Spotlight: Mercedes-Benz EQC
- 5 September 2018
Hot on the heels of Audi and Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz’s rival for the growing electric SUV class marks the start of a new era for the world’s oldest carmaker. Alex Grant finds out
Hot on the heels of Audi and Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz’s rival for the growing electric SUV class marks the start of a new era for the world’s oldest carmaker. Alex Grant finds out
Daimler and Chinese partner BYD have launched a new electric vehicle solely for the Chinese market.
Together, Daimler, Shell and Linde have inaugurated the city of Bremen’s first hydrogen filling station.
Mercedes-Benz has boosted the range and charging times of the S-Class plug-in hybrid, previewing technology likely to be rolled out across its other plug-in models in the near future.
Daimler and Chinese joint venture partner BAIC Motor are to produce Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles in China under a 5bn yuan (£580m) investment.
The Volkswagen Group and Daimler have signed new strategic agreements further targeting the development of electric vehicles for China.
Daimler has broken ground on a new battery plant, which will play a vital role in its electric vehicle offensive for the next few years.
Mercedes-Benz is to launch an entire family of electric vehicles under an EQ sub-brand, previewed as a ‘close to production’ SUV-coupe concept at the Paris Motor Show.
Daimler’s joint venture with Chinese carmaker BYD has launched an upgraded electric vehicle with a range of 250 miles.