This is shaping up to be a huge year for EVs, with new models from Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Hyundai, and more. Electric vehicle technology has made huge leaps over the last several years, going from being an exotic, marginal product to a new standard of car production. Electric vehicles now include sports cars, cargo trucks, bicycles, and an array of other products designed to make transportation easier, faster, and greener. There is much hype surrounding electric vehicles, with carmakers, environmental organizations, power companies, auto enthusiasts, and daily drivers all taking interest in the growing market.
With advances in battery technology, you can expect an even better range and performance for EVs going forward. Both companies are targeting the middle of the decade with the new battery tech variant for a range-extended version of Mercedes-Benzs next-generation G-Class EV. Obviously, no electric luxury segment would be complete without the battery-powered S-Class. As electrification takes hold of the Mercedes-Benz product lineup, future vehicles could fall under this umbrella, drawing qualified customers, so Americanizing the battery manufacturing chain is still a future-proofing step.
Add is by far the biggest commitment German automakers have made to EVs. The supply deal announced today is a natural next step for the partnership, and marks yet another major milestone for the automotive inventors ambitions of becoming the leading manufacturer of electric vehicles. Mercedes-Benz invested in Sila in 2019 as part of the companys pursuit of developing advanced batteries for the automakers upcoming electric vehicles.
The automotive inventor announced today it is working with Sila, the company behind the next-generation battery materials, to integrate Silas silicon anode chemistry into batteries, available as an option for the first time in Mercedes-Benzs next-generation G-Class electric car. The inventor of the automobile is pleased that with Sila, we have a leading partner who will assist us to fuel our future generations of electric luxury vehicles with its highly innovative anode technology, the Sila Silicon Anode Chemistry. The partnership is yet another important step in The inventor of the car path towards building the most desirable electric luxury cars, said Markus Schafer, member of the board of directors at Mercedes-Benz Group AG, chief technology officer, development and procurement.
For EV enthusiasts looking for a luxurious experience, check out the EQS, flagship model in the Mercedes-Benz New EQ vehicle range. Despite arriving late in the e-mobility revolution, German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benzs luxurious EQS fully electric sedan was named the best electric vehicle in the world by German car journal Auto Motor und Sport. The EQS may well become the bestselling EV out of all EQ models, something Mercedes knows as well.
The long-awaited Mercedes-Benz EQS was finally revealed to the world in mid-April, shipped to customers in Europe in August, and is also expected to hit Australian shores later this year, or in early 2022. Now, it looks like the EQS may indeed become the first electric car from an automaker to arrive in the United States.
Mercedes-Benzs sales of plug-in electric cars/vans — specifically, fully electric cars — are expected to keep growing quickly in the near future, with Mercedes-Benz having several new models set for release, including the SUV-version EQS SUV (the EQA SUV), debuting on April 19. Some of the more popular EVs on the market include the Hyundai Ioniq, Ford Lightning, and Mercedes-Benzs EQS.
Mercedes has been going left, right, and centre on the electric market, and is perhaps the most aggressive carmaker, along with Audi, to transition to electric. The automaker is widely seen to lag other large carmakers in the launch of new EVs. Not for any driving glitches (the EQS handles beautifully), but for the way the newest luxury Mercedes EV is so dramatically different from recent generations of battery-powered vehicles.
As carmakers react to the recently passed inflation-reduction law, Mercedes-Benz has begun producing its fully electric, seven-passenger, full-size EQS SUV at the brands factory in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mercedes-Benz has begun producing its latest all-electric vehicle, the 2023 EQS SUV, at the brands Tuscaloosa facility. Mercedes-Benz sees the arrival of production for both the EQS and midsize SUV, the EQE, as key steps toward the brands comprehensive plans this year to build eight fully electric vehicles across seven sites across three continents.
The Amazon-Mercedes-Benz collaboration will result in more than 1800 Mercedes-Benz EV delivery vans joining Amazons fleets in Europe this year. More than 1 will start making deliveries for Amazon customers this year, helping Amazon to save thousands of tons of carbon.
Gartner expects that there will be 6 million battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles shipped by 2022, 95% representing cars, and the rest buses, vans, and heavy trucks. In addition, KPMG studies that over half of new cars sold in the U.S. will be electric vehicles by 2030.
The year 2022 is already shaping up to be a massive year for EVs, as Tesla, Lucid, Nissan, Hyundai, Rivian, Ford, and others are adding EVs to their lineups. If you are considering switching to an EV, 2022 is going to be an excellent year to do so. Expected to arrive in 2025, Chryslers first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) kicks off the companys plans for a fully electric portfolio by 2028.
Mercedes did not disclose any details about the horsepower output or range, but noted the fully-electric G-Class will have a four-motor set-up, and it also gets AMG treatment.
