Mercedes Benz G Class
The off-road vehicle, mostly found in the city and often made even more powerful and environmentally harmful by factory tuner AMG, is to be electrified thanks to new battery technology.
(Photo: imago images/Stefan Zeitz)
Hardly any model series from Mercedes-Benz polarizes like the G-Class. Fans of the 2.5 ton off-road vehicle love the timeless design and the sublime driving experience. Opponents, on the other hand, see the model at a base price of 109,296 euros as an expensive polluter that emits 289 grams of climate-damaging carbon dioxide or more per kilometer.
The brand with the star wants to refute the criticism with a fully electric version of the G-Class. As a Stromer, the off-road vehicle is no longer a roaring, often factory-tuned gas guzzler, but whirring along the streets with potentially zero emissions from the middle of the decade. The latest battery technology is installed, promises Mercedes.
Specifically, silicon high-performance cells from the US battery specialist Sila Nanotechnologies are to be used for the first time in the electric G-Class, as the Stuttgart-based carmaker announced on Tuesday. These batteries are characterized by an innovative anode material with a particularly high silicon content. Compared to currently commercially available cells, the new technology should lead to an energy density that is 20 to 40 percent higher.
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