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24
A Mercedes-Benz S-Class with superior
performance and lower fuel consump-
tion than some small cars shows that
automotive fascination and respons-
ibility for the environment are perfectly
compatible also in the top models.
Safe and luxurious cars have a future.
Asafuel-efcientluxurysedanwitha
gasolineengine,theMercedes-BenzS400
HYBRIDlaunchedinJune2009ispioneer-
inginmanyrespects.ItistherstEuropean
hybridcarproducedinalargeseriesand
theworld’srstcarproducedinalarge
serieswithalithium-ionbattery.
The utmost comfort and outstanding
performance.Thefuturecapabilitiesof
thecomingS-Classgenerationsarealso
demonstratedbytheMercedes-Benz
VisionS500Plug-inHYBRID.Thistech-
nology-testingvehiclecantravelupto
30kilometerssolelyonelectricalpower
andthuswithoutanylocalemissionsat
all.Duetoitsefcientengineandthe
CO2bonusforbattery-poweredoperation,
itachievesfuelconsumptionofonly
3.2litersper100kilometersandCO2
emissionsof74g/km.
Hybrid trucks and buses from Daimler
in leading positions.Daimleralready
presenteditsrstcommercialvehiclewith
hybriddrivein1969.Today,wearethe
world’smarketleaderwithmorethan4,000
hybridtrucksandbusesinoperationwith
ourcustomers.Dieselsavingsofupto30%
canberealized,dependingonthetypeof
application.
Since2008,DaimlerTrucks’worldwide
hybridactivitieshavebeenconcentrated
attheGlobalHybridCenterinKawasaki,
acceleratingthehybriddevelopmentof
ourtruckbrandsMercedes-Benz,Fusoand
Freightliner.TheFusoCanterEcoHybrid
forexampleisalreadyagreatmarket
successwith800unitssoldworldwide.
Tenofthesehybridtrucksarecurrently
participatinginEurope’sbiggesteettest
inLondon.AndintheUnitedStates
andCanada,morethan2,600Orionhybrid
citybusesareontheroad.
»Theworld’srstseries-producedautomobile
 withhybriddriveandlithium-ionbatteryisfrom
 Mercedes-Benz.«
The luxury class on the way to “three-liter”
fuel consumption. The close-to-series-production
Mercedes-Benz Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID.