* By Chuck Squatriglia Email Author
* September 2, 2009 |
Mercedes-Benz is hopping on the extended-range EV bandwagon with a compact that combines European styling with a Chevrolet Volt-like drivetrain good for 62 miles of all-electric motoring. Although the car is just a concept, it provides a glimpse of the E-Benz we’ll see next year.
The BlueZero E-Cell Concept is one of three eco-friendlier cars that use a modular design that allows Mercedes to offer a gas-electric, battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain in a compact five-seater. By using a common architecture based on its A- and B-Class cars, Mercedes says it can diversify its drivetrains without developing a slew of new models.
“Our modular system permits different drive configurations for each customer requirement,” Dr. Thomas Weber, director of group research at Daimler, said in a statement. “(It) serves as the perfect basis for a range of vehicles with electric drives. (It) will allow us to expand our product range in an extremely flexible and efficient manner.”
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Mercedes Builds a Volt of Its Own
By Chuck Squatriglia, September 2, 2009
Mercedes-Benz is hopping on the extended-range EV bandwagon with a compact that combines European styling with a Chevrolet Volt-like drivetrain good for 62 miles of all-electric motoring. Although the car is just a concept, it provides a glimpse of the E-Benz we’ll see next year.
The BlueZero E-Cell Concept is one of three eco-friendlier cars that use a modular design that allows Mercedes to offer a gas-electric, battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain in a compact five-seater. By using a common architecture based on its A- and B-Class cars, Mercedes says it can diversify its drivetrains without developing a slew of new models.
“Our modular system permits different drive configurations for each customer requirement,” Dr. Thomas Weber, director of group research at Daimler, said in a statement. “(It) serves as the perfect basis for a range of vehicles with electric drives. (It) will allow us to expand our product range in an extremely flexible and efficient manner.”
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