COPENHAGEN, N.Y. - On a good day, a fair wind blows off Lake Ontario, the long-distance transmission lines of New York state are not clogged up and yet another heat wave hasnt pushed the urban utilities to their limits.

Mercedes-Benz has launched the local production version of the C 300 e PHEV (Plugin Electric Hybrid Vehicle) priced from Bt2.699 million to Bt3.215 million, the company said in a press release on Friday.