Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive Is Out & About (sort of)

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This is a beauty of an electric vehicle. Even if you aren’t a car person, I think you’ve got to admire this one:



Video: 740 Horsepower Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive Laps Ascari Circuit (via Gas 2.0)

Electric vehicles have come a long way in a short time, and automakers are quickly realizing that there is a well-to-do market for zero emissions performance cars. The 740 horsepower, $537,000 Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive is among the vanguard of electric supercars, and now there is footage is this…


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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stan-Stein/1756064509 Stan Stein

    Ok then, 740 hp…..150 miles…..very very small car…..how can they accomplish this, while a volt has about 1/8 the power, and less that 1/2 the range, with no more bayyery storage space?
    Only one of 2 answers can possibly be true…….
    1. mercedes is lying
    2. general motors along with nissan, toyota, and ford, is sandbagging, or are totally incompetent
    Personally, I’m going with answer #2

    • Bob_Wallace

      Or –
      3. You didn’t do your research…

      Mercedes SLS AMG has a 60 kWh battery pack. The Nissan Leaf has a 24kWh battery pack.

      The Tesla S with their 60kWh battery pack gets 230 miles at 55 MPH.

      The Mercedes – 150 miles and 60 kWh battery = 2.5 miles per kWh.

      The Nissan Leaf – 75 miles and 24 kWh batters = 3.1 miles per kWh.