The current visible enthusiasm of German automakers in relation to electric vehicles has only limited relevance to breakthroughs in the field of manufacturing of traction batteries. The main stimulus, pushing have spent more than a hundred years to improve the internal combustion engine of the brand on track electrification of vehicles - it's increasing demands to the level of emissions. The US government, for example, in a few years will require automakers to offer a certain share of electric vehicles in the range of products for the US market.
Reuters agency reports citing an interview with the head of the German automaker Daimler research media in the coming years the automaker plans to spend 11 billion euros for the development of electric vehicles. By 2025, the group agrees to release at least 10 models of electric vehicles, three of which will be of Smart brand. By the way, the Smart electric vehicles are already offered to customers, but over time this kind of personal urban transport certainly completely switch to electric traction. For older models of electric cars Daimler promises to raise the cruising range to 700 km.
By the way, from the sale of passenger cars with diesel engines in the US market company Daimler is not going to give up, despite the rumors. However, now selling diesel versions of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the United States account for less than one per cent of sales volumes,.