The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is likely one of the newest all-electric fashions obtainable in the US. Not solely that, it is domestically produced in Alabama, alongside the EQS SUV.
Presently, there are three variations of the Mercedes-Benz EQE within the US – the entry-level, rear-wheel drive EQE 350+ SUV, and two all-wheel drive variations – EQE 350 4Matic SUV and EQE 500 4Matic SUV. Sooner or later, there may also be a performance-oriented AMG model.
Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE SUV
Costs of the EQE SUV begin at an MSRP of $77,900 (plus a $1,150 vacation spot cost), and this value considerations each the EQE 350+ SUV and the EQE 350 4Matic SUV. The extra highly effective EQE 500 4Matic SUV is $11,600 dearer.
Curiously, the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV just isn’t eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit score (no less than, it is not formally listed), regardless of it being domestically produced and a few variations being below the $80,000 value cap. Perhaps one thing will change on this matter if Mercedes-Benz will adjust to extra battery cell/battery materials manufacturing necessities.
These costs are comparable/or barely larger than within the case of the EQE Sedan, which signifies that prospects can flexibly determine whether or not they want a sedan or SUV physique fashion. However, the value distinction to the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is kind of vital – a matter of $26,500-$36,450, relying on which model we examine (see EQS SUV particulars right here).
The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is promised to enter the US market in Spring 2023 (none was offered in Q1), though the corporate’s web site doesn’t permit constructing configurations but.
All the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUVs are geared up with a 90.6-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery (similar to the EQE Sedan).
The EPA-estimated vary, in line with the producer, varies from 253 to 279 miles, however the rankings are usually not but obtainable on the EPA web site.
* EPA-estimated vary, in line with the producer; we assume 19-inch wheels are commonplace
Energy output is 215 kilowatts (kW) within the case of the EQE 350+ SUV and EQE 350 4Matic SUV, whereas the EQE 500 4Matic SUV had a peak output of 300 kilowatts.
It is value noting that earlier this yr, Mercedes-Benz launched a brand new efficiency acceleration on-demand improve, as a subscription service, which improves the acceleration of the EQS 450 4Matic, EQS 450 4Matic SUV, EQE 350 4Matic, EQE SUV 4Matic SUV.
Within the case of the EQE 350 4Matic SUV, the 0-60 mph time is diminished by 1.0 seconds from 6.2 to five.2, at an expense of $60/month, $600/yr, or $1,950 for a lifetime of the car.
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All the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE variations are geared up with a 9.6-kW onboard charger, which is promised to recharge the battery from 10 to one hundred pc of state-of-charge (SOC) in 10.5 hours.
Relating to DC quick charging, 10-80 p.c SOC recharge is feasible in 32 minutes at as much as 170 kilowatts of energy.
As within the case of a number of the different electrical Mercedes-Benz, the producer – in partnership with Electrify America – gives the EQE SUV with a two-year, limitless variety of 30-minute DC quick charging periods.
If we examine the EQE SUV with its extra luxurious EQS SUV cousin, it is going to prove that it is a few quarter cheaper. Nevertheless, it has additionally a smaller battery, a decrease anticipated EPA vary, and fewer energy.
Charging-wise, the outcomes are mainly the identical – the onboard charger has the identical energy, whereas the DC quick charging peaks at 170-kW, in comparison with 200-kW within the EQS (resulting from a bigger battery).
Listed here are the rear-wheel drive variations of each fashions:
And all-wheel drive model of each fashions, in contrast side-by-side: