Mercedes: 1202 kilometers with one charge 🎥
1000-KILOMETER CLUB The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX surpasses its own efficiency record during a summer road trip from Stuttgart to Silverstone. One battery charge was enough for the research vehicle to cover 1202 kilometers.
The most efficient Mercedes model ever, the Vision EQXX, demonstrated even greater efficiency on a long-distance drive.
With an average 100-kilometer consumption of 8.3 kWh, it covered the distance from Stuttgart to Silverstone on one battery charge. It covered 1202 kilometers in real traffic.
Obstacles and heavy traffic
After a challenging detour in Pforzheim, the Vision EQXX crossed the French border near Strasbourg and then drove at highway speed to Calais to pass through the Eurotunnel by train.
Continuing through England, he had to face traffic on the notorious M25 around London. After a stop at Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix in Brackley, it was on to Silverstone, where Formula E driver Nyck de Vries completed another eleven laps of the iconic race track.
Sophisticated thermal management
Throughout the road trip, the car benefited from its innovative thermal management to achieve low average fuel consumption despite heavy traffic and summer temperatures.
The sophisticated interaction of air dampers, coolant valves and pumps ensured that the electric drive unit maintained a very efficient temperature balance with minimal energy input.
The new air routing management, combined with a cooling plate installed in the vehicle floor, makes it possible to use the air flowing along the underside of the vehicle. This is the most efficient way to keep the electric drive unit cool.
Test of powerful e-technologies
During the 14 hours and 30 minutes of driving, the air conditioner operated for just over eight hours with little negative impact on overall energy consumption.
Thus, this latest long-distance drive of the 4.98-meter-long and 1755-kilogram EQXX on public roads has once again demonstrated the capabilities of Mercedes-Benz's electric efficiency technologies. In addition, the engineers have obtained further valuable data for the ongoing development program.
