Mercedes Envisions Electric Future With 1930s-inspired Concept

By Hannah ElliottBloomberg

Mercedes-Benz drew inspiration from a retro racecar for its futuristic look at its latest electric vehicle concept.

Unveiled on Aug. 24 in Monterey, California, the EQ Silver Arrow is an homage to the brand’s original W 125 racecar, which in 1937 set the record for fastest land-speed vehicle on a public road by traveling nearly 270 miles per hour. That record was only broken late last year by the Koenigsegg Agera.

The electric one-seater joins a long list of memorable concepts that Mercedes shows off every year in advance of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. None of them will reach anything near production, but design chief Gorden Wagener says they’re useful to illustrate how the brand’s future will look, embodied in one car.Mercedes is investing heavily in electric vehicles, adding electric versions of all of its Alabama-built vehicles to its production line in Tuscaloosa County following a $1 billion expansion in the state.

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