- Mercedes engineers have led Stuttgart to Germany to Malmo, Sweden,
- The trip of 749 miles was made on a single load
- Endeavor proves the energy density of future semiconductor batteries
Mercedes-Benz continues to demonstrate the power of its semiconductor battery technology, with its latest road trip covering 749 amazing miles on a single load.
His team of engineers instructed the EQS test vehicle in Stuttgart, Germany and took the picturesque path to Malmo in Sweden. Calculated using electrical intelligence – the intelligent brand planning software of the brand – the trip taken into account in topography, traffic, room temperature, as well as energy needs for heating and cooling to maximize the beach.
The German brand, which has already established numerous distance records from electric vehicles with its highly optimized EQXX rolling laboratory, wishes to emphasize that the EQs used in its last company were only slightly modified.
The existing lithium-ion packs were exchanged by cells in a solid lithium-metal state developed by the manufacturer based in the United States Energy Factory. The pack itself was then perfected by Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains, which specializes in F1 technology.
Despite the weight and size of the semiconductor battery comparable to current EQS technology, the usable energy content is apparently 25% higher, while additional energy efficiency was made thanks to the passive cooling of the air flow.
This led to a bladder road trip which in fact exceeded the previous record established by the EQXX vision on its itinerary Stuttgart – Silverstone by a little less than two miles. In fact, the semiconductor packs have still recorded 85 miles when the EQs arrived at their destination.
A solid case for the solid state
Many automotive brands are deep in the search phase of semiconductor battery technology, while a number of level 1 suppliers and specialists advance technology.
During the IAA Mobility program this year in Munich, Rimac presented its developments in the region, while the VW group has made a small semiconductor battery put on in a Ducati motorcycle so that it can undergo rigorous tests on the race circuit.
MG is about to be the first to release a solid battery produced en masse in the next MG4 refreshment, which is cheaper and slightly easier to manufacture, while IM and NIO engines in China already have models on sale. BMW also has demonstration I7 models running prismatic cells in the solid state developed by the solid power starting power based on colorado.
Currently, complex manufacturing processes and high costs involved have so far prevented all semiconductor battery technologies from reaching the critical mass, but this is only a matter of time.
