Almost three years ago now, Mercedes-Benz showed off something that seemed capable of doing the impossible. Dubbed the Vision EQXX, it had the same size battery as a Mercedes EQS, just 30% lighter and taking up half as much space. Its electric motor was much smaller than most with its power output. It was aerodynamic enough to make a fighter jet look like a school bus.
Put all those innovations together, and Mercedes had a car that could drive 747 miles on a single charge—yes, really—or 627 miles in the heat of a Saudi Arabian desert. And it delivered groundbreaking…
