2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive

    A few years ago, Mercedes-Benz teased us with the possibility that it would be building an all-electric version of its iconic gullwing supercar, the SLS AMG. Today, on the opening day of the 2012 Paris Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz gave us the news we’d all been waiting for: the 2013 SLS AMG Electric Drive will go on sale in 2013. The two year wait, from concept to production status, is over for the sexy supercar. Powered by not one, but four electric motors producing a total of 552 kilowatts of power and 737 pound-feet of torque, the SLS AMG Electric Drive can accelerate from 0-62 mph in...

  • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell
    All-Electric Mercedes-Benz SLS E-Cell Gets Closer To Launch

    For those of you who like fast, expensive, all-electric sports cars, next year will be big. The Audi R8 e-tron will launch first, but it will soon be followed by the Mercedes-Benz SLS E-Cell, the all-electric conversion of its expensive gull-wing sports coupe. Now, Motor Authority has some spy...

  • Rimac Concept One electric supercar
    Five Electric Supercars We Want In Our Garage

    For some, cars are much more than merely a method of transport. Much of the stereotypical gearhead backlash against electric and hybrid vehicles is to do with the perception that the vehicles are transportation for tree huggers, hippies and people who believe that people shouldn't have fun. It's...

  • Mercedes-Benz and smart at the Silvretta E-Car Rallye 2012
    Electric Mercedes Galore Competing In Austrian E-Car Rally

    Daimler might only have one full production electric car at the moment, in the shape of the 2013 smart fortwo electric drive, but the company has been experimenting with several other electric vehicles over the past few years. Many of these are set to compete in the third Silvretta E-Car Rallye, a...

  • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell
    Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell: F1-Inspired Electric Supercar

    If you stop and think about it, electric drivetrains are actually very well suited to the rarified world of supercars. Some of the EV's normal negative points - expense, lack of range - are less of a problem in low-volume, low-usage supercars. Throw a high-performance electric motor in the mix, and...

  • 2012 Ferrari FF
    Ferrari Boss: No Electric Prancing Horses, But Hybrids Are OK

    Ferrari has been making super-fast, super-sexy sports cars for over 80 years. But just as it won’t ever be making a four-door coupe, the firm won’t be switching roaring gasoline engines for the quiet hum of an electric motor any time soon. In fact, talking to engadget on Friday, Ferrari...

  • 2010 Jaguar C-X75 Concept live photos

    Supercars: sleek, blindingly fast, ultra-expensive objects of lust for 14-year-old boys and sober-suited executives alike. For decades, supercars were powered solely by gasoline. But now there's a new gang in town, and they've upended all the rules. The newest, coolest, most jaw-dropping supercars will come with one feature no Ferrari or Maserati or Lamborghini or Noble or Aston Martin has ever had. It's a charging cord. Here are six supercars--one in production now, five on the way--that use electric power for some or all of their motive power. Whether it's combined with a gasoline engine...

  • 2012 Ford Focus Electric launch, New York City, January 2011
    2011 Detroit Auto Show: Electric Car Round-Up

    Between the wreck of a Volvo and a $300k Mercedes supercar, the 2011 Detroit Auto show is giving the electric car fan plenty of variety, so if you're planning to visit the show between now and closing time on January 23, here are the electric vehicles you should make the time to see and the EV...

  • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell
    2011 Detroit Auto Show: Sexy Electric Mercedes SLS AMG Due 2013

    If the shots we showed you last year of Mercedes-Benz’s electric offering on the now iconic SLS AMG super-car were enough to get your juices flowing, you’ll be pleased to know that Mercedes announced yesterday at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show that the all-electric SLS AMG E-Cell will be...

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