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Mercedes Unveils The First All-Electric Luxury Van

By Drew Dowdell

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  • ...Range, 250 miles....

Following the Concept EQV at the Geneva Auto Show back in March, Mercedes-Benz has pulled the wraps off the production version ahead of the Frankfurt Auto Show coming up in September. 

The Mercedes says that the EQV will have a range of about 250 miles and rapid charging from 10 percent to 80 percent of the 100 kWh battery in less than one hour. Interior space is not compromised as the battery is stored under the floor of the vehicle.  Drivers can control the recuperation levels with paddles behind the steering wheel, with the strongest setting being akin to braking allowing single pedal operation. The drive unit is a 204 horsepower / 267 lb-ft of torque motor that drives the front wheels. Top speed is said to be 99 mph. 

Passengers can expect a lounge like interior with EQ specific décor and the MBUX infotainment system. Two wheelbases will be available. 

Sales in the US are an unknown at this time, but with the threat of tariffs looming, we highly doubt it. The only EV that Daimler offered in the US is the Smart Fourtwo, but that model and brand will be departing the US for China after 2019.  

 

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    14 hours ago, balthazar said:

    That’s one..... 

    Model S.. 

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    ^ It's averaging 1100 units a month- not setting anything on fire. 4 months out of 7 were in the 600-800 units/month range. The model 3 cannibalized a lot of volume out of the S, which is long-in-the-tooth at this point. Plus it lost it's 'entry-level' price tier and the tax credit is ratcheting down; a double hit to its pricing.

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    ^ insideevs shows 725 & 625 for Jan & Feb.
    Regardless, it's not bad, but its on the decline as the chart shows for 2016>2017>2018... and 2019 is on pace for only 14,057. That's 3 years of declining sales. The price bump & the Model 3 hurt the S.
    Agreed once you consider the price point.

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    Doesn't most everything decline as they reach the end of their life cycle? 

    A 14,000 sales number this year would be pretty bad. They need to update that car more than just software or even hardware(which I think they have recently updated the motors themselves). They really just need to slap a new body on it. Obviously everything else new would be important as well. 

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    Sales of a particular model do commonly decline once a next generation is announced/expected, but that is not the case with the Model S.

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