Mercedes Benz India has joined hands with IIT Delhi to work in the area of BlueTEC technology, which is likely to be used to develop new generation high-tech diesel systems. These engines claim to be the cleanest in the world in every vehicle category.
This was the first time that Mercedes Benz had tied up with an academic institute in India for its R&D effort, Piyush Arora, technical director and member of Board, Mercedes Benz India said.
?For Mercedes Benz, the way forward would be to enter into more such tie ups. The focus would be to move up the chain from vehicle parts to aggregates, which would perhaps culminate in a complete vehicle in the future,? he said. The Mercedes Benz R&D Centre in Bangalore has over 350 engineers.
The focus for the company in India was on low weight vehicles at optimal cost, without any compromise on performance, he said. Engineers in Bangalore are working on key components such as clean diesel technology, safety equipment, batteries for electric vehicles and crash simulation amongst others. Arora was speaking at a Ficci meet on virtual powertrain technology in Pune.
