We are continuing on the path of zero-emission driving with consistency. This is why we are making electric mobility an integral part of the everyday lives of our top management to set an example and to provide a clear role model.

—Ola Källenius, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales and Marketing

(Källenius has just been appointed member of the Board of Management responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development effective 1 January 2017. He will succeed Professor Dr. Thomas Weber.)

In a pilot project in the wider Stuttgart region, managers across different levels have been driving the battery-electric B 250 e since April 2015.

I can only commend to my colleagues to experience themselves over a longer period the viability of our battery-electric vehicles in everyday use. I never cease to be amazed by their completely silent electric "cruising" ability and yet at the same time by the impressively sporty nature of the electric drive system, which immediately places its full torque at disposal of any engine speed.

—Harald Kröger, responsible for E-Drive development

The vast majority of electric-car drivers put their vehicle on charge whenever they leave it for a longer period: mostly overnight or while they’re at work. This brings benefits in terms of both convenience and time, with no need to drive out of one’s way to find a charging station, as might otherwise be necessary.

Daimler identified this trend very early on—in the wider Stuttgart area alone, the company has already built 556 charging points for managers and employees.

In order to enable the convenience of using our electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, we have now decided to extend the charging infrastructure at our company locations even further. This work will already be undertaken over the next few months.

—Ola Källenius

Both partially and fully electric vehicles are available to Daimler employees at attractive terms through the employee car scheme. This offer includes the smart fortwo electric drive and the B 250 e as well as the GLE 500 e and the C 350 e. The research project “charge@work” that was launched in October 2013 offers employees the use of electric vehicles for both business and private use and has been developed alongside the company's charging infrastructure.

Since that date, they have been able to hire a smart fortwo electric drive from the car pools at the company’s Möhringen, Untertürkheim and Sindelfingen sites—for a weekend, a week or a whole month, as they prefer.