Mercedes Could Be Working on the Most Advanced EV Battery Yet

The volatile and constantly growing car market has, in recent years, seen innovation after innovation. And while “classic” cars are still the dominant type on the market, everything points to the fact that electric vehicles are the future of the industry.

And while EVs still have their issues and people are not used to them, improvements are happening on a daily basis, and one of them could be coming to us from Ilmor Engineering’s F1 division, which is owned by Mercedes-Benz.

Namely, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) is working on what could be the most advanced EV battery we’ve seen, and the prospect of that is quite exciting.

As far as the EV battery market is concerned, solid-state batteries have been something that has been discussed for a while now, but there haven’t been any significant breakthroughs in that aspect. Such batteries in cars have issues, but it seems that Mercedes is intent on solving these issues.

Namely, it has been confirmed that the company is testing a new battery in an EQS using cells from US-based Factorial Energy, which means that they’re using new technology to tackle old issues.

You probably know that there are technical issues with lithium batteries in cars, as they were too unstable, as well as too expensive to produce. Now, the HPP will be using a hydraulically actuated ‘floating’ cell carrier, which will allow cells to swell and contract without damage. This, if it proves to be functional, will be a major step towards lithum-based batteries in cars.

Based on the numbers, the EQS is targeted to achieve 620 miles, which is roughly 25% more range, using a battery of the same weight and dimensions as the standard EQS battery. That would make it the most efficient EV battery on the market and here’s to hoping that it succeeds, because that would also lead to less expensive EVs!

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