Mercedes-Benz is set to bring an electric car to the market as early as 2010, according to the firm’s chief executive.
Reports from Reuters revealed that Dr Dieter Zetsche told a German newspaper that a Mercedes-Benz model will be released in 2010 to compliment the electric smart car.
"We plan an electric Smart for 2010 and for the same year a Mercedes (electric) model as well," he told Frankfurter Allgemeine.
The new model would bring an electric Mercedes-Benz to the market in just two years and Dr Zetsche said it was unclear whether customers would buy the batteries from Mercedes-Benz or lease them out.
He also revealed that a small number of fuel cell vehicles would also come into the market in 2010.
A fleet of electric smart cars is currently being tested throughout the UK.
