Author: Chang Yan
Recently, whenever you talk about Mercedes-Benz’s pure electric vehicles, you can’t avoid being criticized.
Older ones say that you are switching from gas to electric, while newer ones say that you are too expensive. If you become cheaper, they say that you are copying others.
But there is one exception that no one will criticize you for.
EQG.
G is a presence that can bridge any distance and reconcile all differences.
I even think that Ge You shouldn’t have invented the device that resolves differences in the movie “If You Are the One”, he should have just gotten an EQG and everything would have been solved.
Contradictions between traditional and avant-garde designs? Non-existent. Contradictions between comfortable and off-road chassis? Non-existent. Looking now, even the historical divide between fuel and electric is going to be made non-existent by the EQG.
Recently, someone drove an EQG.
That person is Ola Källenius, chairman of the board of directors of Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz).
Okay, don’t blame me.
Everyone was already staring, then Kang Lin-song said something even more exciting:
“G is the car everyone wants. Those who own it are very lucky because G is unique and always will be.”
Driving the EQG made me feel incredible. It even exceeded my expectations. I was so excited after driving it that I couldn’t wait for the arrival of the electric G. It is very powerful and easy to control, with amazing performance on and off the road.”
But the most important part of this conversation was the section about the vehicle architecture.
Previously, due to the “new for old” principle of the G-Class, the EQG concept car did not bring us many obvious highlights in terms of interior and exterior design. The most disruptive part of the previous reveals was probably the Tank Turn video shown during Mercedes-Benz’s strategic launch. Thanks to the EQG’s four-wheel, four-motor design, this car achieves amazing driving efficiency and has the same powerful off-road capabilities.
This time, Kang Lin-song clarified two other underlying settings.“`
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The EQG will not use any Mercedes-Benz’s already published pure electric platform, and it will still have an independent body frame to maintain the vehicle’s high strength and off-road capability.
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The EQG will have two battery specifications to choose from. In 2024, the EQG will first launch a higher density and capacity battery pack, and in 2025, a lithium iron phosphate battery pack will be launched. However, this lithium iron phosphate battery pack will also provide a 20%-40% improvement in energy density compared to current technology, as the standard battery configuration for EQG.
Due to its shorter wheelbase, the EQG will not be able to use the current EQS battery pack specifications. Therefore, the industry generally believes that EQG will adopt a double-layer battery layout to improve battery space.
Of course, earlier, Sila Nanotechnologies based in California and Mercedes-Benz announced on May 17, 2022, that the battery of the fully electric G-Class will use Sila’s silicon anode material. The high-silicon anode material improves energy density without compromising safety and performance. The joint statement from the two companies pointed out that this technology will increase energy density by 20-40%.
“`This is also consistent with the EQG news we have learned from the market side.
On April 1st, 2021, Mercedes-Benz Group submitted trademark applications for EQG 560 and EQG 580 that may be used for Mercedes-Benz EQG, to the European Union Intellectual Property Office. By August 2021, Mercedes-Benz Group had also submitted EQG 560 and EQG 580 trademark applications to the trademark offices in Australia, Canada, and the United States. “Mercedes-AMG EQG” also appeared in many trademark application lists.
We hope that Professor Wang Bo’s dream of being a scumbag can be realized in this list of trademarks.
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