Mercedes-Benz to electrify car lineup by 2022, while Smart, another Daimler brand, will offer electric vehicles exclusively starting 2020

Briefing

September 13, 2017

Briefing	Car Electrification – Mercedes-Benz announced it will add electric options for all car models by 2022 at Daimler’s investor day event held on September 2017 Fully Electric Smart – Smart, another Daimler brand, will exclusively offer full electric cars beginning 2020 Other Companies – Follows similar plans by other car companies, including Volvo which will offer all electric lineup by 2019, and Ford’s Lincoln luxury brand which will offer electric options for vehicle models by 2022
Accelerator	Transportation and Mobility
Sector	Transportation and Logistics
Organization	Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz)
Source	Krishna, S., "Mercedes-Benz plans electric versions of all its models by 2022", Engadget, https://www.engadget.com/; Etherington, D., "Mercedes-Benz will electrify its entire car lineup by 2022", TechCrunch, https://techcrunch.com/; "Mercedes-Benz to offer electric option for every car by 2022," Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	September 11, 2017

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