Mercedes-Benz announced that its electric concept car, the Vision EQXX, successfully completed a long-range test of over 1,000 km on a single battery charge. It was among the longest distances covered by any electric vehicle on a single charge.
The test took place across on the streets of several European cities, starting in Germany, then goes for Switzerland and Italy, and then finally reached to its destination, the port town of Cassis near Marseille in the South of France. Temperatures ranged from 3 to 18 degrees Celsius and the vehicle traveled at an average speed of 54 mph.
The distance covered was “over” 1,000 km, or about 621 miles. That is more than twice the typical range that most EVs on the road today can travel. According to Mercedes, “the Vision EQXX’s state of charge on arrival was around 15 percent, leaving the vehicle with a remaining range of around 140 km (87 miles). The average consumption was a record-breaking low of 8.7 kWh per 100 km (7.1 kWh per 62 miles)”.
Foe the battery efficiency experiment as priority the Mercedes first introduced the vision EQXX. With its sporty intentions and sleek, futuristic design, the concept car will likely serve as the basis for a production car that could end up rivaling other luxury EVs.
At the time, Mercedes said the Vision EQXX’s superior range is “completely realistic” and that many of its technological advancements will be unified into future production vehicles through the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture. The results from the real-world tests will serve to fortify those claims.
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