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road to locally emission-free vehicles. They combine the
advantages of two technologies in a manner that allows
our customers to drive in the all-electric mode in the city
and benefit from the range of the combustion engine on
long trips.
Ten new plug-in hybrid models by 2017
The successful plug-in hybrid models from Mercedes-Benz
combine the highest degree of dynamic performance
and comfort with the economy of a compact car. In 2015,
we presented additional models as pioneers of the Daimler
hybrid offensive. Their fuel consumption ranges from
3.3 liters per 100 kilometers for the GLE 500 e 4MATIC1 to
an outstanding 2.1 l/100 km in the most efficient model,
the C 350 e2. A total of ten forward-looking plug-in hybrid
models with the three-pointed star will be launched by 2017.
Plug-in hybrids
The best of both worlds
Autonomous driving systems make
traffic smoother and vehicles more an-
ticipatory — and thus safer as well. As
we work on such systems, we continue
to focus on clean drive-system tech-
nologies. Our environmental roadmap
and hybrid offensive have put Daimler
on the path to emission-free mobility.
Daimler’s environmental roadmap focuses consistently on
further efficiency enhancements to combustion engines,
needs-based hybridization and locally emission-free electric
vehicles with batteries and fuel cells. We take the entire
environmental performance of our vehicles into account —
from production to operation to recycling. The effectiveness
of our sustainable development work is impressively under-
scored by the award we received as the “Most Innovative
Group” in the “Alternative Drive Systems” category of the
Automotive INNOVATIONS Award 2015 competition.
An extra boost for the new era of mobility
The Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion research
vehicle and the Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo show car are
not only sensations in terms of their autonomous driving
technology; they also display superior performance with
regard to their drive systems. Both vehicles are equipped
with the innovative F-CELL PLUG-IN HYBRID system, which
combines an electric motor with an extremely powerful
high-voltage battery and fuel cells to achieve an emission-
free range of approximately 1,100 kilometers, thus pointing
the way far into the future.
We are already using high-tech hybrid systems in all pro-
duction models from the Mercedes-Benz C-Class upwards.
Plug-in hybrid systems represent a key technology on the
Fit for the future. Batteries are installed in our hybrid vehicles
by robots and people working together. This ensures more flexible
and ergonomic production.
1 GLE 500 e 4MATIC: fuel consumption in liters/100 km
combined: 3.3; CO2 emissions in g/km combined: 78;
electricity consumption in kWh/100 km: 16.0
2 C 350 e: fuel consumption in liters/100 km combined: 2.4-2.1;
CO2 emissions in g/km combined: 54 - 48; electricity
consumption in kWh/100 km: 11.3-11.0