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PioneeringSpiritandInnovativeStrength| 23
Top-class in terms of ecology: prototype
production of the medium-duty Mercedes-Benz
Atego BlueTec Hybrid, the winner of the
Baden-Württemberg Environmental Technology
Prize 2009.
»Withtheworld’sbiggesteetofhybridcommercialvehiclesand
amodularhybridcomponentsystem,Daimleralreadyhasitssights 
 onthetechnologychangeovertoemission-freemobility.«
Mr. Dold, how important is hybrid
technology as a milestone on the way
to zero-emission vehicles?
Roland Dold:Hybriddriveisabridgeon
thewaytothedrivesystemsoftomorrow.
TheDaimlerhybridcomponentsystem
offerspotentialtodayforallvehicles
anddrivingsituations.Hybridsolutions
forcarsarealreadyonthemarketinthe
smartfortwomicrohybriddrive,the
Mercedes-BenzS400HYBRIDandthe
Mercedes-BenzML450HYBRID.With
citybusesfromOrion,trucksandvans
fromFreightliner,andlight-dutytrucks
andbusesfromFuso,Daimlerhasmore
hybridcommercialvehiclesontheroad
thananyothermanufacturer.
The Baden-Württemberg Environmental
Technology Prize 2009 was awarded to
Daimler Trucks. What does that mean
to you, as a predevelopment engineer
for hybrid trucks?
Roland Dold:Theprizemakesusproud
andisalsoanincentive.Itshowsthat
atDaimlerweareontherightpathto
emission-freetransport.Ascapitalgoods,
truckshavetofunctionperfectlyalways
andeverywhere,aswellasfulllingpresent
andfutureenvironmentalprotection
requirements.
Ourhybriddriveallowsgoodstransport
alsoinurbanenvironmentalzones.For
example,theprizewinningMercedes-Benz
AtegoBlueTecHybridhasbeenonthe
roadinurbantestswithDHL,Deutsche
Post’scouriercompany,since2009.
Hybrid trucks from Daimler operate
with up to 20% less fuel and CO2
emissions. What other advantages
does hybrid offer?
Roland Dold:Trucksaresubjectedtothe
mostvarieddemandsintermsofareasof
application,performance,superstructure
orancillaryunits,whichDaimlerserveswith
technicallyandeconomicallysophisticated
hybridsolutions.Thisresultsinsignicant
advantagesinpracticaloperation:
emission-freeandquietdriving,waiting
atredlightswiththeengineturnedoff,
easierstartingonsteephillsbecausethe
electricmotorimmediatelyhasfulltorque,
aswellasperformanceboostsandload
shiftsintoareasoptimizedforfueleconomy
andlowemissions.Wearenowusingthe
knowledgegainedfromour12-tonAtego
hybrideetforheavy-dutyMercedes-Benz
trucksandforalltheothervehiclesinthe
DaimlerGroup.