Originally published at: https://wheelive.com/2020/12/11/mercedes-benz-electric-sprinter-is-coming-to-the-us/
Mercedes-Benz Electric Sprinter is really coming to US soil
According to Automotive News, Mercedes -Benz will launch their electric sprinter by 2023. The model will be new, instead of retrofitted, with a front module, back module, and underbody battery plate module giving adaptability in both body sizes and battery limit.
Mercedes already makes an eSprinter for Europe, and Amazon ordered 1800 of Benz’s electric vans (about 600 of the smaller Vitos and 1200 Sprinters) this year. That’s far shy of the 20,000 internal-combustion Sprinters that Amazon ordered for the U.S. In the parlance of the biz, Benz better get with some next-day delivery, because in seven to 10 days the competition will have taken over.
What’s more, electric conveyance vans are particularly appropriate for their central goal, even with moderately humble batteries.
For example, the Ford E-Transit will have 126 miles of reach from a 67.0-kWh pack, which is more modest than the standard 75.6-kWh pack in the Mustang Mach-E. They’re incredible for the “last mile” conveyances—not the long stretch stuff, but rather that extreme objective on the following slip, the nearby stockroom or appropriation focus. Those spots are normally appropriate for setting up charging framework ( and every day’s course is a known amount.
Benz’s Europe-market electric Sprinters are front-wheel drive, with 114 strength and 218 pound-feet of force. A 55.0-kWh battery mounted under the floor conveys 104 miles of reach on the European cycle. Max payload is 1964 pounds, which implies the eSprinter could pull in excess of 1500 Bob Ross Chia Pets. (What’s more, indeed, with 11 cubic meters of load limit, they’d all fit, with space to save.) obviously, you know, they could likewise fit a greater battery, or double engines for all-wheel drive. What’s more, they should, in light of the fact that 114 pull makes the Ram ProMaster resemble the Renault Espace F1.
This will be a big jump to Mercedez-Benz US market in the coming future.
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