An electrical iteration of Mercedes’ compact sedan is simply across the nook.
On Friday, Autocar reported Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius stated throughout the automaker’s second-quarter earnings name that the Mercedes-Benz C-Class EV will arrive in two years.
Källenius stated the electrical C-Class will arrive alongside the electrical GLC-Class SUV.
Each the electrical C-Class and GLC-Class SUV will comply with instantly after the upcoming electrical CLA-Class and CLA-based crossover SUV, the latter of which is anticipated to enter manufacturing in October 2025. The CLA-based crossover SUV, which carries the inner codename of X174, is alleged to be aiming for the Tesla Mannequin Y.
The Mercedes electrical lineup goes to be crowded rapidly. The C-Class and GLC-Class EVs will purpose upmarket with greater value factors than the CLA-Class and CLA-based crossover.
Whereas the CLA fashions will experience on Mercedes’ upcoming Mercedes-Benz Modular Structure (MMA), the C-Class and GLC-Class EVs will experience on the model’s MB.EA EV platform. The electrical car platform was presupposed to spawn two variations, MB.EA Small and MB.EA Giant. The latter was destined for the EQE and EQS successors together with their respective SUVs, however growth of MB.EA Giant has been stopped to curb spending amid an EV gross sales slowdown. Growth of MB.EA Small continues.
Prototypes of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class EV have already been noticed testing on public roads in manufacturing kind. The electrical iteration of the C-Class will function extra aerodynamic styling than the gas-powered mannequin, whereas borrowing from the upcoming electrical CLA-Class lighting and logos.
Mercedes hasn’t detailed specs for the electrical C-Class, however count on a spread of 300 miles or extra.