And as it turns out, the company held true to its word.
The entire trip lasted 12 hours with an average speed of 87.4km/h.
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This was combined with various weather conditions, ranging from 3 to 8 degrees Celsius.
The company attributes this impressive performance to the cars record-breaking low average energy consumption: 8.7kWh per 100km.
For reference, the average energy consumption of EVs isaround 21kWh per 100km.
To deliver this result, Mercedes strived to improve energy efficiency to the maximum.
Where does this leave us?
Plus, the German automaker isnt the only one focusing on developing long-range EVs.
This makes me very optimistic that range anxiety will soon be a thing of the past.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
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