Aside from producing luxury cars, Mercedes-Benz also manufactures trucks, buses, and high technology automobiles. The company is also running a very aggressive program to develop automobiles that utilizes hydrogen fuel cells. One of the most talk about line of concept cars from Mercedes is BlueZERO.
The manufacturer presents 3 variants of this electric driven car. They are designed on a modular basis to permit flexibility.
The E-Cell makes use of a liquid cooled battery made of lithium ion.
This is considered to be a pure electric vehicle and can run for 125 miles without any charging.
Another concept car for release is the E-Cell PLUS which makes use of turbo charge facility. This added feature does not bring in more power to the car but serves the purpose of charging the battery when they are low. The vehicle will run for around 60 miles before tapping into the power of the turbo charge.
The higher end model of the BlueZERO concept is the F-Cell. This car offers 250 miles of travel utilizing the power from the battery and the cell range extender triggered after 60 miles.
Mercedes is riding the technology of lithium-ion battery being built up by Evonik Industries. These battery packs are able to store as much as 35 kW hours and are able to quickly charge to avoid travel delays. The cars are also equipped with a very intelligent system that may interlink with a smart charging station with electronic billing capabilities.
The motor of the E-Cell can output around 136 horse power. This means that the E-Cell can accelerate from 0-60 in just 11 seconds.
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