Mercedes-Benz has passed an electric vehicle more than 620 miles without stopping to charge
Every automaker with big EV ambitions is trying to create a state-of-the-art machine for one purpose or another. There are more than a few companies that are chasing higher and higher horsepower levels. However, Mercedes-Benz is trying to prove that it can build the most efficient and longest-range electric cars. With the latest test called MissionXX, the company has proven that it can build a sedan that can go almost twice as far as the Tesla Model 3 Long Range on a single charge. And it did it not with a larger battery, but by going further on a kWh of energy.
Mercedes doesn’t want to acknowledge the exact battery life of the Vision EQXX, only knowing that it has “nearly 100 kWh of usable energy”. The company claims that this car has covered a whopping 621 miles on a single charge, on normal streets, in regular traffic, more than enough to break the 1,000km barrier, which is the goal. At the end of the 1,000 km journey, there is still another 140 km, give or take, in the tank.
Mercedes claims the EQXX consumes just one kilowatt-hour of energy for every 7.14 miles traveled, significantly more than current industry standards. For comparison, Tesla’s most efficient Model 3 only gets 4.16 miles on the same kWh. My old 2010 Nissan Leaf can barely go 3.3 miles!
This car was designed from the ground up with efficiency in mind. This car is significantly more aerodynamically efficient than any device on the market today. BILLIONhe EQXX as a drag coefficient of only 0.17, a mile higher than the current industry-leading Mercedes EQS and Tesla Model S, tied for 0.20. The car was also put on a serious weight loss program, cutting out anything and everything possible, while still looking and acting like a normal car. This is a great piece of engineering and I applaud their efforts.
For those of you who claimed they needed 600 miles of range before they could switch to electric, start shouting at Mercedes-Benz that you’re ready to splurge on them if they’re ready to build this car. .
