Mercedes unveils battery-powered SLS E-Cell prototype
29 Jun 2010|2,633 views
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It had gullwing doors, and borrowed many of its styling cues from the 1954 300SL. However, unlike the car that inspired it, the SLS had a fire breathing 6.2 liter V8 under the bonnet.
Now, that's a pretty good recipe for a supercar. But Mercedes decided to go one step further, and created a 526 horsepower, battery-powered, electric version of the SLS. Called the SLS E-Cell, it's powered by 4 electric motors. Two of the motors are mounted on each axle, and they're suspended by a multi-link setup (unlike the gas car's double wishbone suspension).
Combined, the motors produce 526 hp and 649 ft/lb of torque. That's slightly less than the gasoline powered SLS' 563 hp. But, considerably more than the gas powered car's 479 ft/lb of torque. Power is fed to the electric motors by lithium polymer batteries, which are mounted in the (transmission) tunnel, and in a special box located behind the cockpit. These batteries produce 480 kw (643 hp).
The batteries and electronics are temperature regulated, via two cooling circuits, which can heat, or cool the components whenever necessary. All of this German engineering makes for a battery-powered supercar that can reach 100 km/h in only 4 seconds!
The Luminescent Mango (bright yellow) E-Cell is a drivable prototype, and is scheduled to go on sale in 2013.
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It had gullwing doors, and borrowed many of its styling cues from the 1954 300SL. However, unlike the car that inspired it, the SLS had a fire breathing 6.2 liter V8 under the bonnet.
Now, that's a pretty good recipe for a supercar. But Mercedes decided to go one step further, and created a 526 horsepower, battery-powered, electric version of the SLS. Called the SLS E-Cell, it's powered by 4 electric motors. Two of the motors are mounted on each axle, and they're suspended by a multi-link setup (unlike the gas car's double wishbone suspension).
Combined, the motors produce 526 hp and 649 ft/lb of torque. That's slightly less than the gasoline powered SLS' 563 hp. But, considerably more than the gas powered car's 479 ft/lb of torque. Power is fed to the electric motors by lithium polymer batteries, which are mounted in the (transmission) tunnel, and in a special box located behind the cockpit. These batteries produce 480 kw (643 hp).
The batteries and electronics are temperature regulated, via two cooling circuits, which can heat, or cool the components whenever necessary. All of this German engineering makes for a battery-powered supercar that can reach 100 km/h in only 4 seconds!
The Luminescent Mango (bright yellow) E-Cell is a drivable prototype, and is scheduled to go on sale in 2013.
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