Display demonstrates plans for clean vehicles and clean fuels
DETROIT, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaimlerChrysler will outline its
plan for clean vehicles and clean fuels of the future in an "Energy for the
Future" display during press days at the 2004 North American International
Auto Show in Detroit January 4-6.
The display will comprise a series of informational stands along a
carpeted walkway adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler and Dodge exhibits at
the Cobo Center.
The displays will demonstrate DaimlerChrysler's broad-based approach to
clean, fuel efficient vehicles, encompassing:
* The top-selling GEM neighborhood electric vehicles.
* Continued improvements in the internal combustion engine (ICE) which
have given DaimlerChrysler the best light truck fuel economy among
full-line manufacturers.
* Jeep(R) Liberty and Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicles equipped with fuel
efficient diesel engines to be marketed in the United States in 2004.
* The company's first hybrid electric vehicles, the Dodge Ram pickup and
the Orion passenger buses.
* Marketing of 60 fuel cell passenger cars and 30 Citaro fuel cell buses
as well as fuel cell-powered Sprinter vans to customers in the United
States, Europe and Asia.
In addition, DaimlerChrysler is promoting the worldwide adoption of clean
fuels and participates in research partnerships to develop renewable fuels
that would further reduce reliance on fossil fuels for transportation.
"At DaimlerChrysler, we are not focusing on a single technology," said
Mark Chernoby, Vice President - Advance Vehicle Engineering at the Chrysler
Group. "All of these technologies -- gasoline and diesel internal combustion
engines, electric vehicles, hybrids, and fuel cells -- will play a role in
various market segments as we work to reduce even further the environmental
impact of the automobile."
Fuel cell, ICE, hybrid electric and electric vehicle technologies will be
on display in DaimlerChrysler exhibits during the Detroit show.
Additional information and news from DaimlerChrysler is available on the
Internet at: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com
SOURCE DaimlerChrysler
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CONTACT:
Max Gates, +1-248-512-2688, or Kathy Graham,
+1-248-512-2942, both of DaimlerChrysler
NOTE TO EDITORS: For a complete description of the "Energy of the
Future" exhibit, call Max Gates at 248-512-2688 or email at
mg145@dcx.com. Visit DaimlerChrysler's Media Services Web Site at
http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com for additional
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