The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Goes FULLY Electric and Packs Really Cool Surprises!
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
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You forgot to mention one very important detail about LFP battery.
They usually like to be charged to 100% percent. That’s a big deal because you can fully charge them daily.
Yup, one thing less to think and worry about.
I would rather say that LFP chemistry does not dislike being charged at 100%. You will still get more cycles if you do not charge at 100%.
The real question is just how quickly these will be converted into RVs
Given the interior is the same, probably instantly
Custom will be fast. RV Manufacturers idk due to the range and payload.
@@Lostcause1974 most probably EV RV like those will be popular in Europe since in N America they will have to be modified with seriously longer range added to it due to true wilderness approach when using RV in the USA and especially Canada
Then you have to do all the planning associated with traveling charging to unreliable charging station
Right now there's no point. Better that they perform their design purpose of being a last mile delivery truck and portable toolbox than try to be used for a purpose they're not suitable for.
We use them here in Ireland for Amazon prime delivery, we get roughly 110-120 kilometres or 75 miles if lucky, thats with no heating or any other comfort features on
I love that the charging point is in the front emblem
Can't wait to see some EV vanlife conversions on this platform!
Oh Tommy,
If the eSprinter can make 200 miles in a camper an config, it will see MORE DCFC action than you can imagine.
Winnebago just did a concept on a version of the eTransit they had 3rd party electrified and is waiting for a longer range van on which to base their electric RV van. This could be close to what they need. Space is right. Range?? To be seen, but encouraging!!
I love the picture of Blaze on your watch!
really hope they can keep it price competitive.
So excited! Will deff be converting this into my full time EV vanlife!
Wow,this means game over forTesla!
🤣👍👍LMAO... Very good observation!!!
I wish the short 144 inch wheelbase had a larger 113 kwh battery and DUAL MOTOR.
Theoretically could you cover the top with solar panels and use it for some long term camping? Idk how long it would take to charge off solar but that would be interesting to explore. Especially if you can run appliances and other things off the battery as well and could maybe add 10-20 miles of range a day by solar.
A very big solar panel setup will give you 1KW on a bright sunny day. The eSprinter will have a 113KWh battery. Do the mats, in those best case conditions it would take 113 hours to charge, or 5 days, and that is assuming you use 0 power during that time. Solar is not likely to be much help with charging the van battery pack, it is just too big.
@@MrMartin246Thats just wrong. A 1kW setup will net you about 3 kWh per day on average, I supect you can get 4 KW on the roof of this thing, so in the sun that could mean 12 kWh per day or about ten days average for a full charge. In sunny weather that could be as low as 3-4 days. If you can fit them without a big hit to the aerodynamics and plan to stay a few days between travelling, it could have some significance :)
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Hey TFL. The 2019 diesel powered Sprinter I drive also has 40,000 Kilometer service intervals. I do change the breaks more often though.
I'm so excited see these on the road, hello from Colorado!!
I'd really like see a van life e van!! I'd sport that no problem !! I love driving my leaf around and not just to and from work ,but on road trips!!
Tommy, did you see any onboard power outlets?
What happen to the hybrid sprinter?
First thing you gonna crash is the front. So there goes your charging ability. Like Ford has that stupid key lock behind the front badge to open the hood. We crashed lightly and couldn’t do anything. Not even fill windshield fluid
Not sure if that’s the best place for a charging port.
Took 'em long enough! They've been testing out eSprinters since it was a DaimlerChrysler Sprinter!
sorry but i disagree. if you cant reverse into a charging bay, you probably shouldnt be driving a van like a Sprinter. its also far safer for people to reverse in and drive out, and it also works out more economical (certainly in a conventional vehicle) as you can see where you are going so not having to mess around, just get in and go instead of reversing out 'blind'
it probably has loads of cameras to work around that constraint.
It's probably better this way because all of the vans no matter how long the wheelbase or if they're standard or chassis cab configurations they'll have the same front end.
Stupid to put charge port on front, the vehicle backs in to load cargo. Of course it’s charging while loading 😂
No dual motor... guess they don't want it to sell well in the Norther US and Canada... we have this thing called winter...
How much could it cost? How many miles per charge? How long to charge? Is it possible to convert a RV already setup ?
If they’ll bring the chassis cab I’m game.
Honestly I'd much rather get one of these than the e-Transit. A heated windshield is definitely worth it even without the battery advantages the e-Sprinter has over the e-Transit. I'd like the smaller one though.
Tesla, just make a van already.
I’d rather have a hybrid because how you gonna be delivering all these packages around the area and it be hard to charge especially if you put a lot of miles
What will kill it first: the HV battery dying or the rust?
You would hope they use a lot more aluminum on these EV sprinters, but yes..these things rust like crazy.
they should offer factory solar panels
These electric vans from MB, Ram and Ford are game changers for the delivery business. They’re going to save large fleets millions and millions of dollars, reduce maintenance, increase time on the road, reduce cost to “fuel”. The TCO (total cost of ownership) is going to be 30%+ cheaper for a fleet.
The biggest winner is going to be us, reduced pollution, means cleaner air, less asthma, less smelly vans, quieter.
