Mercedes-Benz revealed Monday the Vision EQXX, a concept vehicle that is meant to showcase what the automaker's electric future will look like. The upshot? An eye-catching design coupled with advanced engineering that squeezes in power, efficiency and range into a compact and sporty package.
Mercedes said during a digital reveal ahead of the CES tech trade show that it went from idea to prototype in 18 months. The vehicle is supposed to be the foundation for future electric vehicles. The aim wasn't just to step up the exterior styling or add in a massive infotainment display.
The company used the EQXX as a proving ground to show how far it can push design and engineering. The company focused on improving the energy density of its battery and boosting overall efficiency by reducing the weight of the vehicle using some lightweight materials including for the battery case and brake discs.
Mercedes said the 900-volt electric architecture of the vehicle proved to be an extremely useful research tool for the development of power electronics.
The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX is outside. The image is from Mercedes-Benz.
Ultra-thin roof panels that feed the battery system for up to 15.5 miles of extra range are included.
Mercedes claims that the vehicle can travel over 600 miles on a single charge and has a 95 percent efficiency, which means that most of the energy from the battery ends up at the wheels.
The company hired people from its Formula 1 and Formula E teams to help develop the EV.
They are proving that innovations from motorsports have immediate relevance for road car development.
Mercedes-Benz and its HPP team developed a new battery pack that has an energy density of 400 Wh/L.
The company said that the benchmark figure made it possible to fit a battery pack with 100 kWh of usable energy into 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465.
The advanced technology director from HPP said that the energy of the EQS was fitted into the vehicle dimensions of a compact car. The battery has the same amount of energy but is half the size. The battery management system and power electronics have been designed to reduce losses. We learned a lot from achieving this efficiency milestone.
Mercedes said that the company was able to increase energy density in part from the chemistry of the anodes, which has higher Silicon content and advanced composition, that allowed it to hold more energy than commonly used anodes.
The front bumper has a 2D star pattern and there is a sloping front. The headlights have two star-shaped elements with a larger one behind a center lens. Mercedes says the star arrangement and 2D star pattern on the bumper offer a preview of front-end design detailing that will be featured in future models.
A retractable rear diffuser is offered by moving to the back end.
The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX is outside. The image is from Mercedes-Benz.
There is a one-piece 47.5-inch display inside the vehicle. Mercedes says that the screen on the insturment will have real-time graphics that span the width of the vehicle. Users can zoom in and out on the massive screen with the help of a 3D navigation system developed by the automaker. An advanced voice assistant and software that learns your behavior over time are features of the EQXX.
The VISION EQXX interior is revealed by Mercedes-Benz. The image is from Mercedes-Benz.
The next generation of the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture for compact and medium-sized cars is already being integrated into production.
