Inovev forecasts 25,000 units per year from new Mercedes EQE SUV
- Mercedes is further expanding its range of electric vehicles grouped under the term EQ. Following the SUVs EQA (C segment, electric version of the GLA), EQB (C segment, electric version of the GLB), EQC (D segment, electric version of the GLC), the sedans EQE (E segment, electric version of the E-Class), EQS (F segment, electric version of the S-Class) and the EQV minivan (E segment, electric version of the V-Class), the EQS SUV (F segment, electric version of the GLS) appeared to complement the EQS sedan. Now the SUV EQE (E segment) appears, which complements the EQE sedan and is, in a sense, a 100% electric GLE. The EQE SUV is based on the carmaker's EVA2 platform and features a choice of four different electric motors: 292 hp, 408 hp, 476 hp and 687 hp. These motors are powered by a 90-kWh battery that provides a range of 375 km to 590 km on the WLTP cycle, depending on the motor.
- The EQE SUV is 4.86 m long, 1.94 m wide and 1.69 m high, making it 26 cm shorter, 2 cm narrower and 3 cm lower than the EQS SUV. Its cW value is 0.25. A Mercedes GLE with an internal combustion engine is 4.92 m long, 1.94 m wide and 1.77 m high. The EQE SUV is less long and less high. Its dimensions are more like an Audi E-Tron SUV, but still smaller than a BMW iX SUV, which is 10 cm longer, 3 cm wider and 1 cm taller.
- The EQE SUV will be produced at the U.S. plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, alongside the EQS SUV, but also the GLE and GLS with internal combustion engines. Inovev forecasts to produce 25,000 units per year and 50,000 units per year in the long term, i.e. between 2026 and 2030.
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