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Markus Schäfer• 3rd+Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer, Development & Procurement15h • 15 hours ago
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Our VISION EQXX, the most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever built, has just broken its own efficiency record, driving 1,202 km from Stuttgart (Germany) to Silverstone (UK) on a single battery charge, achieving average energy consumption of 8.3 kWh/100 km!
This week, the research vehicle set off on a summer road trip from Stuttgart to Silverstone. During the 14 hours and 30 minutes of driving time, the
#VISIONEQXX crossed the French border near Strasbourg then cruised across northern France at highway speeds to Calais, where it boarded the Eurotunnel.
In the UK, it stopped off at Brackley, hometown of the
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Waiting to greet it there were the Formula 1 and Formula E experts who helped develop its advanced drivetrain. It then continued on its way to the home of British motorsport – the iconic Silverstone racetrack, where the first ever Formula 1 race was run in 1950.
There, Nyck de Vries, driver for the world-champion Mercedes-EQ Formula E team, put the VISION EQXX through its paces on the track, taking it up to its maximum speed limit of 140 km/h. Making the most of the occasion, he completed 11 laps, using the last of the charge on the pit lane.
The main challenges were summer temperatures of up to 30 degrees Celsius, paired with increased traffic density around Stuttgart and in the southeast of England. Nevertheless, our VISION EQXX kept a cool head the whole way thanks to its innovative thermal management system.
Honestly, I am once again extremely proud! Plus, these long-distance journeys on a single battery charge under real-world conditions provide my R&D team with valuable data for our ongoing development programme. As we at
Mercedes-Benz AG are striving to go all-electric by 2030 wherever market conditions allow,
I think it is important to show to the world what can be achieved in real terms through a combination of cutting-edge technology, teamwork and determination. One thing is for sure: Work continues on the development of many VISION EQXX technologies for application in future series-production vehicles.
For our team behind it, gathering invaluable real-life data, the most important question is: Where next?
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