UPDATE 31/10: Mercedes-Benz USA representatives have confirmed that the 2024 EQS SUV will obtain a bigger battery pack. “I can affirm that within the US for MY24, the EQS SUV will get a brand new battery pack with 118 kWh usable capability. Vary estimates with the brand new battery aren’t out there till nearer to market launch, scheduled for Q1 subsequent yr,” stated the corporate in an announcement.
The EQS SUV hasn’t been round for lengthy, but it surely appears Mercedes-Benz is already engaged on a brand new replace to maintain it aggressive and interesting in at present’s aggressive EV section.
Per Autocar, the electrical luxurious SUV will obtain an improved battery, with a ten kWh improve in usable capability. This does not inform us whether or not the 108.4 kWh general capability will improve or if refinements in its design have merely made it extra environment friendly. These modifications will reportedly happen in the direction of the top of 2023 manufacturing, that means the revision is imminent.
Firm insiders instructed the publication that the brand new battery has a special chemical course of. This can reportedly lead to lowered working temperatures and superior vitality effectivity. CarBuzz has contacted MBUSA to study extra in regards to the improve and can replace the article as soon as a reply is obtained.
