Mercedes−Benz EQ Hedelfingen plant for high performance batteries

Mercedes−Benz EQ Hedelfingen, Stuttgart, Germany plant for high performance batteries. Hedelfingen plant to produce high performance battery systems for the new Mercedes-EQ model EQS. World Premiere of the EQS on April 15, 2021. Mercedes-Benz Drive Systems Campus Untertürkheim expands EV expertise. Mercedes-Benz has started producing high-performance batteries for its all-electric luxury EQS at its Stuttgart-Hedelfingen plant, as part of the Untertürkheim location in Germany, ahead of the sedan’s world premiere on April 15, 2021. The EQS marks the start of a new generation of high performance electric vehicles and will offer-a range of more than 700 km (based on WLTP), based on a high efficiency powertrain and advances in battery energy density. Having integrated battery production seamlessly alongside existing transmission production, the Hedelfingen plant has been transformed into an important part of the company’s global battery production network. The quick ramp-up of its global battery production capacities and targeted expansion of battery competencies through the entire value chain are the key pillars of Mercedes-Benz electric initiative - from basic research, cell production up to batteries’ afterlife including 2nd-life applications and recycling.