The electric concept rides on an all-new platform that will underpin this sedan, a wagon, and the GLA and GLB crossovers.
Mercedes-Benz revealed an all-new concept at IAA Munich last weekend: a stylish electric four-door coupe similar in shape to the CLS but on a much smaller platform.It rides on a new platform called MMA for Mercedes Modular Architecture that will underpin the next GLA and GLB, as well as a Euro-only wagon.in an electric car, you had to buy an EQS sedan for over 100 grand, or at least and EQE at $75,000 or so.
All that’s about to change since Mercedes revealed its Concept CLA Class at the IAA in Munich last weekend, and it is a promising platform, indeed. The exterior sports the same lines and proportions of the $75k CLS Coupe, while Mercedes promises an all-new, all-electric drivetrain that is more efficient than anything it’s made before.
There is no word on the size of the battery pack yet, but whatever it is will give the CLA a range of around 400 miles on our EPA cycle here in the US . That range is due not only to battery size, but to efficiency of the car's overall drivetrain.Customers will get to choose between two different battery chemistries: a power-dense setup with silicon-oxide anodes, orThe electric power will go to a 235-hp motor mounted on the rear axle and mated to a two-speed transmission.
The whole thing has what the automaker claims is close to zero rare earth elements. The battery will be capable of
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