Mercedes-AMG plug-in hybrids will get F1 battery tech, 2-speed gearbox and e-motor at rear

Mercedes-AMG E PerformanceMercedes-AMG, the performance division of Mercedes-Benz, sees go-fast electric vehicles—versions of the EQS and EQE, and others—as the future. But before then it’s planning to deploy a special kind of plug-in hybrid system that uses its extra charge toward track time as much as the commute. Most noteworthy, the new Mercedes-AMG...