Thomas Weber, head of R&D at Mercedes-Benz, is pumped about the Formula 1 hybrid engine’s tech transfer, regardless of what F1’s chief exec, Bernie Ecclestone, thinks.

The Mercedes-Maybach S600 has been getting a lot of attention lately, but let’s not forget about the Pullman. It’ll be joined by its much smaller brother, the C-Class Plug-In Hybrid, at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.

Hybrid cars, including those of the plug-in variety, have been on the road for quite a while. By now, I thought the perception of them as slow or boring would have gone away, especially since models such as the Porsche 918 and Ferrari LaFerrari exist. I guess I was wrong. Mercedes-Benz is pushing the point that its upcoming 2015 S-Class Plug-In Hybrid is no snoozer-cruiser. Find out more about it after the jump.

Those shiny letters on Mercedes-Benz trunk and hatch lids are about to look a lot different. Also, an update on the new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class.

Not long ago premium hybrids were not much more than a marketing exercise. Now with stringent CO2 caps being put in place all over the globe, a good plug-in hybrid is essential to the continuation of a brand.

Ze Germans are on ze war path once again! Although this time it isn’t through Poland. It’s through Toyota.

The automotive industry is moving toward electrification like Walmart shoppers moving through the doors at 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Thanks to tightening EPA regulations, there’s a lot of pressure to get more plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles on the roads, but only so much can be done given the constraints of the time-space continuum. The W205 C-Class is not immune to this impending wave of electrification, as demonstrated by these spy shots of C-Class sedan and wagon plug-in prototypes.