The electrical equal of the Mercedes GLC will change from 2026 the Mercedes EQC, which went out of manufacturing final 12 months.
The EQC was not the primary electrical mannequin from Mercedes as a result of there was the Mercedes B-Class Electrical Drive, also called the Mercedes B 250e, in 2015, which competed at the moment with the BMW i3.
Launched within the fall of 2019, the Mercedes EQC was the primary Mercedes electrical mannequin with the particle EQ in its title. Nonetheless, the title was a bit complicated as a result of the Mercedes EQC didn’t stand for the electrical model of the C-Class limousine however the GLC SUV.
Mercedes rushed to launch an electrical SUV earlier than BMW, which launched the iX3 on the finish of 2020, however the Mercedes EQC was a mannequin with many compromises. It was primarily based on the GLC’s platform from which it took over the entrance and rear axles and inside however couldn’t be configured with air suspension as a result of there was not sufficient room because of the massive 80 kWh battery. The comfortable suspension supplied quite a lot of consolation however in corners, it had important roll because of the massive 2.5-ton weight. In distinction, the 80 kWh battery gave it a good actual vary of round 335 km. However the 76,000 euros price ticket was fairly steep even for a premium SUV.
On the finish of summer time 2023, the Mercedes EQC was taken out of manufacturing as a consequence of poor gross sales and since then a number of rumors have emerged about its successor. There was a rumor that its successor may use the MMA multi-drive platform supposed for the longer term compact vary (the primary mannequin would be the CLA in 2025) or that it’d take over the EVAII platform from the EQE/EQS.
MB.EA platform as a a base for the Mercedes GLC EV
Ultimately, Mercedes selected one other answer. The MMA platform developed as “Electrical First”, but additionally supporting standard engines, can be stored solely for the longer term compact vary (CLA, CLA Capturing Brake, GLA/EQA, GLB/EQB), whereas the EVAII platform can be upgraded, and can proceed for use solely within the EQE/EQS luxurious fashions.
The successor to the EQC, which can most likely be referred to as the Mercedes GLC EV or GLC Electrical as Mercedes will drop the EQ particle from the names of its electrical fashions, will use the longer term MB.EA structure is meant for future electrical fashions within the mid-range class and above. We realized that the following technology EQE/EQS will even use the MB.EA platform after the top of the life cycle of the present technology.
Not like the GLC, the Mercedes GLC EV can be a little bit smaller, can be much less tall, and have a wider rear pillar and an SUV-coupe silhouette. The mirrors are door-mounted, and the outside door handles can be hidden within the bodywork for aerodynamic causes. From the primary pictures circulating on the web, the headlights won’t have the brand new CLA Idea mild signature that Mercedes needs to make use of on the upcoming AMG GT 4-door electrical coupe however can be traditional. We consider {that a} last determination has not been made but as Mercedes has introduced that it’s going to use the brand new mild signature reproducing the Mercedes emblem from the CLA Idea on different fashions sooner or later.The wheel arch guards and sills intensify the SUV look, whereas the chrome radiator grille can be closed and incorporate the Mercedes emblem.
There’s no phrase but on the MB.EA platform’s engines or batteries, however we do know that the MB.EA platform is predicated on 800V know-how, and Mercedes will use EQXX’s new eATS 2.0 powertrain, silicon carbide inverter, and two-speed gearbox. The Mercedes GLC EV will are available variations with one rear axle motor or two motors, and there will even be AMG variations that may profit from Yasa axial-flow motors.
We are able to estimate that the highest model of the Mercedes GLC EV may have a battery just like the longer term facelifted EQE, which can develop to round 96 kWh), whereas the bottom battery may have round 80 kWh, and the WLTP vary can be between 500 and 600 km. The facility spectrum will vary from round 250 PS for the single-engine, to 400 PS for the 2 motors variations, with AMG variations anticipated to have between 500 and over 600 PS (AMG GLC 63 EV).
Inbuilt Bremen, Beinijng and could also be Tuscaloosa
It will likely be constructed on the Bremen plant the place the GLC with standard engines can be constructed on the MRA II platform, and on the plant in Beijing, China. The GLC EV might also be produced on the plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, within the US.
The Mercedes GLC EV will compete with the just lately launched Audi Q6 e-tron and the upcoming BMW iX3 constructed on the brand new devoted electrical platform, foreshadowed by the Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse X idea unveiled just a few days in the past.
