Featured in Gaining Traction – 02-2022

Rolling solar

The new year opened with the announcement from a prestige brand about an electric vehicle (EV) designed to extend the horizon of zero-emissions transportation – and solar was a part of the vision. Mercedes-Benz announced the launch of its Vision EQXX EV, with the headline figure that it can travel 1,000 km on a single charge of its 100kWh battery.

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Jonathan Gifford, Mark Hutchins

11 Feb 2022

Vehicle-integrated PV on a Mercedes-Benz model | Image: Mercedes-Benz

While Vision EQXX is a concept car at this stage, production vehicles based on the platform are planned for release to drivers in 2024 – and the approach taken by the company marks a departure from “high speed, heavy luxury,” for which the brand may be best associated. In fact, its top speed of some …

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