STUTTGART:
Ola Källenius
, Chairman of Board of Management at
Daimler
confirmed at the company's shareholders meeting that the
Mercedes-Benz
concept EQS Electric Sedan will offer a range of more than 700 kms in a single charge.
He further confirmed that the production model of the EQS electric sedan will be fully-electric from ground-up and won’t be transformed from a conventional combustion engine to a battery operated.
He said, “ Next year, we will enter a new era for Mercedes in terms of electrification: The EQS will set standards. More than 700 kilometers of driving range according to WLTP – that’s how far it can go on one battery charge. With the EQS, the way we think about cars is changing. It is the first fully electric luxury sedan from Mercedes-Benz based on an all-electric architecture. This opens up entirely new possibilities – from the position of the batteries to the car’s design.”
The EQS plays in the same league as the
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
in terms of luxury, comfort and safety.
He further elaborated on the company’s 2039 vision to have a carbon-neutral fleet. He said, “Our goal is to offer a CO2-neutral fleet of new cars by 2039. Our principle to achieve this is electric first!”
Mercedes is set to offer 20 hybrid vehicles and five fully-electric vehicles by the end of this year. In Europe, Mercedes-Benz has sold four times as many plug-in hybrids in the first half of this year as in the prior-year period.
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