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According to foreign media reports, German carmaker Daimler said it would stop the research and development of internal combustion engines and focus on electric cars. This may mean that the internal combustion engine, as a powertrain, is dying out after occupying a dominant position in the automobile industry for a century.

But Daimler recently released a new generation of internal combustion engines, but this may be the last generation of internal combustion engines. According to a German automotive magazine, Markus Schaefer, Daimler's head of development, said Daimler currently had no plans to develop the next generation of internal combustion engines, but instead focused on developing new electric transmission systems. Although Daimler said it would not develop a new internal combustion engine, it is still possible to improve some pending parts to improve existing engines and improve efficiency.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently expressed his appreciation for the German carmaker Daimler's choice to stop the research and development of internal combustion engines and turn to electric vehicles. He responded on Twitter, saying that electric vehicles are the future development direction, and congratulated his competitors on setting this development path.

Gottlieb Gottlieb Daimler, the founder of the Daimler Group, has been praised for inventing the prototype of the modern gasoline engine. Daimler Group is the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, with four business units: Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz light commercial vehicles, Daimler trucks and Daimler Financial Services.

Zhejiang Geely Holdings Group and Daimler AG announced that they will form a joint venture to jointly operate and promote the transformation of the smart brand around the world, with a view to building smart into a global leading high-end electric smart vehicle brand. The joint venture is headquartered in China and is 50 per cent owned by both sides.

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