Luxury can be this sustainable: The new S-Class plug-in hybrid in the 360° environmental check

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Stuttgart.  Twice the electric range at 100 kilometres, 110 rather than 90 kW of electric power and a level luggage compartment with through-loading facility: the new plug-in hybrid from #mercedesbenz, the S 580 e (combined fuel consumption, weighted: 1.0-0.6 l/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions, weighted: 22-15 g/km; combined power consumption, weighted: 24.8-20.7 kWh/100 km)^[1] has many advantages compared to its predecessor. Over the entire lifecycle, it is more environmentally friendly and therefore more sustainable: if production, use over 300,000 kilometres and recycling are taken into account, this model produces around 14.1 (charging with European power mix) or 36.2 percent (hydroelectric power) lower CO₂ emissions than its predecessor, the S 560 e. This is a result of the #mercedesbenz 360° environmental check.

"We have accelerated our Ambition 2039 programme to make our vehicles and our company CO₂-neutral. We are systematically following this objective, with a comprehensive approach. That is why we look at the entire value chain: from development to the supplier network, our own production, the electrification of our products and the use of renewable energies to recycling at the end of the use phase," says Markus Schäfer, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and #mercedesbenz AG, Chief Technology Officer, Development & Procurement. "Mercedes-Benz documents these effects precisely, and has the resulting balance sheet checked and confirmed by independent experts The S 580 e has successfully completed this validation audit." You can download the 360° environmental check as a pdf file here.

The S 580 e is produced in the highly flexible and efficient Factory 56 in Sindelfingen. Installed on its roof is a photovoltaic system with around 12,000 PV modules and an output of around 5000 kWp (kilowatt peak). This feeds self-generated #green electricity to the production shop. The upstream production of materials and components creates more carbon dioxide than for the previous model. This is mainly due to the increased light-alloy content in the bodyshell and the larger high-voltage battery with a capacity of 28.6 kWh. This disadvantage in production can be more than compensated in the use phase: doubling the electric operating range leads to a significantly higher proportion of all-electric journeys. Over the entire operating life, there are clear advantages for the S 580 e, especially where CO₂ is concerned. This is especially true when renewable electricity is used for charging.

Alongside the CO₂ improvement, the S 580 e also has advantages over its predecessor with respect to its eutrophication (EP)^[2] and summer smog (POCP) potential^[3]. Thanks to the higher proportion of all-electric driving, the consumption of fossil resources (ADP fossil)^[4] can be reduced by 16 percent (European power mix) or 59 percent (hydroelectric power) respectively.

Further information in the press release to download