Mercedes hopes to hit the 1000’s with this study endowed with an autonomy to make a good old diesel fade. What are its chances of seeing the light of day?
Mercedes Vision EQXX – It is a star shooting towards the top of 100% electric autonomy that Mercedes unveiled at the new technologies show, vintage 2022 from CES in Las Vegas, with the promise to go up to 1000 km WLTP. However, it will be necessary to wait many more years before the technologies released by this concept car find application in series, while several manufacturers, especially Chinese, tend to approach this fateful bar with models that will soon begin their commercial career. .
It is, paradoxically, in the temple of debauchery and outrageous consumption that Mercedes has lifted the veil on his most successful vehicle in terms of asceticism, whose streamlined profile is reminiscent of a certain Volkswagen XL1. But if, in 2011, this study still relied on fossil fuels to maximize its efficiency, by consuming only 1l / 100 km, the Etoile de Stuttgart is obviously eyeing fully electrified solutions to achieve its consumption targets of less than 10 kWh / 100 km.
Dream cx
To achieve this, the aerodynamics has obviously been the subject of special care to establish a record drag coefficient of 0.17 when a Mercedes EQS, current holder of the title for a marketed model, is “satisfied” with 0.20. Her stretched stern and his rear tracks narrower than at the front are not foreign to this performance, like its retractable diffuser. Since then, We regret that the German engineers did not push the cursor a little further by pruning the imposing mirrors, knowing that, for a few years now, some manufacturers such as Audi or Honda have been using camera rearview to improve the air penetration of vehicles already on the market (e-tron SUV and Honda e).
Future EQA?
Unlike the EQS limousine, the Vision EQXX concept plays it modest in terms of engine power to grab precious kilometers of autonomy. Those are only 150 kW, or just over 200 hp, who are called upon to move this compact sedan that spans 4.63 m, halfway between a Class A saloon (4.55 m) and a CLA (4.69 m). Consequently, it is impossible to expect top-flight performance, especially since the machine accuses 1750 kg on the scale. Mercedes remains silent on the acceleration capacities of her baby.
Small battery, big heart
It is on the battery side that the prowess is to be noted, with a capacity of around 100 kWh equivalent to that offered by a production Mercedes EQS. Except that the stack of the EQXX concept halves its volume and reduces its mass by 30% to remain below the 500 kg mark. The manufacturer owes this optimization to the chemical advances of the anodes, with a high silicon content. Regarding recharging times, Mercedes does not advance any duration, but we can bet that the tension de 900 V allows short breaks in stations, compared to less than 20 minutes observed on models with 800 V technology (Porsche Taycan, Hyundai Ioniq 5).
Vegan trend
To legitimize its ecological approach, Mercedes also takes care of the layout of the passenger compartment by opting for lightweight and durable materials. These include, for example, door handles made from a silk-like fabric, very resistant, derived from biotechnology and certified vegan. Or the Mylo, a alternative to vegan leather, made from the mycelium, the underground structure resembling a mushroom root. Another alternative to non-animal leather, named Deserttex, consists of pulverized cactus fibers combined with a sustainable polyurethane matrix of biological origin. On the floor, the carpets of the EQXX concept are made up of bamboo fibers, but we also discover recycled materials in this environment, including PET bottles used for door trim.
Wide screen
However, the Mercedes study does not renounce connectivity and announces the next developments expected on board the production models, via a transparent screen with a resolution of 8K crossing the width of the cockpit on a 47.5 ”diagonal. Equipped with mini-LEDs, it is composed of more than 3000 local dimming zones to consume energy only when it is necessary in specific parts of the slab.
Too much competition?
It is by 2025 that the technologies presented by this Mercedes Vision EQXX concept will come to life on a large scale. In view of the format it adopts, this one clearly foreshadows a future EQA sedan, but it is obviously the whole range that will benefit from these advances, with the promise of covering 1000 km. Corn by then, the Etoile could have been overtaken by the competition, especially from China, like the manufacturer GAC which will launch, in the coming months, the Aion LX Plus SUV whoserange is 1,008 km… According to the local certification cycle. But reduced to our WLTP standard, it should reach around 900 km. We owe this performance to the battery with a capacity of 144.5 kWh, made of graphene, a material extrapolated from graphite and therefore less polluting, while being able to recharge to 80% in less than 10 minutes.
