India, April 18 -- Mercedes-Benz EQS may be a pure electric car, but the German luxury car marque was toying with the idea of incorporating a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine into the EV. This may sound unconventional, but the OEM was planning to do this in an attempt to boost the range of the EQS. The turbo-petrol motor was not supposed to drive the wheels but act as a generator to juice up the battery on the go. However, British automotive publication Autocar UK has reported that Mercedes-Benz has scrapped the idea.

Mercedes-Benz reportedly tested a prototype of the EQS with a tiny 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine, which acted as a range extender for the EV. However, the OEM has reportedly suspended the trials of the technology...