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아래 기사는 Automotive News의 기사를 옮겨온 것입니다. 초일류회사의 진면목을 보여주고 있습니다. June 20, 2008 - 3:15 pm ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Daimler AG plans to roll out a Mercedes-Benz model that runs on electricity in 2010, its CEO said in a newspaper interview. "We plan an electric Smart for 2010 and for the same year a Mercedes (electric) model as well," Dieter Zetsche told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in comments to be published in the Saturday edition. Daimler currently has in London a fleet of 100 first-generation Smart cars that run on electricity. Unlike General Motors, which has promised to launch a Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric car in 2010 selling for at least $30,000, Zetsche said no decision has been made regarding the price for the electric models. "That depends on whether we sell the batteries with the car or lease them. The willingness (on the part of consumers) to pay more is limited," he said, adding that the group is also considering whether to manufacture electric motors itself. Daimler, which spends about half of its research and development budget on powertrains and CO2 reduction, is also in talks with ex-SAP executive Shai Agassi regarding his plan to create a mass-market infrastructure for electric cars. Zetsche also said he aimed to bring a small series of fuel cell cars to the market in 2010.