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Daimler, RWE announce Berlin electric car project
Friday September 5, Renault Car Dealer In Glover Vermont 1:53 pm ET
By Vera Froehlich and George Frey, AP Business Writers
Automaker Daimler, utility RWE to car louvres start Berlin electric car and charging station project
BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- Carmaker Daimler AG and kenwood audio units for car utility RWE AG said Friday they would begin a joint electric pennsylvania used car car and charging station test project in the German capital, called "E-Mobility Berlin."
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The companies said during a joint news conference in Berlin, accompanied by politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, that Daimler would provide more than 100 electric cars from their Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands, as well as service for the cars.
RWE said it will supply the electricity, control the system, and handle the development, installation and operation of about 500 charging stations.
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Merkel called it "a used car in las vegas truly groundbreaking project," for the capital, the auto industry and for utilities.
"'E-mobility Berlin' will be an important part of the strategy of the government for electric mobility," German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee said after the announcement Friday.
"Our joint initiative is a good example of what can be achieved when policy makers, energy suppliers and the automotive industry all work together toward the same goal," said Dieter Zetsche, the chief executive of Stuttgart-based Daimler.
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Daimler's Smart Electric Drive and Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles dude where s my car will be driven with lithium-ion batteries developed specifically for use in the cars.
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The automaker said it will launch the houston car lithium-ion battery technology in serial production of the Mercedes S 400 BlueHYBRID next year.
Both companies said drivers will use a special in-car communication system to pay for refueling at the intelligent electricity charging points, allowing "effective, customer-friendly and convenient used car galveston everyday operation."
Essen-based RWE said the charging points will be installed at customers' homes, workplaces and in public parking areas.
"In addition, business-to-business partners such as shopping centers, car park operators and fleet customers can be connected car jokes into the infrastructure," said Juergen Grossmann, the CEO of RWE. "The accounting system should be as simple and best rate car rental convenient as when using one's mobile phone," he said.
Shares of Daimler car dealers in litchfield minnesota fell 4.2 percent to 39.69 euros ($52.32), while RWE shares fell 2.3 percent to 67.94 euros ($96.88) in a broadly lower Frankfurt funny car construction market.
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