Mercedes-Benz shows the
Fascination of electric mobility - SLS AMG E-CELL at the Detroit
Motor Show
Detroit – Just ahead of the 125th
birthday of the automobile on January 29, its inventor is
setting further groundbreaking accents in the field of
electromobility. At the North American International Auto Show,
Mercedes-Benz today announced its decision to put the SLS AMG
E-CELL into series production. The battery-electric drive super
sports car generates 392 kW (525 hp) and 880 Nm (649 lb-ft) of
torque.
The second piece of “electrifying”
news – January 29 will see the official starting signal of the
“Mercedes-Benz World Drive”, the first journey around the world
with fuel cell electric drive. Under the motto “125! Years of
Innovation”, Mercedes-Benz is showing in Detroit a complete
spectrum of highly efficient and clean drives for the
automobiles of today and tomorrow.
“The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-CELL
is the most technically advanced super sports car in the
125-year history of the automobile, and shows just how
fascinating electromobility can be. Our customers will be able
to order it from their Mercedes-Benz dealers from 2013 onwards”,
said Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of
Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, at the Mercedes press
conference.
Zetsche delivered his words on the
redesigned Mercedes show stand, which offers a three-dimensional
experience of the Stuttgart automaker’s multi-faceted driveline
strategy on an area of almost 1,800 square metres. “Our stand
architecture vividly shows how single-mindedly we are moving
forward,” continued Zetsche. “We are driving on a multi-lane
highway into the future – one that we have populated with all
relevant driveline technologies. The spectrum ranges from
high-tech internal combustion engines, like our new gasoline
direct injection units and our BlueTEC diesels, through a
variety of types of hybrids to powerful battery and fuel cell
electric drives with full everyday usability.”
