LONDON — Daimler will speed up the launch of electrical vehicles slated for the center of this decade whereas phasing out fossil-fuel variations, because it revamps its electrification technique, Supervisor Magazin reported on Thursday.
Most of the EVs the German automaker has deliberate for 2024 or 2025 shall be moved ahead a yr and their fossil-fuel equivalents shall be dropped from the lineup, the journal reported, citing sources near the matter.
In accordance with the journal, Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius want to announce the adjustments earlier than the summer time break this yr and maintain a capital markets day.
A Daimler spokesman declined to touch upon the report.
The Mercedes-Benz maker mentioned in March it could speed up its shift to electrical vehicles however supplied no particulars of how briskly its automotive lineup will go electrical.
Some automakers have introduced agency plans to go all-electric. Volvo, for example, says all of its vehicles shall be battery electrical autos by 2030.
European marketing campaign group Transport and Surroundings (T&E) mentioned this week that some automakers, together with Daimler, lacked formidable targets to section out fossil-fuel vehicles.