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After rumors emerged that Mercedes will be producing an electric version of the upcoming SLS AMG Gullwing sports car, the auto maker has now officially announced that such a car will go into production.
Called the Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing with electric drive, this emissions free sports car will have a total of four electric motors positioned near the wheels, with one transmission per axle that will transmit the power. With this arrangement there will not be any transmission losses, according to Mercedes.
The Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing with electric drive can produce up to 526 horsepower, with a massive torque figure of 880Nm which is mind blowing! This allows the electric Gullwing to hit 100 km/h in just 4 seconds flat, up to an unspecified top speed.
According to Mercedes, the 4-second sprint figure rivals the figure offered by the 6.3 litre V8-powered Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing that develops 571 horses. Power is derived from a 400-volt battery pack (with an energy content of 48 kWh and a capacity of 40 Ah), that can be recharged via plug-in, as well as via regenerative braking.
Mercedes also revealed that the handling and driving characteristics of the Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing with electric drive will match its carbon fuel-powered sibling. The auto maker also mentioned that the electric car will have an optimum weight distribution, which is achieved by placing parts of the batter pack in front of the firewall, in the centre tunnel and behind the seats.
Both Mercedes and AMG will be producing the electric Gullwing, and will have Deutsche Accumotive GmbH & Co. (a joint venture between Daimler AG and Evonik Industries AG) to provide the battery technology required in future. The auto maker did not reveal any information regarding production schedule of the electric sports car in the press release.
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526 hp and 880Nm of torque? Darn, this amout of power enough to pull off a big mother truck smoothly~~
Put this on F1 racing, save fuel, and contribute zero emission.
wow!,Mercedes-Benz really a pioneer in emission control and safety.gratz to Merc!
Amazing…this is what I call technology. The traditional concepts of making cars have been broken! Very soon, Mercedes can beat the Bugatti Veyron.
In my opinion , Bugatti Veyron never wins . That car sole purpose is to achieve as high speed as possible in a road car production category . See how much litre of fuels that veyron burn . I can say that , it will going to take 3 full tanks of 50litre petrol for veyron to get to KL from IPOH . I just assume it anyway .
Mercedes , visionary , dependable , reliable and trustworthy !!!
if flood got electric shock??
hey sponge_pop, i mean beat Veyron's horse power and speed :)
Such good innovation from Mercedes should be done. Really good eco-friendly mobile, which I like much. We should keep the nature and the air, from our car polutions. This is the most important.