EVwire brief: Mercedes-Benz has created an experimental charging vehicle called ELF (for Experimental-Lade-Fahrzeug) to test various innovations for a seamless and intelligent charging experience. The electric van can handle charging with CCS and MCS, bidirectional charging with AC and DC, as well as both inductive and conductive charging.
Meet ELF, an experimental charging vehicle from Mercedes-Benz.
Used for testing, it can handle charging with CCS and MCS, bidirectional charging with AC and DC, as well as both inductive and conductive charging.
— #Jaan of the EVwire.com ⚡ (#@TheEVuniverse)
4:47 PM • Oct 29, 2025
What is surprising on the CCS side is that they’ve been able to pump it up to the usual maximum of 400 kW here to 900 kW.
According to Mercedes, the components used (battery, charge control, CCS hardware) are already close to series production and will be incorporated into future Mercedes-Benz models. This 900 kW charging looks to be a derivative of the record they made with the Concept AMG GT XX.
Here’s how the interior is used:
Some footage of the inductive charging:
Read more from Mercedes here.
