The new B-Class Electric Drive will be available initially in the USA from the beginning of 2014, and will be launched in European markets subsequently.

ENGADGET: Mercedes-Benz introduces B-Class Electric Drive, we go eyes-on

One of the highlights of the week will be a three day competition between design schools from France and the USA to create prototype lighting designs, using 3D printing as an in situ maker technology.

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This year's Military Bowl will feature a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference and an opponent from Conference USA. It will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

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Bearing the Mercedes star as an unmistakable trademark, the B-Class Electric Drive will be launched first in the USA at the beginning of 2014, where it will be the first luxury battery electric car from Mercedes-Benz in the market.

ENGADGET: Mercedes-Benz introduces B-Class Electric Drive, we go eyes-on

That's pretty cool. (Applause.) And I am delighted to be here with so many outstanding young people from all across the UK and the USA. Good stuff!

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