Tag Archive | "Diesel"
Mercedes-Benz to bring A and B-Class successors to U.S. in 2012
Over past few years, we’ve heard at least a half dozen stories and reports on the possibility of bring the A and B-Class to the States. We’ve even seen spy shots of the B-Class in the desert, but nothing really happened. Mercedes execs are at it again. Stephen Cannon, Vice President of Marketing at Mercedes [...]
Continue reading...Mercedes-Benz diesel milestones in the last century
Friday, July 25, 2008
AutoWeek had the privilege of attending and test driving many of the vehicles at the Vermont gathering of the newest Mercedes-Benz Bluetec vehicles. They have gathered a interesting list of significant Mercedes-Benz diesel milestones. Here are some highlights. 1939 260D Introduced in February 1936, this was the world’s first diesel production passenger car. 1955 180D The 40-hp cars took [...]
Continue reading...Mercedes-Benz TecDay: Interview with Dr. Günter Karl about the DiesOtto engine
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Every wondered what the whole fuss is about the so called ‘DiesOtto’ engine is and how it actually operates. This interview with Dr. Günter Karl will enlighten you on the technology behind the DiesOtto and what it actually can do.
Continue reading...UPS Places Largest Order for “Green” Trucks Ever with Daimler
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The largest order of alternative-fuel and drive-train commercial vehicles to-date was placed with DTNA’s Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation today by UPS. The order, consisting of 200 hybrid electric vehicles and 300 compressed natural gas vehicles. These environmental friendly vehicles will be used by UPS for daily delivery operations across the United States and will function in [...]
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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