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Mad Men's Jon Hamm is New Voice of Mercedes-Benz

Mad Men Star Jon Hamm is New Voice of Mercedes-Benz

 The new voice of Mercedes-Benz is Jon Hamm, the Golden Globe winning star of the hit series Mad Men.  Hamm made his debut — or at least his voice — on the Academy Award Oscars  show, in a commercial featuring the new Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid [...]

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March 8th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Clean Diesel, Green Cars, Hybrid Cars, Hydrogen Fuel Cell | 3 comments

First Electric Smart Car Delivered to Customers in Germany

SmartforTwo plug-in electric minicar

Getting smart: The first plug-in electric Smartfortwo minicar has been delivered to customers in Berlin, close to the Stuttgart home of its parent company, Mercedes-Benz.  The first two owners — an artist and a dental technology company executive  — currently own the regular gas-powered Smartfortwo.

The compact two-seater is the first emission-free vehicle in [...]

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December 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Electric Cars, Green Cars | 2 comments

Mercedes F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell compact coming to U.S.

Mercedes-Benz F-Cell B-Class hydrogen fuel cell car

The Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell car gets its U. S. debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December.  It’s a compact four-door hatchback, built on the B-Class platform which is popular in Europe and Asia, but Mercedes has not yet brought it to North [...]

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November 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Family Cars, Green Cars, Hydrogen Fuel Cell | 3 comments