Mercedes - Benz has revealed that it will show off a new Mercedes
EQ electric concept, plus the Mercedes - AMG Project One hypercar concept at the 2017...
At the Paris Motor Show last year, Mercedes - Benz launched
its EQ electric - car sub-brand with a crossover concept.
We'll know more September 12, when the Smart concept bows alongside new vehicles from Mercedes - Benz, which are set to include a new
EQ electric concept and Mercedes - AMG's long - awaited Project One hypercar.
Ahead of the debut of the first Mercedes
EQ electric cars - the Mercedes EQ C - Mercedes uses an EQ Concept to get you used to the silence of electric cars.
He also confirmed that the model would spearhead
the EQ electric sub-brand created by Mercedes - Benz: «By 2025 we'll have more than 10 fully electric vehicles on the market.
Mercedes - Benz has confirmed it will unveil a compact hatchback bearing the name of its newly established
EQ electric car sub-brand at the Frankfurt motor show.
We reveal the most important new Mercedes models expected until 2021, in chronological order, from the facelifted Mercedes C - Class to the Mercedes GLB and
the EQ electric sub-brand.
The luxury saloon will sit atop the new
EQ electric range alongside models already revealed in concept form, like the EQ A hatchback and the EQ C SUV.
The Mercedes - Benz Generation
EQ electric SUV Coupe Concept has been revealed at the Paris Motor Show, underpinned by a new scalable platform.
Mercedes - Benz has previewed the design of its upcoming
EQ A electric compact hatchback that will be revealed at the Frankfurt motor show this month.
The EQ electric mobility brand and several premieres of the new electrified vehicles took center stage.
At the Paris Motor Show, Mercedes - Benz unveiled its close - to - production concept Generation
EQ electric vehicle — the forerunner of Mercedes - Benz's new product brand for electric mobility, EQ.
Mercedes - Benz is going to stop making the B - Class Electric Drive after the 2017 model year, as it focuses more energy on the upcoming
EQ electric lineup.
The new F1 car marks the second use of the «EQ» designation, following the Mercedes Generation
EQ electric SUV concept, which debuted at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
The four - door AMG GT concept is the third model to wear Mercedes» new «EQ» badge, following the Generation
EQ electric SUV concept, and the automaker's 2017 Formula One car.
Automotive News reports that Toyota will launch only 100 copies of
the eQ electric car in Japan and the U.S., while Toyota says the cars will go to «local governments and selected users.»
As Benz gears up over the next few years ahead of the production launch of its newly - minted Mercedes -
EQ electric division, it doesn't plan to work outside its current production network.
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It's the latest concept from Mercedes» «
Electric Intelligence» (EQ) sub brand, that aims to offer a range of products and services connected with electric m
Electric Intelligence» (
EQ) sub brand, that aims to offer a range of products and services connected with
electric m
electric mobility.
The custom ride is based on an
electric Smart
EQ ForTwo and its interior houses the lifting platform for the groovy DJ's booth.
Mercedes - Benz has resolved a disagreement with Chinese manufacturer Chery Automobile over the right to use the
EQ brand name for its
electric vehicles.
The model will be powered by a more potent version of the new turbocharged 3.0 - liter inline - six, and will also get Mercedes» fancy 48 - volt electrical system and
EQ Boost
electric motor.
Not only does the Generation
EQ promise to usher in a new sub-brand of
electric Mercedes on a dedicated new platform, but when the first production version arrives in U.S. showrooms, it'll look damn close to the crossover we've seen in Paris.
The
EQ name will also be applied to charging services, home energy storage units, and other products and services related to
electric mobility.
But Chery Automobiles had already been selling an
electric minicar called
eQ for a few years.
EQ, says Mercedes, stands for
Electric Intelligence.
Mercedes said its
EQ - branded
electric vehicles would ride on a dedicated EV platform and will eventually offer vehicles in every segment.
Mercedes» new
EQ line - up will sit alongside the company's current crop of hatchbacks, saloons, coupes, convertibles and SUVs and will spawn its own line - up of similar of variants that will be pure
electric vehicles.
Generation
EQ is designed to offer hints of Mercedes» plans for its future
electric vehicles.
However, there is a strong possibility that bespoke Mercedes
EQ dealerships will also be built to sell the range of
electric vehicles.
At the Paris Motor Show last year, Mercedes - Benz announced plans to launch an all -
electric sub-brand called
EQ.
The car previews what Mercedes says is its new sub-brand for
electric cars, called
EQ.
The Generation
EQ concept uses a pair of
electric motors capable of a total output of 300 kW paired to a permanent four - wheel drive system.
The latter is powered by Mercedes»
EQ Boost starter - alternator (this also provides the energy for the car's 48V electrical system) and it also powers the
electric motor installed between the engine and the nine - speed automatic gearbox.
Using an integrated starter / generator, the powerplant produces a baseline of 362 hp and 369 lb - ft, adding another 21 hp and 184 lb - ft when
electric assistance (aka,
EQ Boost) kicks in.
A common thread between the design of the Generation
EQ and other
electric concept vehicles like the Vision Tokyo, Vision Van, F 015, and Concept IAA is clear.
Similar to Tesla's approach, the Generation
EQ features a floor - mounted lithium - ion battery paired with an
electric motor at each axle, providing permanent all - wheel drive, 402 hp, and 516 lb - ft of torque.
It debuted alongside the new battery - powered Mercedes Generation
EQ CUV, one of 10 new
electrics to come from the German automaker's new
EQ sub-brand beginning in 2019.
Cost reduction is a top priority for Mercedes -
EQ, which will use its existing global production network to manufacture the new lineup of all -
electric models to best utilize existing resources and capacity.
The big news out of this year's Paris auto show was the announcement of Mercedes -
EQ, a sub-brand of Mercedes - Benz from which we will soon see a whole new generation of all -
electric vehicles.
Strip away the crazy wheels, side - view cameras, in - door monitors and the like, and underneath the Generation
EQ concept is a very real
electric vehicle platform.
Added to this is an
EQ Boost starter - alternator providing an additional short - term 21bhp
electric boost, along with a further 184 lb ft of torque, and this also feeds the 48V
electric system.
The biggest news was that Toyota detailed the
eQ, an all -
electric subcompact.
«smart is
electric, innovative, intelligent and totally unique, or in three words each: «smart
EQ fortwo» and «smart
EQ forfour.
In addition, at the 613 m2 exhibition stand in Las Vegas Mercedes - Benz will present the Mercedes - Benz Concept EQA, the smart vision
EQ fortwo and the Mercedes - AMG Project ONE as well as the pre-series model of the Mercedes ‑ Benz GLC F - CELL, a fuel - cell - and battery - powered
electric vehicle.
The
EQ Boost starter - alternator combines a starter motor and alternator in a powerful
electric motor and is between the engine and transmission.
«The smart vision
EQ fortwo is our vision of future urban mobility; it is the most radical car sharing concept car of all: fully autonomous, with maximum communication capabilities, friendly, comprehensively personalize and, of course,
electric.
The
EQ program is an
electric mobility eco-system comprised of products, services, technologies and innovations from Mercedes - Benz (and now smart).
Mercedes
EQ Concept First Drive: Under the all - new sub-brand «
EQ», Mercedes will bring an entire family of
electric cars to the market from 2018 onwards.
He said the e-tron quattro, which will be produced in a dedicated new factory in Brussels, was created to be a technology leader for Audi, and to get the jump on its arch-rival Mercedes - Benz, which has committed to producing its «
EQ»
electric SUV by 2019, even if Tesla's Model X was the world's first all -
electric SUV.