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German test with certified biodiesel shows great results
A recent test in Germany attempted to test claims by Neste that its biodiesel is sustainable. The tests involved 14 Daimler vehicles, DHL, the German Post, OMV and the Stuttgart bus company. The test involved about one million kilometers driven with NExBTL biodiesel that were produced from certified palm oil. The results stated that this fuel helped reduce NOx by 15 percent, compared to regular diesel, as well as CO2 emissions by 60 percent. The test measured each step in the production chain to assess its environmental efficiency and found ... Read more →
Baden-Württemberg, Germany gets its first public hydrogen filling station Sam Abuelsamid
The first publicly-accessible hydrogen filling station in the German state of Baden-Württemberg opened this week at Stuttgart Airport. The station is being operated by OMV and was built in ...
Vancouver 2009: Hydrogen Fuel Cells automotive panel hearts hydrogen, praises EVs Sebastian Blanco
It's unusual to hear many good things about hydrogen vehicles at a conference dedicated to plug-in vehicles. The reverse cannot be said of the pro-hydrogen folks. At the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 ...
Ferdinand Porsche Award goes to lithium battery researchers Sam Abuelsamid
click above for a high res gallery of Lohner-Porsche EVs and hybrids This year's "Professor Ferdinand Porsche Award" has gone to Dipl. Eng. Michael Keller from Temic Automotive Electric Motors ...
Trying to find the upside to Tesla-Daimler deal Sebastian Blanco
Elon Musk and Dr. Thomas Weber with the Tesla Roadster and the smart ed Not everyone think the big Daimler-Tesla deal announced last week is a win-win. In fact, Jay Yarow over at Business Insider ...
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Freightliner introduces first hybrid truck for HazMat transport 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Daimler Truck North America's Freightliner division has collaborated with Eaton to produce the first hybrid truck for hazardous material transport. The first Freightliner Business Class M2e is going to propane distribution company Pennington Gas Service. Freightliner has been offering the Eaton ...
Is Tesla really worth $550 million? Daimler apparently thinks so 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Elon Musk and Dr. Thomas Weber in the Tesla Roadster During Tuesday's announcement that Daimler was buying a 10 percent stake in Tesla Motors, Mercedes-Benz R&D boss Dr. Thomas Weber would only say that the company paid in the "double digit millions" for its share. That implies somewhere ...
Live Blog: Daimler announces new strategic partnership with Tesla for EVs, takes 10% stake 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
In just a few minutes, Daimler will be starting a press conference with Dr. Thomas Weber, the head of R&D for Mercedes-Benz. Dr. Weber will be making an announcement about a new strategic partnership for electric vehicles. Most of the speculation at this point involves a possible investment in ...
Daimler to announce "strategic partnership" for EVs tomorrow 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Tomorrow morning, May 19, Daimler will be holding an online press conference to make what it calls a major announcement in the EV space. Management board member Dr. Thomas Weber and a key executive of one of the company's suppliers will make an announcement about a strategic investment. While ...
Mercedes-Benz announces small-series production of fuel-cell B-Class 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Mercedes-Benz concept BlueZero - Click above for high-res image gallery Just the other day, Mercedes-Benz put its hydrogen-powered F-CELL Roadster concept on the road for the very first time. While that vehicle isn't exactly what you'd call practical for the vast majority of mankind, the German ...
VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Tesla-powered smart fortwo Click above for a hi-res gallery When Tesla launched its amazing Model S a while back, it wasn't the only Tesla-powered machine supplying rides to attendees. Also ferrying guests about a short circuit (so to speak) was a smart fortwo imbued with a Tesla-engineered ...
Freightliner unveils big rig concept showcasing future technology 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Freightliner Innovation Truck Daimler Trucks North America has used the Mid-America Trucking Show in Kentucky to release its latest concept in commercial-grade hauling. The Innovation Truck concept takes the fuel-saving innovations introduced on the ...
To fund electric vehicles, Daimler sells $2.7b of shares to Abu Dhabi gov't 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Daimler is casting a wide net to make progress on the 10,000 electric vehicles it wants to sell by 2012. The company partners with Evonik for the development and manufacturing of automotive lithium ion batteries and is looking for another partner to join that project. Daimler is also working with ...
Daimler looking for an extra partner in its lithium battery venture 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Late last year, Daimler AG announced that it would partner with Evonik for the development and manufacturing of automotive lithium ion batteries. Daimler bought half of Evonik's LiTec battery unit at that time. Now, Daimler is looking to bring in another partner for the project. At this time, its ...
