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Mercedes’s New All-Electric Prototype Just Went 749 Miles on a Single Charge
Mercedes-Benz has announced that a lightly modified EQS prototype that was powered by a solid-state battery completed a 749-mile drive.
Regardless, consumers worry about their EV running out of power without a charger in sight, something which may be related to the U.S.’s charging infrastructure lagging far behind those of China and Europe. In February, the company announced plans to start testing EVs with a lithium-metal solid-state battery pack developed by Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains that uses cells from U.S.-based Factorial Energy. The automaker says the prototype was able to complete a 749-mile journey (1,205 km) between Stuttgart, Germany, where it is headquartered, and Malmö, Sweden, without stopping once for even a single quick charge.
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