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  4. 5 March 1998

Award for basic concept of A-Class

  • Date
    5 March 1998
  • Description
    During a two-day innovation symposium taking place at Stuttgart's Mercedes Forum, the Daimler-Benz Innovation Prize for 1997 is awarded to the basic concept for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. At the same time, Daimler-Benz presents an A-Class experimental vehicle with electric drive system, which draws its power from a ZEBRA high-capacity sodium-nickel chloride battery.
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  • Caption
    Mercedes-Benz A-Class "Zero", prototype with electric drive drawing its power from a ZEBRA high-performance battery based on sodium nickel chloride, 1998.
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00188145
  • Caption
    Mercedes-Benz A-Class "Zero", prototype with electric drive drawing its power from a ZEBRA high-performance battery based on sodium nickel chloride, 1998.
  • Info
    Additional picture number: A98F2393
00188146
00188146
  • Caption
    Mercedes-Benz A-Class "Zero", prototype with electric drive drawing its power from a ZEBRA high-performance battery based on sodium nickel chloride, 1998.
  • Info
    Additional picture number: A98F2394
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