Text / Kong Luan
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On January 4, Mercedes-Benz Global released the stunning VISION EQXX concept car, which is a collection of design, energy efficiency and software-driven research and development, as well as Mercedes-Benz's advanced technology collection of products, or will become a representative of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle design and technology trends.
In view of this, Ola K llenius, chairman of the board of directors of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, said bluntly that the VISION EQXX concept is an advanced electric vehicle from any point of view. This car Mercedes-Benz also announced its determination to build the world's most desirable electric car.
Vision EQXX concept car design, technology, endurance, lightweight and software and other aspects, it will indeed become the vane of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles. This was bluntly "leaked" in the commentary of Markus Sch fer, a member of the board of directors and chief technology officer of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, who is responsible for research and development and procurement, saying that the technical planning embodied in the VISION EQXX concept car will be used to define the mercedes-Benz models and functions of the future.
So what a magical electric car is the VISION EQXX?
Wind resistance as low as 0.17, the benchmark for energy efficiency
Although there are many electric vehicles in the global automotive industry, and electric vehicles have become an increasingly fierce competition market for car companies, all of which are planning new products, the birth of VISION EQXX is still eye-catching.
The amazing drag coefficient of 0.17 makes VISION EQXX another design level beyond people's understanding, the ultra-smooth appearance design brings excellent aerodynamics, the styling design is amazing, especially the rear rear, according to Mercedes-Benz, the rear diffuser is retractable, after being put away, it will be seamlessly integrated into the body, ensuring the balance, proportion and lightweight beauty of the rear of the body.
Vision EQXX attitude breaks through the traditional fuel sports car, like a sports car design beyond the general sense, more futuristic. This is still different from the current Mercedes-Benz EQ's electric vehicles on sale or published. If the EQS is a design for Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles to move towards a more independent consciousness, then vision EQXX has taken it a step further.
From EQS to EQXX, we can see the idea of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles, and will create electric vehicles with completely different styles. Of course, if the EQC, EQB, EQA launch time and level of EQC, EQB and EQA on sale or published are different, it can also be seen as the front-end whistle of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles, then VISION EQXX will be Mercedes-Benz's future electric weather vane.
Mercedes-Benz released the interior of vision EQXX, which is very simple and beautiful, and it is also a lightweight design full of scientific and technological sense, especially the front and rear rows. The door handles are made of biodegradable pure plant silk, the seats are made of two outstanding leather alternatives – made of raw cactus and mycelium, respectively , and the carpets are woven from 100% bamboo fibres... The application of high-performance biotechnology materials in the automotive sector may be the future trend of electric vehicle interiors.
Of course, in addition to the design, the vision EQXX is also attractive because of its outstanding energy efficiency as an electric vehicle, with an output of about 150 kilowatts. Mercedes-Benz provides data that compared to the most efficient internal combustion engine drivetrain, which can only achieve 30% energy efficiency, the efficient electric drivetrain will eventually transmit up to 95% of the battery energy directly to the wheels, equipped with an "energy efficiency assistant system" based on energy flow, terrain, electricity, and even the direction and intensity of wind and sun.
The VISION EQXX Concept car consumes less than 10 kWh of energy per 100 km and has a range of more than 1,000 km on a single charge after digital simulation of real road conditions.
Software-driven, digital future
As mentioned earlier, the VISION EQXX concept car subverts the rules of automobile design, is a software-driven electric vehicle, and the development process also draws heavily on cutting-edge digital tools such as virtual reality and augmented reality , including technical software from the game and film industries , from scratch to the ground up, in just 18 months.
As we all know, the evolution of the automobile to the present, the huge progress of technology and software technology, subverting the development of automobiles, but also to provide consumers with more digital and intelligent products.
According to Mercedes-Benz, the VISION EQXX Concept uses many digital technologies for user interfaces and experiences to build a highly responsive, cutting-edge intelligence and software-driven future.
For example, Mercedes-Benz engineers use an innovative information processing method called neuromorphic computing, which effectively reduces energy consumption by several orders of magnitude, and increases the wake-up speed of "Hello, Mercedes-Benz" to 5-10 times that of traditional voice control functions, thus giving the car an artificial intelligence digital soul that can always take care of the needs of every passenger.
At the same time, the VISION EQXX concept car is equipped with the brand's first fully seamless 47.5-inch ultra-thin all-in-one screen, and introduces a game engine and a fully optimized user interface, compatible with 3D real-time navigation system, in the 3D city view, the satellite screen can be enlarged to a height of 10 meters.
According to Mercedes-Benz, a number of functions of the VISION EQXX concept car application have been applied to the mass production car.
At present, Mercedes-Benz has not disclosed the specific time of the mass production of VISION EQXX, according to the interior and technical and technological information revealed at the current conference, it should not be too far away. At that time, Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles or will open a new chapter.