In preparations for the production launch of the EQS SUV and EQE SUV, Mercedes-Benz has opened a new battery factory in the United States. Located in Bibb County, Alabama, the plant will produce the batteries for the two large electric vehicles in a CO2-neutral process on a production line around 984-feet (300-meter) long with more than 70 work stations. Up to 600 new jobs will be created in the Bibb County region.
Mercedes explains the batteries for the EQS SUV have a modular design that is very similar to the design of the battery packages in the EQS and EQE. The battery system uses cell chemistry containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese in an 8:1:1 ratio. Just like the rest of the German company’s global battery plants, the one in Alabama will supply local vehicle production, though it could also export batteries to the firm’s global production network if necessary.
