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MERCEDES-BENZ EQG: AN ELECTRIC G IS STILL A G
It’s just a concept, but a Mercedes exec confirmed it’s coming “in a few years.” The company didn’t mess with the timeless design of the G-Class when converting it into an electric off-roader. They simply stuffed it with batteries and four electric motors, one at each wheel. Perfection.
2023 and beyond
MERCEDES-MAYBACH EQS: EXTREME INDULGENCE
Again, what you see here is officially just a concept, but Maybach knows a money-is-no- object luxury SUV has the potential to be a hit in the American and Chinese markets.
Where do I charge? Mercedes-EQ has
a plan for Canadians
Using public EV charging sta- tions can involve juggling a bunch of different apps, ac- counts, and cards. But by the end of 2021, EQ customers can take advantage of new Plug & Charge technology. It’s an emerging industry-wide standard that lets drivers simply pull up to a charger, plug in, and that’s it. Billing happens seamlessly in the background. (It’s a Tesla Supercharger−like experience but for all cars and all charger networks.) Mercedes has also partnered with Canadian service providers who can sell and install at-home EV chargers to make the potentially daunting task of switching to an EV as smooth as, well, driving an EV.
MERCEDES-BENZ EQS AND EQE SUVS: THE BIG GUYS
We don’t know when they’ll arrive — could be 2022, 2023, or later — but the company is on-record confirming there will be full-size and mid-size electric SUVs in the EQ lineup.
MERCEDES-AMG EQS: AFFALTERBACH’S EV
The power-mad people at AMG’s headquarters in Affalterbach have been making German muscle cars since the 1960s; you didn’t think they’d hang up the overalls just because cars are going electric, did you? This will be the first of many AMG EQ-models, and it should be a missile. Two motors will deliver a neck-strain- ing 750 hp and 750 lb-ft of torque in Race Start mode.
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