The concept vehicle is powered by an electric motor and a three-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine which, according to the German carmaker, enables it to run for up to 600 km, of which 100 km can be driven in electric mode only.
Like the other two models in the range, the BlueZERO E-CELL and the BlueZERO F-CELL, the E-CELL PLUS also features an all-wheel drive and it can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 11 seconds, with the maximum speed electronically limited at 150 km/h.
The BlueZERO E-CELL is propelled exclusively by a battery-powered electric drive that allows the car to travel up to 200 kilometres on a single battery charge and completely free of local emissions. The third drive version is the fuel cell powered BlueZERO F-CELL, with a range of about 400 km on electric power and therefore also without any local emissions.
“Beginning in 2009, we will manufacture the first small batch of Mercedes fuel cell cars. In 2010, they will be followed by a small batch of Mercedes-Benz vehicles that run solely on electric power supplied by a battery. Thanks to these measures, we are excellently positioned for the future,” said Dr. Thomas Weber, the Daimler Board of Management Member responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development.
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