Mercedes-Benz completes 1,000km electric drive on EQXX prototype


BERLIN: Mercedes-Benz aims to produce electric cars consuming as little as 10 kilowatt hours of energy per 100 km, its chief technology officer (CTO) said today, a third more efficient than the current average for electric cars.

Speaking as the carmaker celebrated the successful test drive of its EQXX prototype vehicle over more than 1,000km from Sindelfingen in Germany to the Cote d'Azur on a single charge, CTO Markus Schaefer said efficient design was key to maximising an electric car's range.

"First, we optimise efficiency, and then we can see how many battery modules we put in the car," Schaefer said at a media roundtable, adding that customers should be able to decide the size of the battery they want based on their needs.

Carmakers from Mercedes-Benz to Tesla to China's Nio are in a neck-to-neck race to produce higher range cars that dispel consumer anxiety over the lack of widespread charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX

Mercedes unveiled its Vision EQXX prototype, boasting a 1,000km-range with a battery half the volume of its flagship EQS model, in January, promising that some of the car's components would make their way into series vehicles in 2-3 years time. read more

The car spent 8.7 kilowatt hours of energy per 100 km on its 11-and-a-half hour drive to France, Mercedes-Benz said, about twice as efficient as Mercedes models on the market and Tesla's longest-range car on offer, the Model S 60.

Mercedes' EQS has the highest range on the market as of yet, according to car comparison portal carwow, with 768km, followed by Tesla's Model S Long Range with up to 652km.

"There'll be a further increase for some time before a fall, which will happen once charging infrastructure is as available as petrol stations," Schaefer said, although he declined to state what range Mercedes was targeting in future models.

Am Ziel in Cassis: Auf seiner Jungfernfahrt von Sindelfingen über die Schweizer Alpen und Norditalien nach Cassis bei Marseille hat der VISION EQXX über 1.000 Kilometer im realen Alltagsverkehr zurückgelegt. At the destination in Cassis: Travelling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis near Marseille, the VISION EQXX effortlessly covered more than 1,000 km in everyday traffic.
Der VISION EQXX zeigt, wie sich Mercedes-Benz die Zukunft des Elektroautos vorstellt. Der Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX fährt über 1.000 km mit einer Batterieladung und einem Durchschnittsverbrauch von 8,7 kWh/100 km. The VISION EQXX shows how Mercedes-Benz imagines the future of electric cars. The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX sets efficiency record – over 1,000 km on a single battery charge and average consumption of 8.7 kWh/100 km.
Am Ziel in Cassis: Auf seiner Jungfernfahrt von Sindelfingen über die Schweizer Alpen und Norditalien nach Cassis bei Marseille hat der VISION EQXX über 1.000 Kilometer im realen Alltagsverkehr zurückgelegt. At the destination in Cassis: Travelling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis near Marseille, the VISION EQXX effortlessly covered more than 1,000 km in everyday traffic.
Erfolgreicher Roadtrip MissionXX - von Sindelfingen über die Schweizer Alpen nach Cassis an der Côte d’Azur. Der Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX fährt über 1.000 km mit einer Batterieladung und einem Durchschnittsverbrauch von 8,7 kWh/100 km. Successful MissionXX road trip - from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps to Cassis on the Cote d'Azur. The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX sets efficiency record – over 1,000 km on a single battery charge and average consumption of 8.7 kWh/100 km
Erfolgreicher Roadtrip MissionXX - von Sindelfingen über die Schweizer Alpen nach Cassis an der Côte d’Azur. Der Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX fährt über 1.000 km mit einer Batterieladung und einem Durchschnittsverbrauch von 8,7 kWh/100 km. Successful MissionXX road trip - from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps to Cassis on the Cote d'Azur. The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX sets efficiency record – over 1,000 km on a single battery charge and average consumption of 8.7 kWh/100 km
Erfolgreicher Roadtrip MissionXX - von Sindelfingen über die Schweizer Alpen nach Cassis an der Côte d’Azur. Der Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX fährt über 1.000 km mit einer Batterieladung und einem Durchschnittsverbrauch von 8,7 kWh/100 km. Successful MissionXX road trip - from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps to Cassis on the Cote d'Azur. The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX sets efficiency record – over 1,000 km on a single battery charge and average consumption of 8.7 kWh/100 km
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