Mercedes-Benz EQC

Mercedes-Benz EQC 350/Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 (N293). 2019 to date (prod. n/a). 5-door SUV. F/R/A, 80 kWh electric. First offering under Mercedes’ EQ series of all-electric vehicles, roughly the size of the GLC, which shares its base and wheelbase. Front-wheel drive most of the time, until extra power is needed, and electric motor on rear axle engages. Electric motors also delivered active torque vectoring, with little understeer. Range estimated between 400 and 450 km. Technology helped maximize capturing energy from regenerative braking, and estimate routes that use less charge, by using sat-nav to examine a route’s topology.

Manufacturing locations: Bremen, Germany; Beijing, China

Marque: Mercedes-Benz