You're missing the larger context. ICE's are on their way out due to climate change and the rapidly dropping prices of li-ion batteries. In the last year big au

You're missing the larger context. ICE's are on their way out due to climate change and the rapidly dropping prices of li-ion batteries. In the last year big auto companies have woken up to this fact and are rushing as fast as they to get into EV's. This announcement by Daimler is just one of many recent developments all moving in the same direction.