Mercedes-Benz EQS with a solid state battery has covered 1,205 kilometres on a single charge
The Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan with an experimental solid-state battery has travelled 1,205 kilometres from Stuttgart (Germany) to Malmö in Sweden on a single charge. The car arrived at its destination with a remaining range of 137 kilometres.
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The battery was created in conjunction with Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains in Brixworth (UK), where technology for Formula 1 is developed. The cells are supplied by US-based Factorial Energy.
A Mercedes-Benz EQS with a solid-state battery travelled 1,205 kilometres on a single charge. Illustration: Mercedes-Benz
To compensate for volume changes during charging and discharging, the battery pack is equipped with pneumatic actuators that maintain a stable pressure on the cells. With the same size and weight as the standard EQS battery, its capacity has been increased by 25 per cent. Additional efficiency is achieved through passive air cooling.
Experimental battery. Illustration: Mercedes-Benz
The EQS has thus broken the record of the Vision EQXX prototype, which previously travelled 1,202 kilometres (Stuttgart - Silverstone). The company emphasised that the purpose of such tests is to verify the performance of the technology under different conditions and to speed up preparations for series production.
Source: Mercedes-Benz
