Mercedes-Benz electric truck prototype (July 2016)
Mercedes-Benz shows off Fully Electric Heavy Transport Truck Prototype
Mercedes-Benz unveiled the first fully electric heavy transport truck prototype on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 in Stuttgart, Germany. This "clean energy" commercialtruck has an admissible weight capacity of 29 US tons, and operates with considerable less noise attributed to having no internal combustion engine. The obvious benefit to an electric commercial truck is that it doesn't run on fossil fuel, which improves the air quality versus the current trucks on the road today.
Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck not Expected to roll out until 2020
Mercedes-Benz calls it the "Urban eTruck" with a maximum driving range of about 124 miles on one charge. Daimler points out on PRNewswire that these clean energy commercial trucks may not be available for commercial use until about 2020. Daimler says that this is due to the "cost-to-efficiency" ratio of building them and an expected decrease in cost to produce the batteries they will use.
Light Distribution Electric Truckers being Tested with Customer trials
Also, fully electric light distribution Daimler trucks are currently being tested with customer trials. This shows that Daimler is actively seeking to compete with Tesla - the car company that only offers electric vehicles - which recently revealed that they are working on an electric semi transport truck.
Mercedes-Benz Rescue Assist App
Mercedes-Benz has developed a "Rescue Assist App" which allows emergency responders to have access to rescue cards in their vehicles. The app gives responders access to rescue cards for all Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and vans since 1990 and all smart models built since 1998. These rescue cards show first responders the safety components in the vehicles, such as the airbags, batteries, and the fuel lines. This app can operate without the need of internet, and is available free of charge.
Mercedes-Benz 2017 E-Class
Mercedes-Benz 2017 E-Class
Mercedes-Benz 2017 E-Class Commercial
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Confusion in "Controversial" TV Commercial
Mercedes-Benz did have a TV commercial that compared its 2017 E-Class to the F 015 "autonomous" concept car, but it did not stay on the air for very long before it was pulled. This is because viewers believed that the new E-Class is an autonomous car, when it is not. It has the self parking feature, and advanced driver-assist systems, but the E-Class is not self driving. The U.S. commercial that was pulled from the air can be watched below.
That's because they want an endorsement by the new host of NBC's Tonight Show, who has been getting 10 million viewers.
Jimmy Fallon Mentioned Getting a Truck on the Tonight Show and Ford Tweets First
On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Jimmy Fallon mentions at the beginning of the Tonight Show that he wants to buy a truck, but knows very little about trucks.
@FordTrucks quickly tweets at 11:02 p.m. "@jimmyfallon We think you should get a 2015 F-150 King Ranch edition cot.ag/MPiq3x"
Ford Tweets Jimmy Fallon
It should be noted that this truck is not even available yet. Its production starts in a couple of months.
Then on March 6, 2014, Chevy tweeted:
"Hey +Jimmy Fallon! Looking for a truck, huh? The #Silverado would look nice in the #FallonTonight family's driveway. DM us & we'll help!"
Chevy Tweets Jimmy Fallon
But Dodge drove a truck and parked it outside of 30 Rock with a sign that read: "Big enough, Jimmy? Test it out."
Dodge Tweets Jimmy Fallon
So Jimmy Fallon sends out MC Tariq from his band, The Roots, and he test drives the Dodge Ram and says it does everything his Mini Cooper does. Dodge Ram sells a V-6 diesel version that gets 29 mpg (highway).
What kind of truck do you think Jimmy Fallon will get?
Jimmy Fallon Wants NBC Station Specific Guests
Guests on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon are being asked by NBC to not appear on any other morning, daytime, or nighttime talk show for three months. If they want to go on the NBC morning talk show, they can.
Jimmy Kimmel on ABE is trying to keep up with Jimmy Fallon. He got his largest ever audience of almost 7 million viewers for his post-Oscar show. But Jimmy Fallon had an average of 10.42 million viewers in his first week as the host of the Tonight Show.
