Mercedes-Benz is taking a multifaceted approach to surpass Tesla's electric vehicle efficiency. Rumors suggest that its approved consumption will be at 10 kWh/100 km, and the batteries will have a capacity of less than 100 kWh, which will not prevent it from achieving a range of between 650 and 850 km WLTP, depending on the version. In addition to being very compact, it will also be efficient, since it will have an efficiency of 95% as compared to the typical 80-85%. It will debut an 800 volt system and a new unit (eATS) that will integrate engine, transmission and power electronics. The new drive technology from Mercedes-Benz will make its debut next year with the electric CLA, which will be based on the MMA modular platform. If you find smart ways to achieve the same range, it's better for customers, manufacturers and the planet". “Just throwing batteries at something is not a smart solution. The electric Mercedes-Benz CLA could - potentially - be more efficient than the Tesla Model 3: Adam Allsopp, director of advanced technology at Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines, says that making electric cars more efficient will allow smaller batteries to be used, which in turn will reduce the weight and overall cost of the car. The concept car was developed in collaboration with the Formula 1 team and achieved an actual energy consumption of just 8.3 kWh/100 km during a 1,202 km journey between Stuttgart (Germany) and Silverstone (UK). The Vision EQXX prototype, revealed last year, was a first preview of the next generation of electric cars from the German firm. Tesla does not have it“, says Markus Schaefer, director of technology for the German company. "We have an advantage with Formula One that others don't have.
With the aim of closing the gap with Tesla and equaling or even exceeding the performance levels of its cars, Mercedes-Benz has decided to incorporate its Formula 1 team into the development process of its next generation electric vehicles. Although traditional groups are redirecting the bulk of their investments towards electrification, Tesla still has an important technological advantage that is evident, for example, in the efficiency of its cars, which usually offer much lower real energy consumption than other equivalent competing models.
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