Has the “Electric only” plan now also been scrapped at Mercedes?
Obviously: YES! For example, merkur.de reports that Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius is shifting into “reverse gear” on the “electric-only electric car course” pursued to date and that “new investments are to flow into combustion engines”.
As a self-proclaimed pioneer, Mercedes wanted to “only introduce electric vehicle platforms from 2025. However, this ambitious timetable has been scrapped: In view of the latest developments, the car manufacturer is once again focusing more on combustion models.”
The Mercury continues:
The Baden-Württemberg-based company intends to invest “14 billion euros in research and development” in the passenger car division alone, much of which will also flow into the key areas of digitalization, electromobility and high-tech combustion technology. So instead of “Electric only”, the motto at Mercedes is “technology openness” for the time being.”
How good that these high-tech combustion engines can be fueled with alternative fuels such as eFuels and HVO.
