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23/06/2008 22:05. German auto maker Daimler will market an electric model by its
Mercedes division and one by its small city-car brand Smart in
2010, boss Dieter Zetsche said. // iAfrica.com

23/06/2008 17:05. FRANKFURT June 22, 2008; Christiaan Hetzner writing for Reuters reported that Daimler plans to roll out a Mercedes-Benz model that runs on electricity in 2010, its chief executive said in a newspaper interview.

"We plan an electric Smart for 2010 and for the same year a Mercedes (electric) model as well," Dieter Zetsche told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in comments to be published in the Saturday edition.

Daimler currently has in London a fleet of 100 first-generation Smart cars that run on electricity.

Unlike General Motors Corp, which has promised to launch a Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric car in 2010 selling for about $30,000, Zetsche said no decision has been made regarding the price for the electric models.

"That depends on whether we sell the batteries with the car... // Autochannel

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First News Article: guardian.co.uk, 21/06/2008 06:22