The emerging battery technology promises longer range, faster charge speeds, and is production feasible. Mercedes-Benz is testing a prototype EQS electric sedan fitted with a semi-solid-state battery pack co-developed with its Formula 1 powertrain subsidiary,

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz claims to have become the first carmaker in the world to drive a car powered by a lithium-metal solid-state battery

Mercedes has modified an EQS to test its prototype lithium-metal solid-state battery and the results are already looking really promising, taking range from 488 to a theoretical 621 miles. The succinctly named Mercedes-Benz Centre for Competence for Battery Systems is working with battery cell manufacturer Factorial and the AMG High Performance Powertrain guys (yep,

Lab testing of the EQS test vehicle shows that the solid-state battery provides up to 25% additional electric range. The post Road tests start on solid-state EV battery developed by Mercedes AMG and F1 engineers appeared first on The Manual.

Mercedes tests motorsport solid-state battery in a Mercedes-Benz EQS on the road. With the same weight and space requirement, the range increases to 1000 km.

The initiative marks the first road test of a lithium-metal solid-state battery integrated into a passenger vehicle.

Mercedes-Benz and American battery start-up Factorial Energy have developed a prototype EQS equipped with a solid-state battery. The companies claim it's the "world's first solid-state battery vehicle from a global OEM." It’s already out on the road doing test runs.

The German automaker has unveiled that a prototype EQS, equipped with a solid-state battery developed in collaboration with US startup Factorial Energy, has begun real-world testi

The solid-state battery race has heated up, with Mercedes bringing on a road-going prototype in the form of the EQS sedan.