The US is lagging badly in the global conversion to carbon free transportation.
Mercedes-Benz Vans said today that electrification will make all European model ranges available with a battery-electric drivetrain. The usual attributes were cited: reliability, quality and optimized total cost of ownership. Mercedes-Benz Vans developed a new “Electric Versatility Platform” for the large van segment. This e-drive platform will form the technical basis for the next eSprinter.
As government regulations and customer preferences prompt the ecological and economic advantages of battery-electric vans, MB will not be alone in this endeavor. The Ford Transit – to name just one competing offering – is also well along the way toward electrification. Moreover Toyota and Hino appear to be leading in the use of hydrogen fuel in electric commercial trucks. All makers will eventually push forward plans to bring electrically powered vans to market in all segments. (Europe’s F-Series – All-Electric Ford E-Transit Revealed, Ford to Offer All-Electric US Transit in 2022, California Air Resources Board Has Airport Shuttles Transitioning to Zero-Emission Technology by 2035, Toyota and Hino Heavy-Duty Fuel-Cell Electric Truck Verification Tests Start in the Spring of 2022, Japan Inc: Toyota and Hino to Pioneer Light-Duty Fuel Cell Electric Trucks with Seven-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson)
The new eSprinter platform includes three modules that enable flexibility in the development and design of different body types. This allows the new eSprinter to offer body configurations, previously only available with what are now doomed internal combustion engines. Increased choices include rear-wheel drive, two wheelbases, three battery sizes and higher maximum payloads – allowing for many if not all conceivable body variants.
The uniformly designed front-end module has all high-voltage components, including such things as the charging components and the DC/DC converter. The module can therefore be combined modification-free with all vehicle variants, independent of their wheelbase, battery size and body.
The second module is the HV battery integrated in the vehicle underbody. In the future, there will be a choice of three different battery capacities available. This allows customers to choose range and payload configurations to suit their respective field of application for everything from inner-city transport tasks to intercity routes.
The third module is the electrically-driven rear axle that will be common among all large van models equipped with an electric drive. The compact and powerful electric motor is integrated into the rear module and is designed in such a way that all model variants – from panel vans and people movers to chassis-cab variants for box bodies – can be applied using a single platform.
“The next generation eSprinter is enabling us to make many more body variants available. This will ensure we meet the requirements of our customers across multiple sectors in the future, while offering the advantages of locally emission- free electric drive,” claimed Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans.
With an investment of 350 million euros, the Electric Versatility Platform will play a key role in Mercedes-Benz Vans’ plans for emission-free transportation and will offer the best suitable solutions including the U.S. and Canadian markets. As the next generation eSprinter will be produced CO2 neutral.
Mercedes-Benz Vans claims to be the EV market leader with a share of more than 30% of the mid-size and large van segments in Europe. Following the eVito and eSprinter, Mercedes-Benz Vans will ultimately cover the battery- electric range in all European commercial transporter segments with the future eCitan.
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Mercedes-Benz Vans eSprinter on New Versatility Platform
The US is lagging badly in the global conversion to carbon free transportation.
Mercedes-Benz Vans said today that electrification will make all European model ranges available with a battery-electric drivetrain. The usual attributes were cited: reliability, quality and optimized total cost of ownership. Mercedes-Benz Vans developed a new “Electric Versatility Platform” for the large van segment. This e-drive platform will form the technical basis for the next eSprinter.
As government regulations and customer preferences prompt the ecological and economic advantages of battery-electric vans, MB will not be alone in this endeavor. The Ford Transit – to name just one competing offering – is also well along the way toward electrification. Moreover Toyota and Hino appear to be leading in the use of hydrogen fuel in electric commercial trucks. All makers will eventually push forward plans to bring electrically powered vans to market in all segments. (Europe’s F-Series – All-Electric Ford E-Transit Revealed, Ford to Offer All-Electric US Transit in 2022, California Air Resources Board Has Airport Shuttles Transitioning to Zero-Emission Technology by 2035, Toyota and Hino Heavy-Duty Fuel-Cell Electric Truck Verification Tests Start in the Spring of 2022, Japan Inc: Toyota and Hino to Pioneer Light-Duty Fuel Cell Electric Trucks with Seven-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson)
The new eSprinter platform includes three modules that enable flexibility in the development and design of different body types. This allows the new eSprinter to offer body configurations, previously only available with what are now doomed internal combustion engines. Increased choices include rear-wheel drive, two wheelbases, three battery sizes and higher maximum payloads – allowing for many if not all conceivable body variants.
The uniformly designed front-end module has all high-voltage components, including such things as the charging components and the DC/DC converter. The module can therefore be combined modification-free with all vehicle variants, independent of their wheelbase, battery size and body.
The second module is the HV battery integrated in the vehicle underbody. In the future, there will be a choice of three different battery capacities available. This allows customers to choose range and payload configurations to suit their respective field of application for everything from inner-city transport tasks to intercity routes.
The third module is the electrically-driven rear axle that will be common among all large van models equipped with an electric drive. The compact and powerful electric motor is integrated into the rear module and is designed in such a way that all model variants – from panel vans and people movers to chassis-cab variants for box bodies – can be applied using a single platform.
“The next generation eSprinter is enabling us to make many more body variants available. This will ensure we meet the requirements of our customers across multiple sectors in the future, while offering the advantages of locally emission- free electric drive,” claimed Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans.
With an investment of 350 million euros, the Electric Versatility Platform will play a key role in Mercedes-Benz Vans’ plans for emission-free transportation and will offer the best suitable solutions including the U.S. and Canadian markets. As the next generation eSprinter will be produced CO2 neutral.
Mercedes-Benz Vans claims to be the EV market leader with a share of more than 30% of the mid-size and large van segments in Europe. Following the eVito and eSprinter, Mercedes-Benz Vans will ultimately cover the battery- electric range in all European commercial transporter segments with the future eCitan.
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