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01-10-2011, 10:35 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-sls-e-cell-630-1294691928.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-0/)Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell - Click above for high-res image gallery
Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz) brought along a fleet of green-leaning vehicles to this year's Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show). While the German automaker displayed its hydrogen B-Class F-Cell (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/b-class) alongside a flotilla of BlueTec (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bluetec) diesels, the SLS AMG E-Cell (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sls amg e-cell) stole the stage. Aside from wearing the world's most eye-searing matte-yellow paint, the electrified supercar boasts 525 horsepower and 649 pound-feet of torque thanks to four synchronous electric motors. The SLS AMG E-Cell wears its motors close to each wheel, skipping the unsprung mass problem of hub-mount configurations to help protect the car's handling prowess.
Word has it that the SLS AMG E-Cell can do the 0-60 mph dance in a scant 3.7 seconds. Lithium-ion batteries handle energy storage, and regenerative braking helps keep the cells topped off between charges. Speaking of the batteries, the electric Silver Arrow wears a temperature management system just for the battery array to make sure that charging and discharging occurs in the best environment possible. Mercedes-Benz isn't saying exactly what kind of range drivers could expect if the SLS AMG E-Cell were in production, nor do we know exactly how long it would take to charge the electric supercar. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/10/detroit-2011-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-is-the-color-of-elect/#continued) for the press release and get ready to order your own sometime next year.
Gallery: 2011 Detroit: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-0)
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Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz) brought along a fleet of green-leaning vehicles to this year's Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show). While the German automaker displayed its hydrogen B-Class F-Cell (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/b-class) alongside a flotilla of BlueTec (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bluetec) diesels, the SLS AMG E-Cell (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sls amg e-cell) stole the stage. Aside from wearing the world's most eye-searing matte-yellow paint, the electrified supercar boasts 525 horsepower and 649 pound-feet of torque thanks to four synchronous electric motors. The SLS AMG E-Cell wears its motors close to each wheel, skipping the unsprung mass problem of hub-mount configurations to help protect the car's handling prowess.
Word has it that the SLS AMG E-Cell can do the 0-60 mph dance in a scant 3.7 seconds. Lithium-ion batteries handle energy storage, and regenerative braking helps keep the cells topped off between charges. Speaking of the batteries, the electric Silver Arrow wears a temperature management system just for the battery array to make sure that charging and discharging occurs in the best environment possible. Mercedes-Benz isn't saying exactly what kind of range drivers could expect if the SLS AMG E-Cell were in production, nor do we know exactly how long it would take to charge the electric supercar. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/10/detroit-2011-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-is-the-color-of-elect/#continued) for the press release and get ready to order your own sometime next year.
Gallery: 2011 Detroit: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-0)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-sls-e-cell_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-0/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/02-sls-e-cell_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-0/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/03-sls-e-cell_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-0/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/04-sls-e-cell_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-0/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/05-sls-e-cell_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-0/)
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Detroit 2011: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell is the color of electric hotness (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/10/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-e-cell-detroit-2011/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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