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Report: Mercedes pulls the plug on range-extended EV possibilities

Green Car Reports

Mercedes-Benz is scrapping extended-range EV powertrains after tests of prototypes, according to an Autocar report citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the matter.

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New 600kW Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance hybrid hits 100km/h quicker than you can say its name

EV Central

Forget the multi-million-dollar Mercedes-AMG ONE hypercar and its real F1 engine because if you’re looking for the quickest Benz of all time you’ll need the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance that will arrive in Australia in the first half of 2025. 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance interior.

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Lucid Air charging boost, Mercedes range extenders, EVs losing money: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

Lucid adds a heat pump and subtracts charging time for its range-leading Air electric sedan. Mercedes-Benz might not see what Ram sees in a plug-in range-extended vehicle. The 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring is now being delivered, and once again it hits a 516-mile EPA range—the best of any EV.

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Report: Mercedes pulls the plug on range-extended EV possibilities

Baua Electric

Mercedes-Benz is scrapping extended-range EV powertrains after tests of prototypes, according to an Autocar report citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the matter. liter turbo-4 currently used throughout the Mercedes lineup. One of the prototypes was reportedly an EQS with a front-mounted 1.0-liter

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Sila Silicon Anode Batteries To Power Mercedes G Class EV

CleanTechnica EVs

The electric Mercedes G Class extended range will use batteries from Sila.

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Mercedes-Benz taps Sila to produce next-gen anodes for upcoming EQG electric G-Wagon

Electrek

Building off its 2019 investment in battery materials company Sila, Mercedes-Benz announced a supply agreement to incorporate the former’s silicon anode chemistry into batteries to offer extended range to the upcoming G-Class which includes an electric G-Wagon.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans reveals SUSTAINEER electric van technology demonstrator for sustainable urban mobility

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz Vans has unveiled the SUSTAINEER (SUSTAINability pionEER) to give an impression of how sustainability in urban delivery operations may look in the future. Mercedes-Benz is convinced of the advantages of battery-electric vans and is preparing to go fully electric before the end of the decade wherever market conditions allow.

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