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Thinking Green at Maplewood Imports
While there are several why you should consider going green with you next vehicle choice, below we've listed a few reasons of how Mercedes-Benz's environmental efforts can help you in your efforts to go green.
A reason to why you should consider going green:
Environmental Protection Agency Director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality Margo Oge has said that "If just a third of the light-duty vehicles in the U.S. were state of the art diesel vehicles, we would be looking at saving 1.4 million barrels a day, the equivalent quantity of oil the U.S. imports from Saudi Arabia every day."
So how can Mercedes-Benz help and why Blue is the new Green?
BlueTEC Clean Diesel is our new, state of the art technology that gives you the traditional horsepower and torque of an 8-cylinder with the fuel efficiency of a 4-cylinder. This breakthrough gives drivers and unprecedented fuel efficiency of up to over 600 miles on a single tank. That kind of efficiency means only having to fill up once on a round trip from Minneapolis to Chicago. You can visit the Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC Mileage Calculator to see what other cities you can visit on a single tank of gas within a 600 mile radius.
To make our BlueTEC engine even more green-friendly, we've dramatically reduced the noise, smog, and emissions that diesels are historically famous for and have also added a solution known as Adblue® into the exhaust that can reduce smog-causing NO2 to its harmless components of nitrogen and water. This helps makes BlueTEC vehicles meet the emissions standards of all 50 states.
BlueTEC Clean Diesel is available on the ML350, GL350, and the R350.
Flex Fuel
The Mercedes-Benz C300 can be fueled with Ethanol (E85), a mixture of just 15 percent petroleum and 85 percent ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Ethanol is a renewable resource, derived from a variety of sources, including corn and other agricultural products, to become a grain alcohol.
Interest in E85 is growing in the U.S. for many reasons, including its ability to replace traditional gasoline - a resource that is non-renewable, volatile, and leaves the U.S. dependent on foreign oil - and for its environmental benefits. Depending on the ethanol source used, E85 can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by anywhere from 15 to 70 percent when compared to gasoline.
E85 is designed for use in Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs). FFVs may be fueled with either E85 and/or gasoline interchangeably. While most are still filled with gasoline, the availability of E85 in FFVs is expected to increase in the next few years. The Mercedes-Benz C300 models are currently E85-compatible - because clean cars require clean fuels.
The 2009 launch of two Hybrid vehicles-one of which will be the first in the world to operate on a lithium ion battery-will take Mercedes-Benz to a new level of green sustainability. Hybrid technology is currently offered on the S400 and ML450.
Fuel Cell Vehicles
Why Fuel Cell Vehicles?
Fuel Cell vehicles will be the answer to the Mercedes-Benz goal of zero emissions vehicles and sustained mobility. These vehicles emit no harmful emissions, with water as the only by-product. Currently, there are approximately 20 Mercedes-Benz F-Cell test vehicles undergoing real-world testing in the United States, with over 100 worldwide in various environmental conditions. No other automaker has clocked as many test miles with Fuel Cell vehicles as Mercedes-Benz. It is expected that the first series-produced models will be available in 2010. Significant volume production is expected to begin in 2013-2015.
A reason to why you should consider going green:
Environmental Protection Agency Director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality Margo Oge has said that "If just a third of the light-duty vehicles in the U.S. were state of the art diesel vehicles, we would be looking at saving 1.4 million barrels a day, the equivalent quantity of oil the U.S. imports from Saudi Arabia every day."
So how can Mercedes-Benz help and why Blue is the new Green?
BlueTEC Clean Diesel is our new, state of the art technology that gives you the traditional horsepower and torque of an 8-cylinder with the fuel efficiency of a 4-cylinder. This breakthrough gives drivers and unprecedented fuel efficiency of up to over 600 miles on a single tank. That kind of efficiency means only having to fill up once on a round trip from Minneapolis to Chicago. You can visit the Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC Mileage Calculator to see what other cities you can visit on a single tank of gas within a 600 mile radius.
To make our BlueTEC engine even more green-friendly, we've dramatically reduced the noise, smog, and emissions that diesels are historically famous for and have also added a solution known as Adblue® into the exhaust that can reduce smog-causing NO2 to its harmless components of nitrogen and water. This helps makes BlueTEC vehicles meet the emissions standards of all 50 states.
BlueTEC Clean Diesel is available on the ML350, GL350, and the R350.
Flex Fuel
The Mercedes-Benz C300 can be fueled with Ethanol (E85), a mixture of just 15 percent petroleum and 85 percent ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Ethanol is a renewable resource, derived from a variety of sources, including corn and other agricultural products, to become a grain alcohol.
Interest in E85 is growing in the U.S. for many reasons, including its ability to replace traditional gasoline - a resource that is non-renewable, volatile, and leaves the U.S. dependent on foreign oil - and for its environmental benefits. Depending on the ethanol source used, E85 can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by anywhere from 15 to 70 percent when compared to gasoline.
E85 is designed for use in Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs). FFVs may be fueled with either E85 and/or gasoline interchangeably. While most are still filled with gasoline, the availability of E85 in FFVs is expected to increase in the next few years. The Mercedes-Benz C300 models are currently E85-compatible - because clean cars require clean fuels.
Hybrid Vehicles
The 2009 launch of two Hybrid vehicles-one of which will be the first in the world to operate on a lithium ion battery-will take Mercedes-Benz to a new level of green sustainability. Hybrid technology is currently offered on the S400 and ML450.
Why Fuel Cell Vehicles?
Fuel Cell vehicles will be the answer to the Mercedes-Benz goal of zero emissions vehicles and sustained mobility. These vehicles emit no harmful emissions, with water as the only by-product. Currently, there are approximately 20 Mercedes-Benz F-Cell test vehicles undergoing real-world testing in the United States, with over 100 worldwide in various environmental conditions. No other automaker has clocked as many test miles with Fuel Cell vehicles as Mercedes-Benz. It is expected that the first series-produced models will be available in 2010. Significant volume production is expected to begin in 2013-2015.
How does it work?
Fuel cell technology produces electricity and heat through controlled, electrochemical reactions in the fuel cell between hydrogen and oxygen, with water being released as a by-product. Efficiently harnessed, this energy can be utilized to drive vehicles via an electric motor. Stacking multiple fuel cells behind each other, enough power is generated to drive the vehicle, as well as to provide power for the numerous electrical applications in the vehicle, such as air conditioning systems, additional safety functions, or mobile office applications.
Fuel cell technology produces electricity and heat through controlled, electrochemical reactions in the fuel cell between hydrogen and oxygen, with water being released as a by-product. Efficiently harnessed, this energy can be utilized to drive vehicles via an electric motor. Stacking multiple fuel cells behind each other, enough power is generated to drive the vehicle, as well as to provide power for the numerous electrical applications in the vehicle, such as air conditioning systems, additional safety functions, or mobile office applications.