Company Mercedes has informed, that by 2015 all cars of this mark will be equipped by the engines using alternative energy sources.
According to auto-concern Mercedes-Benz plan the technology on which engines will throw out less harmful substances in atmosphere, than what are formed as a result of work of petrol engines will take root.Acting on the Geneva motor show, Dieter Zetsche, the managing director of the company, has told, that the firm plans to start manufacture of vehicles of a B-class in which the basic attention will be given fuel elements gradually. And by 2014-2015 it is expected, that economically viable models of a fuel element will start to be issued to 100,000 copies in a year. The newest technologies already it's now applied in models of B-series. Such technology of technology BlueTec reduces the expense of diesel fuel to 80%. Mercedes already now conducts working out of the cars working on an electricity and cars with hydrogen engines — similar to new models Honda. The first fruits of these plans will be new Smart with the engine.
Also it is planned to work over new generation of model SL. Concept F700, at rather small cost for compact city cars, in a combination to the sports form (with dispersal from 0 to 100 km/h for 7,5 sec, 238HP and the maximum speed of 250 km/h) and a comfort S-class. Supplements the complete set turbo-engine Diesotto.
The automobile giant spends the huge sums of money for working out of ecologically-pure cars, therefore, chief engineer Herbert Kohle with full confidence undertakes to assert, that till 2015 all cars of the company will be equipped by the engines using alternative kinds of fuel.