> Except the don't as they recently pulled their only electric vehicle (B-Class) and haven't exactly shown any interest in pursuing this technology in cars.
The e-Smart is quite successful as a car sharing platform. But yes, there are forces inside Daimler that actively work against the E-mobility efforts of other parts of the company.
> The state of affairs when it comes to electric cars in car country Germany is a very sad one.
Yes; for some strange reason[0], no money goes to advancing generic charging infrastructure, but instead to research projects benefiting individual OEMs.
The e-Smart is quite successful as a car sharing platform. But yes, there are forces inside Daimler that actively work against the E-mobility efforts of other parts of the company.
> The state of affairs when it comes to electric cars in car country Germany is a very sad one.
Yes; for some strange reason[0], no money goes to advancing generic charging infrastructure, but instead to research projects benefiting individual OEMs.
[0] OK, it's plain corruption