Right here comes the brand-new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter and the corporate claims it’s the best and versatile e-van they’ve ever constructed. It’s only the second technology of the e-van although. And this time, it should set wheels on American soil.
Mercedes-Benz has invested round 350 million euros within the new automobile and hopes it was all price it.
The eSprinter is available in two physique kinds and lengths and three battery sizes. Mercedes-Benz has modified just a few figures right here and there to make it viable within the U.S. It got here up with a distinct battery pack and subsequently, with higher vary than the earlier 115/150 kilometers (71/93 miles) based on the WLTP cycle. That is how the producer satisfied the Individuals not solely to import the electrical van but additionally construct it. Due to this fact, the eSprinter may even roll off the meeting line of the Charleston, South Carolina, plant. The models for the European market will see the sunshine of day in Dusseldorf, Germany.
So what are the modifications? First issues first. The zero-emission range-topping van can now drive so far as 400 kilometers (249 miles) in each city and non-urban roads and 500 kilometers (311 miles) in cities solely.
In Europe, Mercedes delivers the eSprinter with three battery packs. The 56-kWh will probably be for the entry-level model. Increased up within the vary, we discover the 81-kWh battery. The 113-kWh unit is for the prime quality, which requires round 40 minutes to cost as much as 80%. The batteries include no cobalt or nickel. The 11-kW onboard charger is customary.
The lineup begins with a 100-kW (134 HP/136 PS) model and ends with a 150-kW (201 HP/204 PS) unit. The latter may be the one one to finish up within the U.S. In North America, the one physique type accessible at launch would be the lengthy wheelbase panel van with the most important battery. It’s able to carrying 14 cubic meters (494 cubic ft) and incorporates a gross permissible weight of 9,370 lbs (4.25 tons).
The MBUX system with voice management, beforehand accessible solely on passenger vehicles, will probably be on board. And so will the navigation system, which can assist drivers discover the perfect of routes.
European clients will probably be getting the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter beginning on the finish of this yr, with the North American clients getting it within the second half of 2023. No fewer than 60 markets will probably be receiving the e-van.
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