[Smart Car Pie News] 2021 can be described as a year of electric vehicle outbreak, whether in the driving experience or riding comfort, electric vehicles have made great progress, but there is still a little trouble for many electric vehicle manufacturers and users, that is, endurance. There are two ways to improve endurance, the former is to improve the battery volume and density, and the latter is to reduce the consumption of the battery by reducing the wind resistance. At CES 2022, the EQXX concept car released by Mercedes-Benz has obtained a cruising range of more than 1,000 kilometers through the design of the world's lowest wind resistance, which makes Mercedes-Benz decide to launch a more low-wind resistance electric model in the future, which naturally includes SUVs.
Mercedes-Benz EQXX concept car
Markus Schfer, mercedes-Benz chief technology officer, said in an interview with the media that to achieve efficient operation of electric vehicles, it is necessary to work on aerodynamics and vehicle size. In order to lead to a better aerodynamic design, future SUVs will change shape, which will require lowering the rear of the car to optimize airflow, while the roof and front gear will become more gentle.
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV spy photo
Scheffer further said that electric SUVs may even have shaft widths of different sizes due to the absence of the impact of internal combustion engines. Gordon Wagener, chief designer of the Daimler Group, admits that SUVs will never be as efficient as low-wind resistance cars such as the EQXX, but consumers have great enthusiasm for SUV models, so they can only take the means of continuously optimizing the shape design of current SUV models to minimize wind resistance to improve the endurance of future electric SUVs.
Mercedes-Benz's remarks may be a momentum for the two upcoming electric SUV models, the EQS SUV and the EQE. Due to the two models of EQS and EQXX launched by Mercedes-Benz before, they have very good performance in body wind resistance, and Mercedes-Benz's next two electric SUVs may still bring us surprises.