The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) examines all environment-related aspects of a vehicle model. Independent assessors audit this extensive documentation, from the manufacture of raw materials, production of the vehicle, to driving operation and then recycling at the end of a vehicle’s life.

As the first model based on the electric architecture for large cars, the EQS 450+ has now passed the validation audit. The “360° Environmental Check” provides detailed information on consumption, emissions and life cycle assessment, as well as on the use of renewable raw materials and recyclates.

Important factors for the life cycle assessment of an electric car include the production of the high-voltage battery and the external charging processes during vehicle operation.

Interesting facts & figures: EQS sustainability at a glance

• The EQS battery cell cathodes have a cobalt content of ten percent.
• The components of the EQS made proportionately from resource-saving materials (recycled and renewable raw materials) weigh 176 lbs.
• With its Cd figure from as low as 0.20, the EQS is currently the world’s most aerodynamic production car.
• The floor coverings use a new yarn made of regenerated nylon. One ton of this yarn (brand name ECONYL) saves more than 6.5 ton of CO2 compared to virgin material.
• After use in the car, a second life is possible for the batteries, for example, in an energy storage system from Mercedes-Benz Energy. Together with its partners, the company has already brought three large-scale storage systems with a total of around 50 MWh of energy from automotive battery systems onto the German grid.
• The production of the highly complex lithium-ion batteries at the Hedelfingen plant, part of the Mercedes- Benz site in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, will be CO2-neutral from 2022.
• As part of strategic partnerships, Mercedes-Benz has also agreed to purchase battery cells manufactured in a CO2-neutral manner, starting with the EQS.