Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming EQS all-electric luxury sedan will tap a new battery supplier deal for Tesla-beating range, the automaker has promised, as it tries to eclipse the Model S. The agreement with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) will see the automaker and battery supplier collaborate on new li-ion module technology, in addition to bringing production of the batteries closer to Mercedes’ HQ.
Ironically, Tesla and CATL are hardly strangers. Indeed the American electric car company is expected to be the first to use CATL’s so-called “million mile batteries,” with significantly longer lifespans than current li-ion packs.
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