Present check drive demonstrates: 475 kilometres from Stuttgart to Munich and again with only one battery cost – the brand new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter impresses with effectivity, vary and cargo capability

A pre-production automobile of the brand new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter accomplished a particular check drive on 19 October 2022: With just one battery cost and with out recharging, the route led from the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart to Munich Airport and again once more. This corresponds to a distance of 475 kilometres with an influence consumption of 21.9 kWh per 100 kilometres. And this even supposing the route is extraordinarily demanding by way of gasoline consumption as a result of excessive proportion of motorways and the climb up the Swabian Jura. Conclusion of the check drive: The brand new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter is convincing.

The brand new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter might be launched with three totally different battery sizes. A pre-production automobile with the biggest of the three variants was chosen for the check drive. With a view to a sensible automobile configuration for CEP use (courier, categorical, parcel service), an extra-long eSprinter with a excessive roof was chosen to display: The brand new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter is trimmed for effectivity. Quite a few configuration choices and a excessive load capability mixed with an extended vary make the eSprinter one of the crucial versatile giant electrical vans on this planet.

The check drive

The consumption measurement befell on 19 October 2022. With the intention to create actual circumstances for an categorical supply between Stuttgart and Munich, the journey was not accomplished on a closed-off check observe, not to mention a check bench, however in inner-city visitors in addition to on federal roads and motorways. The topography was not optimised both; for instance, the climb up the Swabian Jura was intentionally left within the route. An inspector from TÜV Süd sat within the passenger seat subsequent to the Mercedes-Benz check driver throughout your complete check drive. As a impartial testing organisation, TÜV Süd certifies that the consumption of 21.9 kWh per 100 kilometres achieved on this check drive from Stuttgart to Munich and again in line with the instrument cluster was achieved with one battery cost and that the automobile was in due order.

The route

With the intention to recreate a typical utility from the CEP business, the drive went from the Mercedes-Benz Museum immediately on the Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim on the B10 within the path of Göppingen and on to Ulm. There we modified to the motorway. The route led to Munich Airport on the A8 in addition to the A99. Afterwards, the drive continued on the motorway again in direction of Stuttgart, the place on the Wendlinger Kreuz junction the journey led again to the Mercedes-Benz Museum by way of the B313 and the B10. The size of the route was 475 kilometres, with the bottom part at 210 metres above sea stage and the very best at 785 metres above sea stage. Upon arrival, the instrument cluster confirmed a remaining vary of about one other 20 kilometres.

The brand new eSprinter

With the brand new eSprinter, Mercedes-Benz Vans is constantly implementing its electrification technique and underlining its “Lead in Electrical Drive” declare to management. The necessities had been outlined in shut cooperation with the shoppers: With three battery and several other physique variants from panel van to chassis for field our bodies, for instance, the brand new eSprinter might be considerably extra versatile and open up new buyer segments in addition to markets (beside Europe, for the primary time additionally the USA and Canada). The vary can greater than double in comparison with the present eSprinter, relying on the configuration. The brand new eSprinter might be produced successively in Charleston (South Carolina, USA), Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde from the second half of 2023.

Mercedes-Benz eVan portfolio

With the Vito E-CELL, Mercedes-Benz Vans was already a pioneer available in the market for domestically emission-free vans in 2010. At this time, clients can select from 4 battery-electric vans: the eVito Panel Van, the eSprinter, the eVito Tourer and the EQV. With the brand new eCitan^[1] and the EQT1, your complete van portfolio will quickly be electrified.

From the center of the last decade, Mercedes-Benz Vans will implement the subsequent stage of its electrification technique with VAN.EA (Mercedes-Benz Vans Electrical Structure): From 2025, all mid-sized and huge vans primarily based on the brand new modular structure might be purely electrical.

^[1]The automobile is at present nonetheless below growth and isn’t but out there on the market.

SOURCE: Mercedes-Benz