In October of this year, the Mercedes Benz electric vehicle in Paris continued to sail for 500 kilometers, pointing to the Tesla Model x crossover. According to Thomas Weber, Daimler's chief research and development officer, the car is a prototype of Mercedes Benz's 500 km range electric vehicle. "The body has been built and the company's in-house team is working on the test and the initial results of the road test will be released soon," Weber said However, the director did not specify that the models would be available before 2020, although he did not disclose further details.