Mercedes-Benz has gone radical by using blue instead of the standard green to denote eco-friendliness on their latest ecological models. The 2009 Detroit Auto Show have been graced by the latest of Mercedes’ range of trio BlueZERO EV concepts.
Although the concepts come with three varying designations and takes on the EV concept, E-Cell, F-Cell, and E-Cell Plus, they have identical exterior structures and length of 13.85ft. (4.22m). The E-Cell concept is a pure EV vehicle with a lithium-ion battery pack and electric motors while in the E-Cell Plus, beside the same battery package, a gasoline-powered engine is added to charge the batteries for greater range. The F-Cell employs hydrogen to power its electric motors. Although the designation BlueZERO indicates zero emissions, only the E-Cell and F-Cell will provide true zero emission while the E-Cell Plus will emit standard exhaust emission once its gasoline engine is in operation which has been measured at 32g/km.
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