New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Environmental Certificate

 New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Environmental Certificate
S-Class Environmental Certificate

World's first automobile with an Environmental Certificate

Press Release

Facts and figures

 

Mercedes-Benz S-Class* Environmental Certificate

 

Fuel consumption:
Combined consumption
10.1 l/100 km
minus 9 percent = 1.0 litres per 100 km

Exhaust emissions acc. to the EU test cycle:
Nitrogen oxides
0.011 g/km
minus 76 percent
Hydrocarbons
0.026 g/km
minus 48 percent

Noise emissions:
Drive-by noise
72 Decibels (dB (A))
minus two Decibels

Environmental balance for the entire lifecycle:
Primary energy requirement
minus 6 percent = 85 gigajoules (the energy content of 2500 litres of petrol)
Carbon dioxide emissions
minus 7 percent
Nitrogen oxide emissions
minus 14 percent

Recycling:
Approved recycled materials
45 components with a weight of 21.2 kilograms = plus 4 percent

Renewable raw materials:
Components from raw materials 27, with a weight of 42.7 kilograms = plus 73 percent

*Using the example of the S 350 compared to the preceding model

Source: Text & photos courtesy DaimlerChrysler AG

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