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Pipe Dream? Mercedes Proposes 7 Year Plan To Be Diesel And Gas Free
Mercedes is aiming to end the need for filling your fuel tank with petrol or diesel within just SEVEN YEARS.

The German firm is determined to make their model range run on alternative fuels - to improve costs, become more eco-friendly and because the oil supply will eventually run out.

This includes making current engines even cleaner and more fuel-efficient while increasing the amount of hybrids, emission-free electric cars and clean-fuel gas engines and the further development of battery and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Mercedes will drip-feed different forms of more eco-friendly vehicles into our showrooms as and when the technology has been developed over the next decade - but the process begins towards the end of this year.

The new A and B-Class models which go on sale in October feature Start/Stop technology - the car’s engine shuts down when it’s stopped at a red light but automatically restarts when you lift your foot from the brake pedal.

Around town it can improve fuel efficiency by up to nine per cent.

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Pipe Dream? Mercedes Proposes 7 Year Plan To Be Diesel And Gas Free



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WhelanWhelan - 7/1/2008 1:10:26 PM
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Seems they are calling an end to the HP wars going on the last few years despite rising costs. And in the process they will slip right above Lexus with hybrid availability.



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Agent009Agent009 - 7/1/2008 1:55:55 PMView My AgentSpace
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Dunno about that, Every Lexus except the LX posted declines for the month. As a division down just over 21% for the month.


indy335indy335 - 7/1/2008 1:16:31 PM
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I really like this initiative, but my concern is unless there is a national (US/Europe) infrastructure to support it (plug-in stations, hydrogen refueling, etc.) it'll never work.



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DexDiamondsDexDiamonds - 7/1/2008 1:50:02 PM
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Well it never hurt to dream. And this is a dream we can all benefit from if it comes true.

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Agent009Agent009 - 7/1/2008 1:56:24 PMView My AgentSpace
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The real question is what is in that pipe?


DexDiamondsDexDiamonds - 7/1/2008 2:18:37 PM
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Ford and GM lol


EL34EL34 - 7/1/2008 2:37:06 PM
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"Mercedes Proposes 7 Year Plan To Be Diesel And Gas Free"

It's feasible, those Germans are smart :-/

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Agent63Agent63 - 7/1/2008 3:46:04 PMView My AgentSpace
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They deboost you because them Japanese Fanboys show no respect to what Mercedes can do.


MercedesBenz00ZMercedesBenz00Z - 7/1/2008 4:47:32 PM
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Ricerboys are always jealous of the German brands anyway, let them be jealous.


t_bonet_bone - 7/1/2008 3:09:40 PM
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How about something simpler--bring the A Class to the U.S.? It is like an upscale Honda Fit, really nicely done too.

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huu76huu76 - 7/1/2008 6:54:01 PM
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I'm game with everything mentioned in this article unless it invovles biofuel. Hybrid, hydrogen, electric, I hope they succeed.

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