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Daimler CEO hits back at critics of 'greenness' of plug-in hybrid cars

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Mercedes says its latest C-Class plug-in hybrid can be driven for 100 km (62 miles) on electric power alone-- twice as far as its predecessor, thanks in part to a more powerful battery. (MERCEDES-BENZ)
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Nathan Eddy
June 12, 2021 04:00 AM

BERLIN -- Daimler head Ola Kallenius defended plug-in-hybrid cars from critics who say the vehicles' environmental friendliness is overstated.

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