Mercedes 2009 Annual Report Download - page 17

1969:First electric
test bus:
Mercedes-BenzOE302
withhybriddrive
technology
1972:First electric
test vanwithexchange-
ablebatteries:
Mercedes-BenzLE306
1975:First hydrogen
test vehicle:
Mercedes-BenzL307
withhydridetankand
internalcombustion
engine
1979:First hybrid bus
withcombineddiesel/
batteryoperation:
Mercedes-BenzOE305
1979:Startofa
ve-yearroadtest:
13 electric hybrid buses
inregularservice
1982:First electric
test car:basedon
thestationwagon
ofthemedium-sized
Mercedes-Benz
automobile
1985:Controlled
emissions with
three-way catalytic
converter
1992:20Mercedes-
Benzvehiclesin
major project for trials
of electric vehicles
1994:First fuel-cell
vehicle NECAR
(NewElectricCar)
basedonthe
Mercedes-Benz
vanMB100
1997:First buswith
fuel-cell drive:
NEBUSbasedonthe
Mercedes-BenzO405
1997:Thebenchmark
intermsofefciency:
CDI technology
(common-raildirect
injection)inthe
Mercedes-BenzC220
CDI
1998:Startofendurance
trials:electric test
vehicle for everyday use
basedonthe
Mercedes-BenzA-Class
1998:Orion city buses
withhybrid drive
ineverydaytrialsin
NewYork
1999:IntheNECAR4,
fuel-cell drive and
hydrogen tank are
installed for the rst
time in the sandwich
oorofthe
Mercedes-BenzA-Class
2003:Fuel-cell city
busesbasedonthe
Mercedes-BenzCitaro
inregularservice:
36vehicles
on3continents
2003:Diesel engine
with hybrid module:
intheMercedes-Benz
F500Mindresearch
vehicle
2004:First BlueTec
truckwithtechnology
forthecleanestdiesel
intheworld
2004:Freightliner
vanwithhybrid drive
ineverydaytrialsin
theUnitedStates
2004:60 Mercedes-
Benz A-Class F-CELL
carsareontheroad
worldwide.
Inordertosignicantlyreduceourvehicles’fuelconsumptionandemissionsalreadytoday,
andtoavoidthemcompletelyinthelongterm,wefocuson:
- Optimizingvehicleswithstate-of-the-artinternalcombustionengines
- Achievingfurtherefciencyimprovementswithneeds-orientedhybridization
- Locallyemission-freeelectricmobilitywithbatteryandfuel-cellvehicles
- Developingalternativefuelsandmobilityconcepts
Innovativenancingsolutionsandservicesarealsopartofthepackage.
TheRoadtoEmission-freeMobility.
PioneeringachievementsofDaimleranditsbrands.
1969 - 1978 1979 - 1984 1985 - 1996 1997 - 2002 2003 - 2004 2005 2006 - 2008 2009 2010 After 2010
Deliveryoftherst
Mercedes-BenzActros
truckandsemitrailer
tractor with BlueTec
FirstMercedes-Benz
Citarocity buses with
BlueTec technology
World record journey
of 160,000 kilometers
demonstrates
theperformanceand
efciencyofCDI
technology
2006:Mercedes-Benz
CLS350CGIwitheco-
nomicalpiezoelectric
direct injection and
stratied charged
gasoline combustion
2006:First van
in Europe with hybrid
technology:
Mercedes-BenzHybrid
Sprinter316CDI
2006:Startof
seriesproductionof
Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid
truck
2007:Orion VII Hybrid
buses
go“online”inNewYork
2008:TheFreightliner
M2E Hybridprovesits
worthineverydayuse
First automobile with
hybrid drive and
lithium-ion battery:
Mercedes-BenzS400
HYBRID
Smallseriesproduction:
Mercedes-Benz B-Class
F-CELLandsmart
fortwo electric drive
BlueEFFICIENCY
package introduced
in the Sprinter
LogisticscompanyDHL
teststhe
Mercedes-Benz Atego
BlueTec Hybrid
Serial diesel hybrid bus
for everyday use:
Mercedes-BenzCitaro
BlueTecHybrid
Startoftheworld’s
biggestroadtestof
electricvehicles:
e-mobility Berlin
Fuel cells in trials:
therstMercedes-Benz
CitaroFuelCELL-Hybrid
and200Mercedes-Benz
B-ClassF-CELL
Large-scale road tests
of electric mobility:
additionale-mobility
projectsineight
countries
Exemplary environ-
mental compatibility:
deliveryoftherst
Mercedes-BenzAtego
BlueTecHybridTrucks
New BlueTec engines
at Trucks NAFTAfulll
theworld’sstrictest
emissionstandardsin
theUnitedStates
E-van:Smallseries
oftheE-CELLVitotobe
launchedinthemiddle
oftheyear
76economicalandclean
BlueEFFICIENCY models
tobelaunchedbythe
endof2010
At least one new hybrid
model each year,
includingvehicleswith
dieselengines
Superiorinperformance
and environmental
protection:
E300BlueTECHybrid
Mercedes-Benzand
smartelectricvehicles
withlithium-ion
batteriesfromour own
production
S500plug-in
hybridsontheroad:
environmental
protection in the
premium class
Smallseriesofthe
Mercedes-Benz
Sprinter with hybrid
drive
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