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Electric cars in driving schools

18.04.2015

Daimler AG, together with the German holding ACADEMY, announced the launch of a pilot project to provide several driving schools with all-electric vehicles for training novice drivers.

It is reported that within the framework of the pilot program, at first, ten electric vehicles will be allocated to five driving schools in the Stuttgart region (Germany, Baden-Württemberg). Each school will receive one Smart ForTwo small electric car and one Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive. In addition, a station for accelerated recharging of the battery pack will be installed on the school grounds.

The organizers of the project hope that the initiative will allow learner drivers to appreciate the benefits of electric vehicles and, in the future, is likely to encourage them to buy just such environmentally friendly cars or hybrids.

In addition, the appearance of electric vehicles in driving schools, according to Daimler AG, will simplify the initial learning process. The fact is that beginners do not have to think about shifting gears and using the clutch. That is, in this case, electric vehicles will become an alternative to models with automatic transmission or CVT. Subsequently, after receiving the first driving skills in a real traffic situation, students will be able to transfer to cars with a classic manual gearbox and an internal combustion engine.

Note that Daimler is actively developing the direction of cars with an electric motor. So, by 2017, the Mercedes-Benz lineup will feature at least ten cars of various classes equipped with a hybrid power plant with the ability to recharge the battery pack from the electrical network (Plug-In Hybrid).

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