Mercedes-Benz News
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The upcoming Mercedes-Benz eSprinter electric cargo van achieved better real-world efficiency than some electric passenger vehicles, a third-party test verified.
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2023 Mercedes EQE sedan costs $76,050, goes up to 305 miles
The luxurious EQE 350+ undercuts the Tesla Model S and the Lucid Air Pure by a significant amount—but it doesn't quite measure up to the driving range of either.
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Mercedes CEO talks 800-volt future, electric G-Wagen
With two new EV architectures due around the middle of the decade—plus some rogue projects like the G-Wagen—Mercedes-Benz will be well-equipped for the paradigm shift.
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Preview: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV rivals BMW iX, Audi E-Tron
The mid-size electric crossover SUV shares a platform with the EQE sedan but is shorter in length.
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Review: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV comforts the budding three-row electric class
The EQS SUV is a promising reboot of a luxurious, off-road-capable SUV for the electric age.
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2023 Mercedes EQS SUV starts at $105,550, EPA range up to 305 miles for US-made EV
The base Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 450+ will be one of a short list of three-row EVs to top 300 miles of range.
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The EQE SUV will be a taller counterpart to the Tesla Model S–sized EQE sedan that's also supposed to arrive in the U.S. later this year.
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2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB electric SUV reminds us boxy is brilliant
The GLB is different from the rest of its EV crossover alternatives—and that’s a good thing.
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Study: Mercedes EQS and Kia EV6 top gas vehicles in appeal
Few EVs matched up well vs. gasoline counterparts. And hybrids and plug-in hybrids didn't do well in the study, which measures owners’ assessments of new-vehicle ownership after 90 days.
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Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept breaks record with 746-mile trip on a single charge
The electric concept with the solar roof broke its own record in a single-charge trip from Stuttgart to Silverstone.
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2022 Mercedes EQB electric SUV starts at $55,550, optional third-row seat
Both versions have a dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain. EQB 300 models deliver 225 hp while EQB 350 versions produce 288 hp.
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Mercedes teases Rivian-style tank turns from upcoming EQG electric SUV
Mercedes' G-Turn sounds a lot like Rivian's Tank Turn, allowing the vehicle to rotate within a space not much greater than its own length.
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The Vision AMG uses axial-flux motors from wholly owned subsidiary Yasa, but it keeps to a cab-rearward design.
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Electric Mercedes G-Class SUV is due to get high-energy-density silicon anode battery chemistry
Sila claims its high-silicon anode material can increase energy density by 20% to 40% over current lithium-ion cell chemistries—meaning more range without larger battery packs.
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2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV preview
Benz says it's built the first electric luxury SUV in Alabama—but the EQS SUV brings many other firsts to the electric car world.
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Mercedes Vision EQXX concept completes 626-mile trip on a single charge
The concept hatchback went the distance with a battery pack of less than 100 kwh—although as a development car and proof point it hardly compares to production models.
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2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE: Electric sedan sized like Model S arrives late 2022
The EQE is sized closely to the Tesla Model S and loaded with tech features like rear-axle steering. It arrives in late 2022.
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Up close with the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX: Slipping into a not-so-distant future
The EQXX isn’t a far-out concept car with hypothetical tech; it hints at upcoming compact and mid-size models that could boast breakthrough efficiency.
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After years of deflecting questions about Tesla as a performance threat, the AMG EQS and AMG EQE represent the Mercedes performance division's first serious attempts at volume-production EVs.
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Does Mercedes EQXX concept signal a shift to air-cooling for EV batteries?
Passive cooling hasn't worked especially well for the Nissan Leaf, but Mercedes is giving it some serious thought for future production EVs.
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Mercedes EQS: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022 finalist
The Mercedes EQS shows that the luxury establishment is ready to embrace EVs and, in some ways, it's a template for a decade of progress.
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Mercedes goes Mad Max lux with Project Maybach off-road EV coupe concept
Bearing rugged post-apocalyptic themes mashed up with the excess of long prestige luxury coupes, this electric coupe goes where none have before.
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Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis invest in Factorial for solid-state cells boosting range up to 50%
Factorial's chemistry is compatible with "conventional lithium-ion battery manufacturing environments," which could help keep costs down.
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Mercedes Vision EQXX concept touted as brand's most efficient EV yet, due for January 3 reveal
The German automaker also claims a 20% boost in energy density than the current CATL cells used in the flagship Mercedes EQS.
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