Electric Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans are already A Thing in Europe, and the silent eSprinters will soon sneak stealthily onto our shores here in America. Mercedes-Benz has posted details of the next-generation eSprinter, an electric version of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van that could come to the United States and Canada as early as 2023.

The next-generation Mercedes-Benz eSprinter will be built around a new Electric Versatility Platform, on which Mercedes has spent some €350 million (about $425 million). The new platform is divided into three modules: A front module that holds the high-voltage controller in the space usually occupied by the engine, an underfloor module for the battery, and a rear module that houses the motor and drive axle. The platform will be available in two wheelbase lengths and is designed to underpin a variety of Sprinter variants, including a flatbed, cargo, passenger and ambulance (which we'll refer to using the way better German word, "krankenwagen").


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