The German carmaker Mercedes-Benz entered the battery electric vehicle market with the unveiling of the Generation EQ concept car at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. At the same show, Mercedes-Benz also announced the creation of a sub-brand called "Mercedes-EQ".[3][4]
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Mercedes-Benz debuted the EQA concept at the 2017 International Motor Show Germany.[5] The production version of the Generation EQ concept, and the first car in the Mercedes-EQ series, debuted publicly at the 2018 Paris Motor Show in the form of the "EQC".[6][7][8] Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQV at the Geneva Motor Show in 2018.[9] The carmaker revealed the Vision EQS, a large luxury concept saloon, at the 2019 edition of the International Motor Show Germany.[10][11][12] In 2021, Mercedes-Benz debuted a series of vehicles: the production version of the EQA, a subcompact luxury crossover SUV,[13][14] on 25 January;[15] the production version of the EQS on 15 April;[16] the EQB, a compact luxury crossover SUV,[17][18] on 18 April;[19] the EQE, an executive saloon,[20] on 5 September;[21][22] and the EQG—an electrified concept car version of the G-Class—also on 5 September.[23]
Mercedes-Benz introduced the EQS SUV and the EQE SUV on 19 April 2022 and 16 October 2022, respectively.[24][25] An electrified version of the T-Class van, called the "EQT", was revealed online as a concept car in May 2021, with the production model debuting in December 2022.[26][27] As well as the production vehicles, Mercedes-Benz has also produced several concept cars, including the EQXX and the EQ Silver Arrow.[28][29][30]
Vehicles
editProduction vehicles
editBody style | Model | Ref. | |||
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Image | Name | Introduction (year) |
Discontinuation (year) | ||
Compact luxury crossover SUV |
EQC | 2019 | 2023[note 1] | [32][33][34] | |
Minivan | EQV | 2020 | in production | [35][36] | |
Subcompact luxury crossover SUV |
EQA | 2021 | in production | [37][14][38] | |
Compact luxury crossover SUV |
EQB | 2021 | in production | [39][40][41] | |
Full-size luxury car | EQS | 2021 | in production | [42][43][44] | |
Executive car | EQE | 2021 | in production | [45][46] | |
Full-size luxury crossover SUV |
EQS SUV | 2022 | in production | [47][48] | |
Mid-size luxury crossover SUV |
EQE SUV | 2022 | in production | [49][50][51] | |
Minivan | EQT | 2023 | in production | [27][52] |
Concept vehicles
editModel | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Introduction (year) | |
Generation EQ | 2016 | [53] | |
EQA | 2017 | [54] | |
Vision EQ Silver Arrow | 2018 | [28][29] | |
Vision EQS | 2019 | [55] | |
Concept EQT | 2021 | [56] | |
EQG | 2021 | [57] | |
Vision EQXX | 2022 | [30] |
Notes
edit- ^ It has been discontinued since 2023, but The Canberra Times reports that a new electric EQC is upcoming.[31]
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