Washington, Dec 12 (AP) German automaker Mercedes-Benz is investing 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in a electric van plant in Poland, officials said Monday.

The plant in the southwestern Poland town of Jawor will be Mercedes-Benz Group A.G.'s first in Europe devoted to making electric delivery vehicles, Mathias Geisen, the company's head for van operations, said.

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Geisen said the electric delivery vans will be the “vehicles of the future” and provide a big step toward emissions-free transportation.

Mercedes already has a car engine and battery factory in Jawor.

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The van plant is expected to create 2,500 new jobs, Poland's Ministry of Economic Development and Technology said.

The launch date has yet to be announced. (AP)

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