Mercedes-Benz electric cars to arrive sooner as urgency increases

Mercedes-Benz EQ electric car concept  [photo: Axel Harries]Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler is speeding up its shift towards electrification. The auto-maker remains on track to bolster its portfolio with 10 electric vehicles, but they’ll arrive three full years sooner than expected. The battery-powered cars are now scheduled to debut by 2022 instead of by 2025, company officials have confirmed...