General, the prototype was stationary for shut to twenty-eight%, roughly six hours and 40 minutes, of the 24-hour document try. These brief however common stops enabled Mercedes-Benz to benefit from a lift operate that permits a excessive preliminary charging price on a DC system in contrast with the typical achieved over longer however fewer stops.
Mercedes-Benz has but to disclose the charging capability of its upcoming electrical mannequin, but it surely has beforehand hinted it will likely be able to accepting cost at round 250kW, with an extra 50kW enhance operate permitting it to succeed in 300kW for brief durations. It will allow a 249-mile prime up in simply quarter-hour.
The power capability of the brand new mannequin’s lithium ion battery additionally stays underneath wraps, although it’s claimed to be 89.6kWh. That is mentioned to supply the brand new CLA with a mean consumption of round 5.2mpkWh and an general vary of as much as 466 miles, making it one of the effectivity and longest-ranged vehicles on sale.
Manufacturing variations of the brand new mannequin are additionally anticipated to supply a much less energy-dense lithium-ion-phosphate unit as a less expensive choice.
The CLA used within the document try was a rear-wheel-drive mannequin that includes a single rear-mounted synchronous electrical motor and two-speed transmission. Once more, technical particulars have but to be disclosed, although Mercedes-Benz is claimed to be growing the brand new saloon with drivetrains providing between 202bhp and as much as 537bhp in an AMG-branded dual-motor, four-wheel-drive efficiency mannequin.
Regardless of being developed as an “electrical first” mannequin, the brand new saloon may also be bought with a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine paired with a gearbox-mounted motor.
