberg reported, citing two unnamed sources. The company will create a new sub-brand, and the new electric line-up will reach dealers before the end of the decade. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said in June that the company planned to unveil… Read more »
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Convinced that the market is ready for plug-ins, Daimler invests 7 billion euros
Daimler has cranked up the voltage several notches with a series of EV-related announcements. The German auto giant plans to invest €7 billion ($7.9 billion) in green tech R&D over the next two years. Mercedes’ seventh and eighth PHEV models, the GLC Coupé 350 e 4MATIC and the E 350 e, are to arrive in… Read more »
In-wheel house: Protean Electric’s in-wheel drive system nears production
When Protean Electric begins production of its Protean Drive in-wheel electric drive system later this year, it could mark the stirring comeback of the wheel hub motor, a concept that’s been more than a century in the making. Electric wheel-hub motors date all the way back to 1884, and none other than Ferdinand Porsche used… Read more »