News Digest Item
19 May 2017

“Mercedes-Benz brings a new model (of battery) to US homes"

Mercedes-Benz Energy / Vivint Solar / NYTimes

Mercedes-Benz Energy teams up with US solar energy company Vivint Solar to bring Mercedes-Benz’s home energy storage system to California, the companies announced in a press release. Mercedes has been selling the batteries in Europe and South Africa this year but the partnership represented the entrance into the US market, The New York Times reports.

Read the article in English here and find more information on Mercedes-Benz Energy’s website.

For background read the CLEW dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.

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