德国政府最近决定对纯电动车实行4000欧元补贴，这进一步激发了奔驰开发纯电动车的热情。最近外媒报道称，除了已知的下一代B级电动车（今年底发布）和GLC F-CELL（明年发布）外，奔驰还将在2020年底前推出两款纯电动轿车和两款电动SUV。这些车的某些部件，包括车顶结构和风挡将与内燃机引擎车型共享。奔驰内部人士透露，纯电动车将采用不同于内燃机车型的造型风格以示区别。奔驰研发部门主管韦伯暗示，纯电动轿车将基于C级和S级车型，而电动SUV则源自GLA和GLC。目前可以确认基于C级、GLC和S级的电动车将采用Modular Rear Architecture (MRA) 平台的改进版Modular Electric Architecture (MEA)平台。基于GLA的电动车预计将与下一代B级电动车有很多共同之处。奔驰还在自主开发一系列电机，功率在75千瓦/101马力至400千瓦/536马力之间。Accumotive公司将负责提供锂电池组，这些电动足以支撑车辆续航里程超过402公里。这些电动车仍将采用奔驰三叉星标志并将在辛德芬根、拉施塔特和不莱梅工厂组装。而汉堡工厂则负责生产电动车相关部件并向三家工厂供货。

 

Mercedes planning EV onslaught: two sedans, two SUVs by late 2020

While there’s still no word about the BMW i-rivaling eco sub-brand, Mercedes is gearing up for a series of electric cars now that the German government has approved a €4,000 incentive for the purchase of EVs. Besides the already known next-gen B-Class Electric Drive (due late 2016) and the GLC F-CELL (due 2017), Mercedes wants to come out with two purely electric sedans and two SUVs by the end of 2020.

 

These cars will share some of the bits and pieces with conventionally-powered cars, including the roof structure and the windscreen. Company insiders cited by Autocar are saying Mercedes’ designers are making efforts to differentiate the EVs from the regular vehicles equipped with combustion engines.

 

Outgoing R&D boss, Thomas Weber, hinted recently the new sedan EVs could be based on the C-Class and S-Class models, whereas the SUVs will be derived from the GLA and GLC. It is believed the EVs based on the C, GLC, and S are going to ride on an evolution of the Modular Rear Architecture (MRA) called Modular Electric Architecture (MEA) tailored to electric cars. As for the GLA-based EV, that one is expected to have a lot in common with the aforementioned next-generation B-Class Electric Drive.

 

The rumor mill indicates Mercedes is developing its own array of electric motors that will vary in power from around 101 hp (75 kW) to a mighty 536 hp (400 kW). Accumotive will be in charge of providing a new family of lithium-ion battery packs that will have enough juice to last in excess of 250 miles (402 km).

 

Mercedes will likely make the electric vehicles with the three-pointed star badge at its factories in Sindelfingen, Rastatt, and Bremen on dedicated assembly lines. As for the Hamburg factory, that’s the place where many of the EV-related components will be made to supply the other three factories, according to the same report.