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The Vision S500 Plug-in Hybrid can drive for about 18 miles solely on electricity. In the new European test cycle, that would produce a rating of about 75 mpg or 74 grams of CO2 per kilometer. Think of the possibility of a 70+ mpg S-Class sedan with all the comfort, safety and luxury of a top-of-the-line Mercedes.

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Mercedes Takes Swiss Army Knife Approach to Electric Cars

By Brad Berman ·
December 17, 2008

The recently unveiled Mercedes-Benz BlueZero concept vehicles are built with the flexibility to insert electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell technologies into the same vehicle design. It’s easy to dismiss the BlueZero sketches as just another cool green concept car that will never see the light of day, but it could be a glimpse into a future lineup of small Mercedes cars with varying degrees of electric power.

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Mercedes Takes Swiss Army Knife Approach to Electric Cars

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The recently unveiled Mercedes-Benz BlueZero concept vehicles are built with the flexibility to insert electric, plug-...

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