Daimler only planning to use Tesla batteries for first 1,000 smart eds 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the smart ed When Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk told us yesterday that his company would be supplying battery packs and chargers for the first 1,000 second generation electric Smarts he expressed hope that the deal might be expanded beyond that. He told us ...
Tesla confirms smart ed battery supply deal 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the smart ed digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Tesla_Motors_will_provide_batteries_for_electric_smart_cars'; The rumors were true. At the Society of Automotive Analysts outlook conference this morning, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that his company will ...
Daimler looking to sell batteries to third-parties 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Batteries are the biggest hurdle to get electric vehicles to market. Most automakers are already getting their packs through joint ventures with electronics companies, but there are also companies like Tesla that are manufacturing their own packs using off-the-shelf lithium ion cells. Tesla is ...
Mercedes may pop smart fortwo clone lawsuit against the Bubble 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Small Chinese automakers have developed the nasty habit of cloning the design and styling of successful European automobiles and placing that bodywork atop vastly inferior hardware. Although it doesn't seem right, there may be little that automakers like BMW and Daimler can do about it. Evidence of ...
Mercedes opens the floodgates on the Concept BlueZERO trio 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a gallery of the Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZero E-Cell As previously announced, Mercedes-Benz will be bringing a trio of green concepts to the Detroit Auto Show in January. Perhaps the most production-feasible of the three is the plain electric BlueZero E-CELL, which features a ...
Daimler to bring lithium batteries in-house through JV with Evonik 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It looks like Daimler AG doesn't plan to rely solely on suppliers for lithium ion batteries going forward. Traditionally, automakers prefer to keep most powertrain development in-house as one of the primary differentiators from other manufacturers. As these companies move forward into hybrid and ...
Smart fortwo sharing program, car2go, expands; could go electric 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The car2go smart fortwo sharing program, started in October, is apparently a success. Daimler kicked off the program near its Ulm, Germany headquarters with just 50 cars that can be rented by the minute (19 cents), or the hour, by people who need a car (a small one) but don't want to pay a ...
Daimler forms electric drive research partnership with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Daimler AG is setting up an electric drive research program with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) dubbed the e-drive Project House. The university and the automaker will combine work on all the elements of electric drive systems into the new research center. That will include, power ...
Dieter Zetsche: Hydrogen cars are not economically viable 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Spanish Economy newspaper El Economista has published an interview with Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler, in which he says what a lot of our readers have been saying: hydrogen engines don't make sense. While speaking about Mercedes' upcoming models, Zetsche gave a solid affirmation about downsides of ...
First Drive: Daimler F-Cell, Hyundai FCEV, Toyota FCHV and GM HydroGen4 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for more shots of the GM HydroGen4 fuel cell Equinox The hydrogen economy seems to be very far away into the future, if it ever comes to fruition at all. If hydrogen is going to make a significant impact as a major source of energy, an infrastructure for getting the hydrogen to ...
Electric Smart possibly spotted at Tesla HQ! 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It's beginning to appear more and more likely that my previous speculation about the nature of the relationship between Tesla Motors and Daimler may have been accurate. In a Fox Business News interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in June, he mentioned the company has deal of some kind with the parent ...
Daimler creates Smart-based Car2Go car sharing service 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Later this week in the city of Ulm, Germany, near its Stuttgart headquarters, Daimler will be kicking off a pilot test of its new car sharing service car2go. The system will function more like the bike sharing services available in a number of European and American cities now as opposed to the ...
BMW and Daimler ask for common EV standards 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Have you ever traveled around with a plug adapter for different wall sockets? The need for a car version of these adapters, albeit in a much larger scale, is what BMW's Klaus Draeger and Daimler's Thomas Weber discussed at the 2008 World Automotive Congress of FISITA, the international association ...
Mercedes-Benz to be 20 percent hybrid by 2015 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
German magazine Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that Mercedes-Benz expects one fifth of its vehicle sales to be hybrids by the middle of the next decade. The information came from Mercedes sales head Klaus Maier during an interview. Mercedes has already announced the first two hybrid models that ...
Daimler announces deal with RWE, 500 Berlin charging points, lithium Smart 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the photo for a high res gallery Daimler AG and German utility RWE are teaming up for what they are calling the largest electric car field test in the world. The "e-mobility Berlin" project will see Daimler deploy a fleet of over 100 second-generation Smart ED and Mercedes A-Class cars ...
