How Mercedes-Benz’s 2022 EQS Sedan Stands Apart From The Competition
When it comes to electric vehicles, driving range is crucial to potential buyers. This is still an important factor for EVs that are the equivalent of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan, the brand’s flagship model.
Last week, Wednesday (April, 14), the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS was finally unveiled. One thing that is clear, the automaker wants to be the top dog in range, eventually pushing past the likes of rivals like Tesla and Lucid.
On the European WLTP cycle, the EQS will be rated with a range of up to 478 miles. This should measure up to over 400 miles EPA or around 3.8 miles per kWh via the U.S. system.
With that in mind, the EQS is more effectual than the petite EQC SUV or even the miniature EQA hatchback. If these numbers stay consistent, it will surely turn the scales against other new electric cars.
Range and Power
Recently, Sajjad Khan, the head of electric and autonomous vehicle activities at Mercedes-Benz AG said that the EQS was the best car the company has ever built regarding its wattage and efficient energy use, as well as its range.
For electric vehicles, highway proficiency is closely associated with quick charging, and for the electrified flagship, its 400-volt system charges up to 200 kW, providing up to 186 miles of range within 15 minutes.
Energy Management Systems
Khan has also said “We have made sure that there are different kinds of zones of the electric, electronic, and software within the vehicle, which are being switched on and off depending upon what kind of a driving mode the customer is in at that point in time,” He further explained that these zones will automatically switch off with advanced system able to provide the maximum range.
The EQS makes use of three different bus systems, specifically, two on LIN/CAN-type systems and one on an Internet version. The automaker purposely didn’t fully center its actuation and computation systems.
Battery Use
As stated by Fabian Wuttke, Mercedes-Benz is currently using a 07.8 kWh battery pack that has the gross capacity of “a little bit over 110 kWh.” Needless to say, this certainly highlights the development of the automaker’s policy battery management.
Despite this, car reviewers at Green Car Reports reported that only 80 kWh of the 93-kWh battery pack that was used in their tester EQC model, with Mercedes-Benz saying that this aids in having a longer battery life and predictable range. Khan added that “The energy management in general, it’s an art from our perspective, when you are developing and creating the electric vehicles,” Also saying that this isn’t the usual architecture that the industry has been using on other electric vehicles or even gasoline vehicles, but that it was “common sense” in this case.
The EQS sedan is set to hit the States later this year, as well as each of the other three products set for the U.S. Only time will tell how well Mercedes-Benz’s energy management strategies will work with its performance and EPA ratings.
Mercedes-Benz of Washington
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