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Luky
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU
Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6
Posts: 1062
| Electric G on the way to US
An Austrian company called Kreisel built an electric G for Arnold Schwarzenegger and he is going to use it in the US. Technical details sound pretty promising with all G-Wagen features like t-case and difflocks kept and it looks like that this car could be a prototype for a serial production by MB (Kreisel´s policy seems to be to develop electric solutions for big manufacturers).
The only drawback seem to be the batteries under the vehicle on the place of the exhaust, which isn´t the best solution for offroading...
http://www.kreiselelectric.com/en/projects/electric-g-class/
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jmr89
Date registered: Nov 2012
Location: France
Vehicle(s): Class G W463 320Cab V6 >>Ancien 230 GE Cab 1990
| RE: Electric G on the way to US
Whaoooooo |
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Fenalaar
Elite Veteran
Date registered: May 2006
Location: Narvik, Norway
Vehicle(s): 2001 ML270CDI, Polaris 400L Big Boss
Posts: 826
| RE: Electric G on the way to US
It's a little odd really.
They keep the entire, expensive drivetrain (except for swapping the engine with a single electric motor, which is quite cheap). The drivetrain will need maintenance and lube, and adds quite a bit of inefficiency.
Instead, they could have removed the engine and drivetrain, and used engines in each wheel. Much less maintenance, engine controls can take the place of diff locks, and you gain the clearance only portals would give.
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bimmerc
Veteran
Date registered: Jun 2009
Location: Alta, Norway
Vehicle(s): 1992 300GE swb Portals, 85 300GD STT Cab swb
Posts: 102
| RE: Electric G on the way to US
Fenalaar - 1/23/2017 9:47 AM
It's a little odd really.
They keep the entire, expensive drivetrain (except for swapping the engine with a single electric motor, which is quite cheap). The drivetrain will need maintenance and lube, and adds quite a bit of inefficiency.
Instead, they could have removed the engine and drivetrain, and used engines in each wheel. Much less maintenance, engine controls can take the place of diff locks, and you gain the clearance only portals would give.
Johan-Kr
But that would take time and Arnold does not have time to wait! A quick-fix so Arnold can take it to LA and show off!  |
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GwagenLover
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Winston Salem, NC USA 27104
Vehicle(s): 2016 G550 & 2016 GLE350
Posts: 473
| New electric Gwagen
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/entertainment/a32384/batter...
Just my luck! Arnold has gotten a fantastic machine. Then again, there is that waiting period to see if it holds it's own.
I for one am not impressed with the gas milage of my new 2016 Gwagen: 15 mpg highway and the 2002 got 17 mpg.
Then again there is a 280.7 CI engine under the hood producing 416 HP.
Pushing that much HP out of such a small engine may be short lived, but the 550 has been around for some time.
Edited by GwagenLover 1/24/2017 12:10 PM
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hipine
Date registered: Jul 2006
Location: US, CO, Bailey
Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A
| RE: Electric G on the way to US
I like this one better!
Sundown.me.UK/technology/ Mercedes-AA-class.mp4
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