Daimler Tesla Whitestar?

[malcolm]

Daimler Tesla Whitestar

Okay. Nothing official. Just going out on a limb here.

Daimler to offer electric Mercedes in 2010 | Deals | Regulatory News | Reuters

Wider context:

Bloomberg.com: Germany
Tesla Motors working with Daimler AG?*|*BenzInsider.com - The Official Mercedes-Benz Fan Blog

Tesla And Daimler Sitting In A Tree... | The Truth About Cars


UPDATE: Mercedes setting some aggressive targets:

Mercedes wants to eliminate petroleum from its lineup by 2015 - AutoblogGreen

Even if this isn't achieveable, hopefully it will be good news for Tesla.

 

[Michael]

I personally think that MB has a great opportunity to match their DiesOtto engine as a generator for a Hybrid. The combination of technologies looks like it would go a long way towards maximizing the efficiency of a serial hybrid.