Mercedes-Benz is the latest company to make a play for the title of longest-range electric vehicle with the reveal of the Vision EQXX, a solar-powered concept car capable of exceeding 1,000 kilometers on a single charge.
That is enough to get the Vision EQXX from New York City to Cincinnati, or Berlin to Paris, or Bejing to Nanjing on a single charge. It is impressive in comparison to other long-range EV currently on the road, like the Lucid Air and the Model S Long Range Plus. The Vision EQXX is a concept with no plans for production. For now.
The design is sleek and futuristic.
The vehicle was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Mercedes canceled its plans to attend the show in person due to the rise in COVID-19 cases.
With its sporty intentions and sleek, futuristic design, the Vision EQXX will likely serve as the basis for a production car that could end up competing with other luxury EV's like thePorsche Taycan,Audi E-tron GT, andTesla Roadster.
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The Vision EQXX is supposed to be more grounded in reality than other Mercedes concepts. The company says it used a simulation of real-life traffic conditions to come up with its range estimates, and that it will consume more energy than 6 miles per kWh. The golden figure for fossil-fuel consumption in the US is around 235 miles-per-gallon, or 1 liter of gasoline per 100 kilometers.
Mercedes says that 10kWh is equivalent to using a tumble dryer or air conditioning unit for three hours or watching 50 hours of television on a 50-inch screen.
Mercedes says that the Vision EQXX is realistic and that many of its technological advancements will be integrated into future production vehicles through the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture.
The result is an efficiency masterpiece.
Mercedes says it achieved energy efficiency not by putting an oversized battery under the floor of the vehicle, but by pulling all the stops in the design of the vehicle. The result is a masterpiece.
A vehicle with a gross weight of 1,750 kg (3,858 lbs) is more lightweight than a sports car. The battery pack holds 100 kWh of energy, but also has 50 percent less volume and 30 percent less mass than the Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan. Mercedes claims a "benchmark" coefficient of 0.17 based on a 140 km/h wind tunnel test, an improvement over the EQS' record-setting 0.20 drag coefficient.
An estimate is what a range estimate is. It will be up to the Environmental Protection Agency in the US and Europe to certify any EV range. Most electric vehicles on the market today have a range between 200-300 miles, while some earlier models have less. The range of the latest crop of EV is over 200 miles.
EV range is very subjective. The rating system of the EPA is only meant to give a snapshot of the testing process. It excludes factors such as steep hill climbing and the effects of cold weather, which can wear down a vehicle's battery much faster than when driving on flat surfaces or in warmer weather.
There are 117 solar cells on the vehicle's roof. The solar roof is meant to increase the range of the system while offsetting the energy drain. The solar cells can add up to 25 km of range in a single day.
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We will have to take their word. It's no small feat to power an electric vehicle with solar cells. The amount of solar energy that the best cells can capture and what is needed to make a two-ton vehicle move at speed is vastly different.
There are other companies trying to make it happen. Aptera, a California startup that crashed in the aftermath of the Great Recession, was recently resurrected. A solar-powered electric car is being worked on by a German startup. Lightyear found a manufacturing partner to build its solar-powered electric car.
The Vision EQXX has a large screen.
The Vision EQXX features a huge 47.5-inch screen that stretches the full width of the vehicle, a nod to the company's new Hyperscreen in-dash display. Unlike the Hyperscreen, which is an amalgam of three separate screens set inside one solid, 56-inch piece of glass, the Vision EQXX's screen is a one-piece display that will also feature 8K resolution and cutting edge graphics.
Mercedes says it is working with a company called NAVIS to develop a 3D navigation system on a screen of 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465. The company says that the navigation system will allow for seamless zoom and scroll functions from satellite view down to a height of 10 meters.
Like most of its competitors, Mercedes is working on an all-electric future. The company says it will invest 40 billion in the electrification of its lineup by 2030.
Most major countries want to restrict the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles in the future. The European Union, China, and California have all said they will ban the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by the year 2035.
