BERLIN — Mercedes-Benz is ready to drop the EQ product model for battery-electric automobiles as quickly as the following technology of compact automobiles, set to be in the marketplace from the top of 2024, German each day Handelsblatt stated on Thursday, citing firm sources.
The choice relies on Chief Government Ola Kaellenius’ deal with electric-only automobiles, making the EQ model redundant as Mercedes turns away from the combustion engine, Handelsblatt cited the sources as saying.
The German carmaker now markets its all-electric mannequin collection below the EQ model, first introduced in 2016, with its first mannequin, the EQC electrical SUV, launched in 2019.
A spokesperson for Mercedes’ EQ merchandise stated the model is a crucial pillar within the carmaker’s electromobility technique.
“With the purpose of our dad or mum model Mercedes-Benz turning into absolutely electrical by the top of the last decade, we are going to adapt the positioning of the autos and thus additionally the usage of the model according to the instances, however it’s too early for particulars on this for the time being,” stated the spokesperson.
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