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- bixby1, on 06/26/2008, -11/+376Anything that comes from the mouth of a German engineer, I believe.
- ryan83189, on 06/27/2008, -4/+301I'm reasonably convinced Mercedes can make an electric car that isn't ugly.
- nox327, on 06/26/2008, -4/+230Mercedes is definitely one of a few that can pull this off; mainly because they have to oblige by tough European emission laws, but especially because they are somewhat immune to the iron grip of big oil companies and their heard of lobbyist.
Dieter Zetsche, the CEO of Daimler (Mercedes) confirmed this week that there will be a electric Mercedes sedan by 2010, very nice.
via http://benzinsider.com/2008/06/dieter-zetsche-conf ... - FuryOfThor, on 06/26/2008, -2/+187It's the company, not the car, that's showing off its class.
- alapoet, on 06/26/2008, -4/+154Way to go, Mercedes!
- spookyttws, on 06/27/2008, -1/+115Their R and D department must have a LOT of information that they've kept to themselves.
- sockpuppets, on 06/27/2008, -2/+102I believe in beer.
- inactive, on 06/27/2008, -2/+85Nice rhyming headline.
- brstilson, on 06/27/2008, -2/+76Perhaps if American engineers drank more beer on the job, they'd do a better job designing cars.
- speakafreaka, on 06/27/2008, -10/+81Wont happen in 7 years. They will still offer petrol engines along side green equivalents, Merc is business smart and they wont send a section of their market that still wants petrol to their competitors
- Gbobrt4, on 06/27/2008, -1/+70Because Mercedes is actually preparing for the transition away from petroleum-powered vehicles, I see this as an intelligent move from a business and consumer stand-point. Our society knows that a transition is necessary as the shortage of oil proceeds, Mercedes is exploiting this by exciting consumers, showing them that they are ready for this transition. From the business standpoint their research and technological advances can obviously further their success as a company.
Hats off to them. - NJHiker, on 06/27/2008, -4/+58Talk's cheap. Now let's see it happen.
- romistrub, on 06/27/2008, -25/+78This is a terrible policy to have.
- Britney90210, on 06/26/2008, -4/+56This is good news!
- peterjmag, on 06/27/2008, -0/+52That generally goes IN the mouth of German engineers.
- ZephyrNinety, on 06/27/2008, -13/+55One day we're gonna go so green that we all die of oxygen poisoning.
- sbartz, on 06/27/2008, -6/+42I don't see too many green Mercedes on the road, but I guess it will be good to have one color to unite their line.
- aftern9ne, on 06/27/2008, -2/+35Our country and our entire world will never ween itself from oil if the transition does not start in the automobile industry. It's time we stop coddling American auto makers because of our protectionist policies and start forcing them to plan for the future - where all the money is.
Drilling for more oil is not the solution, replacing it is. - Brian48216, on 06/27/2008, -2/+34Everybody makes the "emissions occur at the powerplant!" argument and they think they're the smartest little ***** on earth.
Even if the electricity is generated from a coal fired plant, a steam turbine is way more efficient at creating useful energy then internal combustion.
You don't have to ship gasoline around in giant tankers that consume their own petrol, you just push it through power lines.
You can reduce CO2 emissions from power plants through CO2 sequestering
Also, POWER PLANTS MIGHT BE WIND POWERED TOO! NO CO2 AT ALL!!! EGADS. - GregFD3S, on 06/27/2008, -0/+32Its good to see somebody is taking the initiative. German engineering at its best.
- greenlight2001, on 06/27/2008, -10/+40If they swear all it's going to be is a shower, DON'T go into the stall...
- rgodfrey, on 06/27/2008, -1/+29Actually stopping breathing will not be carbon neutral, as your moldering corpse will give off more noxious gas than a burrito festival.
- grumpyrain, on 06/27/2008, -1/+29The only people who "still want petrol" are those getting high on the fumes.
Everyone else wants a car that is equally convenient; comparitively priced, good range, plenty of power and a convenient way to refill the tank / recharge the battery / whatever safely in a few minutes.
If the technology is available for a pure EV that gets a range of 500km, that can be recharged at a "petrol station" in 5 minutes and that has similar performance characteristics to a petrol engine, then the relative efficiency and reliability of an EV would make buying a petrol car a dumb choice.
