Friday 17th September 1943
Daimler-Benz AG presented a wood gas generator for the 170 V model, weighing only 70 kg, costing 800 Reichs-marks. Buildable in a day the generator gave the car a range of 60 to 80 miles (100 to 130 km) from a 24 kg load of char-coal. By November 1944 more than 6400 units are produced at the Gaggenau plant.