EPA Vary And Worth Overview

The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is without doubt 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 will even 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 worth issues 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 (a minimum of, it isn’t formally listed), regardless of it being domestically produced and a few variations being underneath the $80,000 worth cap. Perhaps one thing will change on this matter if Mercedes-Benz will adjust to further 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 resolve whether or not they favor a sedan or SUV physique model. Then again, the value distinction to the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is kind of important – a matter of $26,500-$36,450, relying on which model we evaluate (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 enable constructing configurations but.

The entire Mercedes-Benz EQE SUVs are geared up with a 90.6-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery (identical to the EQE Sedan).

The EPA-estimated vary, in accordance with the producer, varies from 253 to 279 miles, however the scores aren’t but obtainable on the EPA web site.

* EPA-estimated vary, in accordance 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 price noting that earlier this 12 months, 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 decreased by 1.0 seconds from 6.2 to five.2, at an expense of $60/month, $600/12 months, or $1,950 for a lifetime of the automobile.

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The entire 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 100% of state-of-charge (SOC) in 10.5 hours.

Concerning 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 few of the different electrical Mercedes-Benz, the producer – in partnership with Electrify America – offers the EQE SUV with a two-year, limitless variety of 30-minute DC quick charging periods.

If we evaluate the EQE SUV with its extra luxurious EQS SUV cousin, it is going to prove that it is a few quarter inexpensive. Nevertheless, it has additionally a smaller battery, a decrease anticipated EPA vary, and fewer energy.

Charging-wise, the outcomes are principally 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: