Mercedes EQS Debuts April 15th, Battery Production Already Underway

The wait is almost over as Mercedes has announced plans to introduce the 2022 EQS on April 15th.

The highly anticipated electric vehicle will usher in a new era for Mercedes and should pose a serious threat to the Tesla Model S.

Mercedes is still keeping details under wraps, but they confirmed battery production is now underway at their Stuttgart-Hedelfingen plant in Germany. The facility has a production and logistics area that spans approximately 177,605 square feet (16,500 square meters), and batteries are built on a production line that is roughly 984 feet (300 meters) long and includes more than 70 individual production stations.

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The EQS will be offered with a variety of battery packs to meet various performance and range requirements. The biggest will have a capacity of 108 kWh and this will allow for a range in excess of 700 km (435 miles) in the WLTP cycle. Mercedes also noted the EQS’ energy management system will be capable of receiving over-the-air updates, while the batteries themselves will have “CO2-neutrally produced cells” as well as a chemistry that reduces the need for cobalt.

While production is just getting underway in Stuttgart-Hedelfingen, Mercedes is already looking ahead as a new factory for small-series production of future lithium-ion battery cells is being planned. It’s slated to open in 2023 and continue pushing battery technology forward.

As we have previously reported, Mercedes has an assortment of electric vehicles on the horizon.  In the next two years, the EQ family will expand to include more than than ten electric vehicles including the upcoming EQE as well as crossover versions of the EQS and EQE.