New Mercedes electric car traveled more than 1,000 km on a single charge

The Germans conducted an experimental race to prove the reliability of the characteristics of the concept car Vision EQXX

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Mercedes-Benz conducted an experimental race with the new Vision EQXX electric car , introduced in early 2022. The car traveled 1,000 km on a single charge to prove that its claimed range is true.

The electric car went from the city of Sindelfingen in southern Germany to the French Cassis, located on the Cote d’Azur. The path passed along a variety of public roads, including high-speed autobahns, narrow two-lane mountain roads, as well as busy city roads with the most dense traffic.

The entire journey took about 12 hours, during which only two 15-minute stops were made to check tire pressure and change drivers. When the car arrived in Cassis, the systems showed that the electric car could travel another 150 km.

The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX has active flaps in the front bumper, air ducts to avoid turbulence in the wheel arches and transparent fairings on cast magnesium wheels. Thanks to this, the coefficient of resistance to the oncoming air flow is a record 0.17. The mass of the car is 1750 kg – about the same as the Mercedes-Benz C300 petrol sedan.

The car is driven by a 204-horsepower electric motor with 95 percent efficiency, powered by a 900-volt 100 kWh battery. In addition, solar panels are installed on the roof of the concept car, which, in clear weather, provide an additional 25 km of run, since they feed all the auxiliary systems of the electric car.

The Germans are not yet talking about launching a series of such a car. At the same time, some of the Vision EQXX technologies will be used on other Mercedes models that will appear in the coming years.