Key highlights

• Mercedes EV cars to deliver more than 1,000 km of range 
• Mercedes EQS being tested with solid-state battery
• 25 per cent more range than the current model

Mercedes-Benz has started testing the new solid-state battery technology in its EV cars. It is said to deliver more than 1,000 km range when it debuts by the end of this decade. Read all the details below.

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Mercedes EV cars with 1,000 km coming soon

Mercedes is currently working on a new solid-state battery that will feature in its EV cars by the end of this decade. This new battery setup has been specifically designed to improve the range and efficiency. An EQS sedan prototype is being tested in the UK to check whether it could deliver more than 1,000 km on a single charge.

As per the company, it has reworked the wiring of the battery housing to accommodate this new battery pack. Moreover, Mercedes’ UK-based F1 engineering team has specifically designed the new battery with a floating cell carrier based on pneumatic actuators for increased efficiency.

The initial tests have shown an increase of up to 25 per cent in range as compared to the lithium-ion battery cars. The new solid-state battery expands and contracts less and heats less during the charging and discharging cycles. Hence, it improves the efficiency considerably.

The new battery pack is being designed in collaboration with the US-based firm Facorial Energy. The US-based company officially announced last year that it has supplied the battery cells to Mercedes that are rated up to 391 wH/kg.

Additionally, this new solid-state battery will have different sizes and use cases for different models. Hence, it will likely be used on every EV model that Mercedes plans to sell by the end of this decade.

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Our verdict

As of now, Mercedes-Benz sales are largely dominated by ICE powertrains. But the company plans to shift to a complete EV portfolio in the coming years. Therefore, an efficient battery system is rightfully needed to house the complete EV range of products.