Mercedes-Benz may drop its EQ badge for electrical vehicles because it strikes towards an EV-only lineup, a German enterprise newspaper reported.
EQ was launched in 2016 as a sub-brand that may function a launch level for EVs, however Mercedes plans to drop the EQ nomenclature from the tip of 2024, in line with Handelsblatt (through Automotive Information Europe).
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB Class
The change is reportedly in line with CEO Ola Källenius’ deal with EVs. Underneath Källenius, Mercedes has set the objective of eliminating combustion engines from its lineup in not less than some markets by 2030. That will make the electric-focused EQ sub-brand redundant.
EQ did have an ungainly first few years, because the model promised charging {hardware} and mobility providers and, as a substitute, confirmed solely a rebranded model of the previous Sensible Fortwo. Extra just lately, the promised Mercedes-badged EQ EVs have began arriving, though the mobility concepts Mercedes additionally noticed in EQ on the time have not materialized.
Mercedes-Benz Imaginative and prescient EQXX 1,202-km run
A key turning level in Mercedes’ rollout of EQ fashions and EVs for the U.S. occurred in spring 2019, when Mercedes abruptly determined to cancel the EQC SUV for the U.S.—after a launch version had been detailed. Mercedes determined the car, which was very snug and opulent in a primary drive, got here up quick in vary.
Mercedes has additionally made EQ the middle stage for its transformation, with the Imaginative and prescient EQXX idea that, the model says, will push its mainstream EVs for mid-decade towards extra radical, efficiency-focused concepts.