- Mercedes’ Jelly Bean Design for EVS disappears
- Many of the upcoming EVs of Mercedes will contain the same design as gas/hybrid models
- Mercedes has also reversed the decision to sell its transps only with electrical drive lines
The era of Mercedes-Benzs Jelly Bean-Design for electric vehicles is officially over.
During a finance presentation on Thursday, the car manufacturer announced that the Design language for its future electric vehicles Will agree with the models that will increasingly use hybrid technology.
In many cases, the EV and gas versions share identical designs –Like the G-ClassTheir electrical variant is visually the same as the gas -powered counterpart. The upcoming 2026 CLA class, which is presented during the presentation in camouflaged prototype form, will also have a uniform design in its electrical and hybrid versions.
In addition, Mercedes’ upcoming electric transporters now have gas -powered counterparts and mark a reversal of the company’s previous plan in order to offer VAN only as EVS. To make this shift easier, Mercedes announced a new one Van burning architecture (Van.ca), which about 70% of its components with the Electric van platform, known as van.ea. As a result, both gas and electrical vans can be built on the same production line.
Mercedes-Benz van architectures
The move is not entirely surprising, as Mercedes had already signaled plans Retirement the EQ subordinate It was introduced for EVS. Current EQ models such as EQS and EQE have different designs separated from Mercedes’ gas and hybrid cars.
Despite the uniform design approach, Mercedes said that his EVS would not lose their room advantages. Thanks to the platforms in skateboard style, EVS usually offer more efficient packaging than gas-powered models. In some cases, gas/hybrid models still use different platforms from their EV objects. For example, Mercedes will launch an electro-C-class limousine and an electric GLC class crossover next year, both of which use the MB.EA-dedized EV platform, while their gas-powered versions on the older MRA -platform can be continued.
As part of his efficiency boost, Mercedes also announced that the upcoming models will share A Joint technology pile-Inegating software and hardware systems for important functions such as infotainment and driver assistant technology.
This increased commonality between models will help optimize production and to support Mercedes’ goal of Reduction of production costs by 10% by 10% until 2027.
