Mercedes-Benz has revealed some very encouraging news about the efficiency of its upcoming eSprinter electric truck, expected to be built in South Carolina by the end of 2023—and in terms of emissions. carbon of the companies they will serve.
The automaker recently ran a practical and efficient cargo range with the eSprinter, and it achieved a 295-mile trip from Stuttgart to Munich and back on a single charge, as well. as third-party verified efficiency of 21.9 kwh per 100 km for the drive (more than 2.8 miles per kwh).
According to Mercedes-Benz, the trip included 264 pounds of cargo and took about 4.5 hours at an average speed of 46 mph. When returning, the instrument cluster shows about 12 miles remaining and 3% remaining charge status.
Check out the range and efficiency of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter
That’s impressive for a large truck carrying cargo at high speeds — and frankly, it’s better than what we at Green Car Reports have seen in smaller, more aerodynamic EVs in the past. such a situation. The automaker has yet to reveal the size of those battery packs, but with a simple math, that puts usable capacity at around 107 kWh.
The test, conducted on October 19, 2022, simulated a real-life situation and covered a variety of interstates and highways between the two cities, like a courier. And for the closest simulation of the cargo situation, the company chose an extra-long eSprinter with a high roof.
The results place the eSprinter in a completely different league than Ford E-Transitwhich Ford says achieves an EPA cycle range of 126 miles from its 68 kWh battery pack—and more than Rivian’s EDV can do in a similar configuration.
Mercedes emphasizes that there aren’t any situational games to increase numbers. It didn’t optimize the terrain to make the route flatter—meaning it includes a start and end point at 689 feet and a maximum elevation of 2,575 feet. And the tire pressure was run as recommended.
Check out the range and efficiency of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter
The company has yet to detail the upcoming trucks, which aside from Düsseldorf will be manufactured in Charleston, South Carolina, starting in the second half of 2023, with production eventually moving to Ludwigshafen, Germany as well.
Mercedes revealed back in 2020 that this Rear-wheel drive eSprinter coming soon will be offering two body sizes and three battery pack options for the US, but in today’s release they say that at launch, the largest of those three batteries will be offered at launch. US version.
Preview Mercedes-Benz eSprinter, April 2022
These eSprinters will feature a modularized electric powertrain, as part of the so-called Electric Flexible Platform, allowing them to be built alongside petrol and diesel trucks. The company says that from 2025, all midsize and larger trucks that continue to use this architecture will be all-electric.
Then, in the middle of the decade, a whole new valve architecture emerged—called Van.EA—that will eventually replace all remaining internal combustion trucks and potentially share some attributes with MB.EA platform for medium and large passenger vehicles in the future. One of the production sites for these trucks will be share with Rivian.
