SLS AMG With Electric Drive Official Details Revealed
ashleyrude submitted on 7/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:50:49 AM
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A couple days ago we told you about Mercedes' potential plans to bring an electric-drive variant of the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, and today, the company has confirmed exactly that.
According to Mercedes, they are "developing an exciting super sports car with zero-emission high-tech drive," one that "sees Mercedes-Benz and AMG displaying their expertise in the development of alternative drive solutions for high-performance super sports cars."
If you viewed our prior story on the SLS eDrive, you already know most of the details: four electric motors (one positioned near each wheel) provide a combined peak output of 392kW and a maximum torque of 880 Nm, with one transmission per axle transmitting power. According to Mercedes, "this intelligent all-wheel-drive system allows dynamically optimized power transmission without any losses by means of Torque Vectoring – in other words, the specifically targeted acceleration of individual wheels."
Powering the Mercedes SLS electric drive at present is a liquid-cooled 400-volt lithium-ion battery of modular design with an energy content of 48 kWh and a capacity of 40 Ah – one that is charged by means of targeted recuperation during braking whilst the car is being driven.
All of this translates into an electric SLS capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in around 4 seconds.
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