But in any case, I read this as the majority of Mercedes being powered by diesels with the token EV or hydrogen car on the side. - HHP2K, on 06/27/2008, -2/+26Lovely move by Mercedes. Their cars will go from attractive, to super-attractive, and their pricing will go from super-expensive to "yeah freaking right".
- nox327, on 06/26/2008, -6/+30If you want to be carbon neutral...STOP BREATHING. The point is not eleminating carbon dioxide, but lowering it.
- linuxinsidev2, on 06/27/2008, -6/+28Yeah, now we'll find Mercedes Benz dead after an apparent "suicide"
:/ - neuens07, on 06/27/2008, -1/+23dumbass
- appleseed1234, on 06/27/2008, -3/+25Spei sapping mein Sentry
- freff, on 06/27/2008, -1/+23Depends on how much beer.
- BrandonKutzler, on 06/27/2008, -3/+24I can't even express how great this news is. Thank you, Mercedes.
- Harabeck, on 06/27/2008, -0/+20Maybe theyll start a trend and the rest of the industry will follow.
- mickael1, on 06/27/2008, -3/+21Mercedes have always been pioneers in the automotive industry leading the way for all the other companies. Let us not forget that ABS and ESP were developed by them.
- V3NOM, on 06/27/2008, -4/+20How many people out there "still want petrol," and how many don't but are too damn lazy to actively support alternative energy? Some people that don't want to bother being active would still buy a green car if it was easily accessible. Especially when another few years have passed, if gas prices are even higher.
- orlyfactor, on 06/27/2008, -0/+16I knew someone would go there.
- ThatGeek, on 06/27/2008, -0/+16the flux capacitor isnt under the hood.
it should be behind the seat like normal - aussieNickuss, on 06/27/2008, -0/+15BMW will be next. Then Audi and Lexus. Then the bottom feeders like Ford will follow suit out of necessity.
- dreamlayers, on 06/27/2008, -1/+16My first reaction was "Wow! Awesome!" but after reading the article I have serious doubts over whether this means anything because they mention biofuels. Cars that can run on biofuels can run on petroleum and plenty of people will still use petroleum in them. I'm tempted to bury the article as inaccurate.
- HappyScrappy, on 06/27/2008, -0/+15That's not what Mercedes said. They said they wanted all vehicles to be able to run without petroleum. That means flex-fuel, hybrids and EVs.
It doesn't mean an end to vehicles that run on gas from them. - Shiftgood, on 06/27/2008, -1/+16oil is 140$ a barrel... im pretty sure thats the reasoning. But who knows!? you could be right.. Al Gore could profit heavily from mercedes.. switching to hybrids/flex/electric. Hes probably at his house right now wringing his hands menacingly.
You're just a parrot.. and a bad one at that you dont even know when to spit out your lines. - dupek11, on 06/27/2008, -0/+12Gas in Poland costs 2.33 USD per liter which is 8.82 USD per gallon.
The nominal GDP per capita in Poland is $11,693 (2008) in the US it is $43,594 (2007). - KMartSheriff, on 06/27/2008, -0/+12That's what usually happens.
- BigW, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1140 % of the power coming to my house is renewable. Thats a start. And with the wind farms going up all around my town, I'm guessing that number will be going up in the future.
So you're right plugging in your car is not a bad thing. - Tenlow, on 06/27/2008, -0/+11Why wouldn't it? They're not converting to some ecogeek friendly small scale three wheeled electric car manufacturer. They're noticing that fewer people are going to be buying gasoline powered cars in the future so they're just trying to stay ahead of the curve and keep their lineup marketable.
- casuallyevil, on 06/27/2008, -2/+13This is guaranteed to work... Mercedes rocks at strategic investment decisions lately ::cough:: Chrysler ::cough::
- counterplex, on 06/27/2008, -0/+11You're over-thinking this...
- MOJIRA, on 06/27/2008, -1/+11Poor use of parentheses.
- cparsons, on 06/27/2008, -10/+19Sounds good but won't happen.
- casuallyevil, on 06/27/2008, -2/+11False.... ABS was created for aircraft by Dunlop, and its first automotive appearance was on the Ford Zodiac in the 1960s. The first Mercedes to have it appeared in 1978 (and the system wasn't developed by Mercedes, it was licensed from Bosch).
- dmcbride6, on 06/27/2008, -6/+14Let me be the first to say THANK YOU MERCEDES.
Not like I can afford one but I figure everyone else will be following. - combatchuck, on 06/27/2008, -1/+9EXCELLENT USE OF WIN!
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