Emission-free driving with vehicles powered by the battery and the fuel cell
Electric drives: zero emissions in the local community
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As a flexible means of transport, the motor car will continue to play a major role in individual mobility. Experts estimate that in the future, up to two-thirds of traffic will be concentrated in urban areas. Vehicles equipped with electric drive systems offer the best possibility for achieving quiet and efficient zero-emission mobility. The power for the electric motors is provided by batteries or fuel cells. Fuel cells are extremely energy-efficient, being around twice as efficient as internal combustion engines. Yet battery drives also have tremendous potential when it comes to zero-emission driving – particularly when used in conjunction with the lithium-ion battery technology which has been brought to production maturity by Daimler.
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e-mobility in Berlin
At the end of 2009, more than 100 electric cars from Mercedes-Benz and smart featuring lithium-ion batteries will embark on the world's largest joint project for climate-friendly electric drives in Berlin. Energy provider RWE is to build around 500 charging stations for the project. | |
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e-mobility in Italy From 2010, more than 100 electric cars from smart and Mercedes-Benz will hit the roads in Rome, Milan and Pisa. The aim of the project is to develop the vehicle technology and infrastructure further. Italy's largest energy supplier, Enel, is also taking part in the project. | |
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Pilot project in London
Since 2007, selected customers in London have been testing a fleet of 100 smart electric drive cars with a high-performance sodium/nickel chloride battery. The small runarounds do not produce any emissions and are therefore exempt from the city's congestion charge. | |
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Alliance for electric drives In the "e-drive Project House", Daimler and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are undertaking joint research into electric drive systems. The focus of the research is on power electronics, control systems, electrical energy storage units, and electrical machinery. |
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