Now… the questions is, how long is it going to take USPS to figure this out because it looks like Amazon, FedEx, UPS and DHL are all over this… and already did the math…
for local transport with 150 miles or less a day driving time, yes, it's viable. But for those doing long range expediting with vans, these are useless.
Keep snacks in the unused fuel cubby. On your way to the call grab them gummy worms
Sad to see that it’s only better at 1 thing over the E Transit.
Coming to an Amazon fulfillment center near you
Just like transit i won't be able to add a bench to make it farm and family useable
i never pull into parking stalls. Always back in. Much, much safer. Needs to have payload of 5,000 pounds and towing capability of 10,000 pounds. A heated steering wheel is a must.
range still sucks for us plumbers that need to carry weight
liter?
My Sprinter camping van is too low to the ground snd this e Sprinter is too low to the ground. Camper vans should be higher off the ground as camping place roads are not all on flat paved roads.
Does this come in pink? I want to get one for my daughter, she didn't like the Tesla we got her. She insisted on a Mercedes.
Mercedes Benz has never advertised any "pink" vehicles, neither in Europe nor in the U.S. The only examples known are not even Mercedes Benz vehicles, such as the Pink Cadillacs given to a famous brand of cosmetics sales ladies, and some toy cars made by Mattel, for their Barbie Dolls. But you can always buy your van in white, and there are good body and paint shops everywhere that will paint your white van any color you'd like. However, if your daughter will use the van for what these days is called "Van Life", you should bear in mind that a "pink" van, loudly advertises the fact that there is a woman, possible alone, sleeping in the van, so for the purposes of keeping her safe, going "pink" doesn't seem to be very good idea. Just something to consider, though, given that stealth, and keeping a low profile (a part of which, quietly driving away first thing in the morning, if one is in the city), have always been key to improve the odds of successfully parking overnight and sleeping in one's vehicle, without being disturbed neither by criminals nor cops. But you and your daughter have the last word. In any case, God bless and good luck!!
What a horribly small dash screen and we need more range.
I'm waiting for fully electrically integrated vanlyfe van with kitchen, AC, and all accessories run off the HP battery. I think Ford might be the first to that. They already create a Ford with 11 outlets or whatever.
AC is still impractical with current battery tech. No reason why you couldn't do everything else though
@@sonictech1000 Why is it impractical? 800w AC units exist.
teslas can run ac for days on a full charge in camp mode.
Why didn’t Mercedes just make the battery pack thinier and longer so that they could make the van much lower to the ground!
Because instead of engineering an EV Van, they work with their existing parts supplier to again convert an ICE vehicle into a hobbled-together EV
@@CptRameus i just hope they are developing the next generation to be from the ground up EV and still maintain the flexibility of their offerings….
@@carholic-sz3qv yes, we can hope. Its gonna depend on how many years worth of ICE chassis they have lined up. Any ground up EV will be a direct competitor to those ICE derived models.
@carholic1336 the manufacturer's are being forced to convert to EV because of upcoming ICE bans. It takes a long time to develop a new vehicle from ground up. Now they have to redevelop the whole fleet, in a very short period of time.
@@CptRameus not really because Mercedes sells a lot of commercial vehicles! They can easily split the ICE from the EV models and reuse the hardware of their already existing EVs on a new platform.
Now here's an observation concerning safety with these new electric vehicles. Since they decided to place the charging port on the van's nose, and no keys or anything are needed to open and access said charging port, what's going to keep someone from accessing the charging port when the van's owner is away, and intentionally stick some piece of metal in there to short circuit and disable the vehicle??? At least with the diesel models we have the peace of mind that the fuel tank intake requires the driver's door to be open in order to access it, which in turn requires having the vehicle's keys. Hopefully Mercedes Benz is listening, and will take steps to fix that soon, like relocating the charging port where the fuel tank access used to be.
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Too expensive.
waiting on Tesla to make a new van , not a remake body of a van
To many commercials. I didn't get to video
witch no company will ever buy....because it's stopped half of the time , or more.
Most commercial vans drive less than 150 miles per day so would never stop to charge. When they do charge a half hour gets a good boost on a lunch break.
My opinion, I don’t see the EV having the longevity the ICE has had (is having). It might be the alternative solution now but the downsides just don’t seem to have the solutions consumers need
What kind of downsides are you talking about?
@@marcustezinde9778 there are still 40+ years old cars in the roads all around the world which doesn’t have all those fancy electronics let’s alone big batteries to be used in literally all kinds of environments….
in 7 years people who were 18 years old in 1998 will be turning 50 years old
@@carholic-sz3qv How does that negatively impact this vehicle?
Body will rust out before batteries or e motor will fail
10 year old Sprinters look like crap in northern climate
Who else thinks EV’s will takeoff like the 3D TV ?
Since because of air pollution, in Europeans cities, the only alternative will soon be electric cargo bicycles, I am pretty sure EV vans have a great future. Air pollution kills 400 000 Europeans per year, mostly in cities. Not to mention climate change.
EVs are here to stay.
ha ha ha ... Tommy , who cares ????
Why bother clicking on this video if you don’t care about the topic?
@@FriedChairs because Kenneth clearly has nothing better to do than be a douche on the internet. 😂 Meanwhile, Tommy is literally out there living his best life & getting to experience awesome travel destinations for his job & passion! ❤
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