While the range is the headline, Mercedes EQ claims that the real strength of the Vision EQXX is its efficiency. The car’s 621-mile range on a 100 kWh battery pack comes out to more than 6 miles per kWh, blowing segment-leading benchmarks like Porsche’s Taycan and Tesla’s Model S out of the water. It is the result of efficiency-optimizing innovations across the board, starting with a new proprietary drivetrain that delivers 95% of the power from the battery to the wheels.
The battery pack itself has about the same capacity as the one used in the EQS, but it arrives at the number while taking up 50% less volume and 30% less weight. Add in extensive weight savings, tires that optimize low rolling resistance, and an aggressive aerodynamic design that produces a drag coefficient of 0.17 and Mercedes EQ seems to have the makings of what would be the most efficient electric car ever devised.
For the full story, check out this article from Road & Track.
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