The Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4MATIC is now available as a base model priced from €66,068.80

The MBUX Hyperscreen is one of the highlights in the Mercedes-Benz EQS. The large, curved screen stretches almost the entire width from the left to the right A-pillar. It consists of several displays that appear to blend seamlessly, resulting in an impressive, curved screen band. Analogue air vents are integrated into this large digital surface to connect the digital and physical world. The MBUX Hyperscreen is...

7 January 2021

Mercedes-Benz said that in 2022 a total of eight Mercedes-EQ electric vehicles will be produced at seven locations on three continents. In May 2019, production of the Mercedes-Benz EQC at the Mercedes plant in Bremen (Germany) was integrated into ongoing series production. Just a few months later the German-Chinese production joint venture, Beijing Benz Automotive Co. Ltd. (BBAC), launched EQC production for the...

14 December 2020

Responsibly mined and processed raw materials provide the foundation for a sustainable Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle fleet. Therefore the brand has committed to using battery cells made with cobalt and lithium that come exclusively from certified mining sites. This will happen simultaneously with efforts to reduce cobalt. In the coming generations of battery cells, the cobalt content is already being reduced to...

13 November 2020

Mercedes-Benz showed off the EQC 4x4 - an electric car of extremes. A small team of dedicated developers has created this drivable technology platform on the basis of an EQC 400 4MATIC. The one-off was developed by a cross-departmental team under development engineer Jürgen Eberle which has already put the E 400 All-Terrain 4x4 on its studded wheels. It uses multi-link portal axles as well as the production of a...

14 October 2020

Mercedes-Benz teased six new electric vehicles in the luxury and executive segment based on a custom-developed architecture, which is scalable in every aspect and can be used across model series. The wheelbase and track as well as all other system components, especially the batteries, are variable thanks to the modular design. Mercedes-Benz will introduce the all-electric architecture named Electric Vehicle...

7 October 2020

The new Mercedes-Benz EQV is now available to order with prices starting from £70,665 ($91,865) for the EQV 300 Sport, £72,895 ($94,764) for EQV 300 Sport Premium and £77,145 ($100,289) for the EQV 300 Sport Premium Plus. The EQV is the second Mercedes-Benz from the all-electric EQ brand. With seating for up to seven people, the EQV combines practicality with all the advantages of an electric vehicle. Thanks to its...

30 July 2020

Merced-Benz is expanding its global EV battery production network, investing more than 1 billion euros to this end. The network will consist of 9 battery factories at 7 locations in Europe, North America, and Asia. The network is headed by Mercedes-Benz's wholly-owned subsidiary Accumotive in Kamenz, Saxony. It is the competence center for the network and produces drivetrain batteries for electrified vehicles from...

26 May 2020

The Mercedes-Benz conference has unveiled a number of interesting details about the brand and its plans for an electrified future. For starters, Mercedes-Benz is electrifying its entire fleet, with ambitious electric goals this year. First, it will unveil a compact all-electric Mercedes later this year - the EQA. Second, the new EQV to follow this summer. By the end of 2020, it will have five all-electric models...

3 March 2020

At Auto Expo 2020 in India, the local branch of Mercedes-Benz showcases the EQC 400 4MATIC Edition 1886 - the forerunner of Mercedes-Benz's new product brand EQ for electric mobility globally. EQ stands for "Electric Intelligence" and is derived from the Mercedes-Benz brand values of "Emotion and Intelligence". The electric offensive of Mercedes in India, starts with the launch of the first model, the Mercedes-Benz...

8 February 2020

IBM Research has announced a breakthrough in EV batteries materials research. It has come up with "three new and different proprietary materials, which have never before been recorded as being combined in a battery." They allow the creation of an EV battery without heavy metals and other substances that might raise sourcing concerns. These materials can be extracted from seawater. Moreover, IBM Research reports that...

18 December 2019

Daimler has kept a tight lip on the Mercedes-Benz EQS concept. So far, it has released only one shot of the vehicle depicting it under wraps. Today, the company teased it on Facebook again, but this time with a video. It only shows the front grille with the Mercedes emblem on it, while the car is on the move. The concept of a luxury sedan will debut at the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt this week, where Mercedes will also...

9 September 2019

Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer has debuted in Berlin with the BerlKönig on-demand public transport offering. A total of 19 eVito Tourer units are available for this service and are, actually, the first vehicles to have been deployed in real customer operations. The model packs a 41 kWh battery that is good for a run of 156-186 km. It takes 6 hours of charging to offer the same range again. An 85 kW electric motor with...

12 July 2019

In front of the Stuttgart press, ZF CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider said that ZF is supplying the electric drive package for Mercedes-Benz in the new EQC. He referred to this as a "milestone". ZF delivers the complete drive module for the EQC, which includes the engine, the one-speed gearbox and the power electronics including control software. Ever since last year, ZF announced that will invest heavily in solutions for...

10 July 2019

Daimler, the Mercedes-Benz parent company, has invested in Sila Nanotechnologies - a US_based Li-ion battery startup that is developing new silicon-based chemistry for battery cells. It promises what every EV manufacturer wants to hear - better range and faster charging times. The company replaces conventional graphite electrodes entirely with its proprietary silicon-dominant composite materials that enable high...

16 April 2019