The carmaker's range-extended EQS would have had a significantly longer range than the EV
An EQS prototype has been tested with a 1.0-liter two-cylinder engine serving as a range extender. The presence of a small engine allowed Mercedes to use a smaller battery pack. it is unclear how much money the company spent on the project. Mercedes -Benz was experimenting with a range-extender powertrain for its EVs but has reportedly abandoned the project, concluding that it would simply be a “transitional technology.
Read: The 2025 EQS Actually Looks Like A Mercedes Now “We have created prototypes based on existing models, both for packaging and road testing,” a source told Autocar. “In the end, though, we concluded that the range-extender drivetrain is a transitional technology with a relatively short-term benefit in terms of sales and comparatively high production costs.
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