German Auto Motor und Sport journal broadcasts in an article about Mercedes’ future electrification plans that the Mercedes EQE won’t have a direct successor.
The Mercedes-Benz Automobiles division offered 2,043,800 models in 2023 (+0% vs 2022), of which 222,600 have been electrical (+73% vs 2022). By comparability, BMW offered 2,253,835 models in 2023 (+7.3%), of which 330,596 (+92.2%) have been electrical. Thus, BMW offered 50% extra electrical fashions in 2023 than Mercedes.
Due to this fact, Mercedes is in an unlucky state of affairs. Constructed on the EVA II platform with 400V structure, the Mercedes EQE and EQS should not promoting at anticipated ranges, though Ola Kallenius, Mercedes CEO, says they’re market leaders of their segments or at the very least on par with their rivals. However volumes are low. Alternatively, Mercedes has no electrical fashions within the mid-size class.
This case will change in 2026. Then, Mercedes will launch the Mercedes C-Class EV and GLC EV on the trendy MB.EA platform with 800V expertise. The brand new fashions will be capable to cost up in simply quarter-hour for a spread of 350 km. The excessive charging capability will allow Mercedes to compete with Kia/Hyundai and Tesla on charging pace.
The brand new Mercedes C-Class EV and GLC EV might be barely bigger than fashions with ICE engines to make room for the high-capacity batteries, as Mercedes guarantees ranges of as much as 750 km. The Mercedes C-Class EV will even develop in dimension to distinguish itself from the brand new CLA EV that can debut early subsequent yr.
The brand new footprint will convey the C-Class EV nearer to the EQE phase, which relies on a technically older platform.
By the way, the brand new CLA EV will even run on a extra fashionable platform. The MMA (Mercedes Modular Structure) was developed as “Electrical First” however helps additionally standard propulsion, whereas the electrical model makes use of 800V expertise, a silicon carbide inverter, new eATS 2.0 Drive motors, and a two-speed gearbox.
Underneath these situations, it will likely be very troublesome for the Mercedes EQE to remain available on the market because the Mercedes CLA and Mercedes C-Class EV can have longer ranges and extra fashionable platforms.
