Mercedes Blue-Zero E-Cell, two more Benz electric drive concepts coming to Detroit
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mercedes Benz, Detroit Auto Show, Green Daily
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All is not lost for the upcoming Detroit Auto Show. Auto Motor und Sport reports that Mercedes will bring three new electric drive concept vehicles across the ocean. The Blue-Zero E-Cell (pictured) will be powered exclusively by lithium ion batteries. The others, called the Blue-Zero E-Cell Plus (hybrid) and the Blue-Zero F-Cell (hydrogen fuel cell), we don't have pictures of. Yet.
The E-Cell Plus adds the Smart ForTwo's turbocharged three-cylinder engine to the E-Cell package, and its batteries can move the vehicle for 100 km (62 miles) on their own. With a full charge and a full tank (and using regenerative braking), the E-Cell Plus will go 600 km (373 miles). The engine powers the battery during the drive but can also directly move the wheels when needed. Without the liquid fuel assist, the E-Cell's li-ion pack can move the car for up to 200 km (124 miles), while the F-Cell can go twice as far using the 90 kW fuel cell and capturing energy by regenerative braking. All three should make the jump from zero to 100 kmh in under 11 seconds.
[Source: Auto Motor und Sport (Google translated version) via Autoblog]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-11-2008 @ 4:34PM
mike!!ekiM said...
Sounds Great!
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12-11-2008 @ 5:18PM
paulwesterberg said...
Looks similar to the think ox, but with more emphasis on hybrid/range extending.
Where do you fill up on hydrogen, where does it come from & how much does it cost?
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12-11-2008 @ 5:18PM
gorr said...
I think that of the 3 concepts, the hydrogen fuelcell should be the cheaper and lighter so the best for less money.
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12-11-2008 @ 6:21PM
Mike!!ekiM said...
That was a good joke.
12-13-2008 @ 3:33AM
Chris M said...
Uh, considering that the H2 storage alone will cost more than the LiIon battery packs either of those cars, and the platinum alone for the fuel cell will cost more than both the Blue-Zero E-Cell and Blue-Zero E-Cell Plus put together, I'd say Gorr is waaay off!
Of course, it is all kind of academic, few concept cars ever make it to production, and that is particularly true with the "F cell" models - a handful of prototypes, but never for sale.
12-12-2008 @ 1:52AM
Torbjorn said...
How much and when??? No average American or European will buy if it is more than an the average small car today. Get the economics right and they will sell.
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12-13-2008 @ 11:47PM
BoneHeadOtto said...
What about above average americans. Will they buy it.
12-12-2008 @ 3:15PM
Zero X Owner said...
@BoneHeadOtto
There are no more average Americans, only Americans who finally understand the true costs of extreme dependence on foreign oil and will be happy to get a high torque, linear accelerating electric pickup truck they can use on their new, high paying jobs installing huge wind turbines among the cattle. Or didn't you hear that Obama and reality won?
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12-14-2008 @ 9:02AM
BoneHeadOtto said...
@Zero X Owner
WTF are you talking about? Are we on the same thread. I just thought his comment about average americans was funny. Obviously you dont have to appeal to whatever the hell average americans are to have a successful product.
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