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A pre-production vehicle of the new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter completed a special test drive on 19 October 2022: With only one battery charge and without recharging, the route led from the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart to Munich Airport and back again. This corresponds to a distance of 475 kilometres with a power consumption of 21.9 kWh per 100 kilometres.
In order to create real conditions for an express delivery between Stuttgart and Munich, the journey was not completed on a closed-off test track, let alone a test bench, but in inner-city traffic as well as on federal roads and motorways. According to Mercedes-Benz, the topography was not optimised either; for example, the climb up the Swabian Jura was deliberately left in the route.
Mercedes eSprinter test-drive
An inspector from TÜV Süd sat in the passenger seat next to the Mercedes-Benz test driver during the entire test drive. As a neutral testing organisation, TÜV Süd certifies that the consumption of 21.9 kWh per 100 kilometres achieved on this test drive.
The new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter will be available in three different battery sizes. The pre-production vehicle chosen for the test drive was outfitted with the largest of these options.
Mercedes eSprinter 295-mile test
The all-new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter will have its world premiere at the beginning of February 2023. The new EV is scheduled to be produced in Charleston (South Carolina, USA), Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde (Germany) from the second half of 2023. It will be available in Europe, the USA, and Canada.
Source: Mercedes-Benz