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Mercedes hopes to hit the 1000’s with this study endowed with an autonomy to make a good old diesel fade. What are its chances of seeing the light of day?
Mercedes Vision EQXX – It is a star shooting towards the top of 100% electric autonomy that Mercedes unveiled at the new technologies show, vintage 2022 from CES in Las Vegas, with the promise to go up to 1000 km WLTP. However, it will be necessary to wait many more years before the technologies released by this concept car find application in series, while several manufacturers, especially Chinese, tend to approach this fateful bar with models that will soon begin their commercial career. .
It is, paradoxically, in the temple of debauchery and outrageous consumption that Mercedes has lifted the veil on his most successful vehicle in terms of asceticism, whose streamlined profile is reminiscent of a certain Volkswagen XL1. But if, in 2011, this study still relied on fossil fuels to maximize its efficiency, by consuming only 1l / 100 km, the Etoile de Stuttgart is obviously eyeing fully electrified solutions to achieve its consumption targets of less than 10 kWh / 100 km.
Dream cx
To achieve this, the aerodynamics has obviously been the subject of special care to establish a record drag coefficient of 0.17 when a Mercedes EQS, current holder of the title for a marketed model, is “satisfied” with 0.20. Her stretched stern and his rear tracks narrower than at the front are not foreign to this performance, like its retractable diffuser. Since then, We regret that the German engineers did not push the cursor a little further by pruning the imposing mirrors, knowing that, for a few years now, some manufacturers such as Audi or Honda have been using camera rearview to improve the air penetration of vehicles already on the market (e-tron SUV and Honda e).
Future EQA?
Unlike the EQS limousine, the Vision EQXX concept plays it modest in terms of engine power to grab precious kilometers of autonomy. Those are only 150 kW, or just over 200 hp, who are called upon to move this compact sedan that spans 4.63 m, halfway between a Class A saloon (4.55 m) and a CLA (4.69 m). Consequently, it is impossible to expect top-flight performance, especially since the machine accuses 1750 kg on the scale. Mercedes remains silent on the acceleration capacities of her baby.
Small battery, big heart
It is on the battery side that the prowess is to be noted, with a capacity of around 100 kWh equivalent to that offered by a production Mercedes EQS. Except that the stack of the EQXX concept halves its volume and reduces its mass by 30% to remain below the 500 kg mark. The manufacturer owes this optimization to the chemical advances of the anodes, with a high silicon content. Regarding recharging times, Mercedes does not advance any duration, but we can bet that the tension de 900 V allows short breaks in stations, compared to less than 20 minutes observed on models with 800 V technology (Porsche Taycan, Hyundai Ioniq 5).
Vegan trend
To legitimize its ecological approach, Mercedes also takes care of the layout of the passenger compartment by opting for lightweight and durable materials. These include, for example, door handles made from a silk-like fabric, very resistant, derived from biotechnology and certified vegan. Or the Mylo, a alternative to vegan leather, made from the mycelium, the underground structure resembling a mushroom root. Another alternative to non-animal leather, named Deserttex, consists of pulverized cactus fibers combined with a sustainable polyurethane matrix of biological origin. On the floor, the carpets of the EQXX concept are made up of bamboo fibers, but we also discover recycled materials in this environment, including PET bottles used for door trim.
Wide screen
However, the Mercedes study does not renounce connectivity and announces the next developments expected on board the production models, via a transparent screen with a resolution of 8K crossing the width of the cockpit on a 47.5 ”diagonal. Equipped with mini-LEDs, it is composed of more than 3000 local dimming zones to consume energy only when it is necessary in specific parts of the slab.
Too much competition?
It is by 2025 that the technologies presented by this Mercedes Vision EQXX concept will come to life on a large scale. In view of the format it adopts, this one clearly foreshadows a future EQA sedan, but it is obviously the whole range that will benefit from these advances, with the promise of covering 1000 km. Corn by then, the Etoile could have been overtaken by the competition, especially from China, like the manufacturer GAC which will launch, in the coming months, the Aion LX Plus SUV whoserange is 1,008 km… According to the local certification cycle. But reduced to our WLTP standard, it should reach around 900 km. We owe this performance to the battery with a capacity of 144.5 kWh, made of graphene, a material extrapolated from graphite and therefore less polluting, while being able to recharge to 80% in less than 10 minutes.
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