The German carmaker Mercedes-Benz entered the battery electric vehicle market with the unveiling of the Generation EQ concept car at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. At the same show, Mercedes-Benz also announced the creation of a sub-brand called "Mercedes-EQ". [3] [4]
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Mercedes-Benz debuted the EQA concept at the 2017 International Motor Show Germany. [5] The production version of the Generation EQ concept, and the first car in the Mercedes-EQ series, debuted publicly at the 2018 Paris Motor Show in the form of the "EQC". [6] [7] [8] Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQV at the Geneva Motor Show in 2018. [9] The carmaker revealed the Vision EQS, a large luxury concept saloon, at the 2019 edition of the International Motor Show Germany. [10] [11] [12] In 2021, Mercedes-Benz debuted a series of vehicles: the production version of the EQA, a subcompact luxury crossover SUV, [13] [14] on 25 January; [15] the production version of the EQS on 15 April; [16] the EQB, a compact luxury crossover SUV, [17] [18] on 18 April; [19] the EQE, an executive saloon, [20] on 5 September; [21] [22] and the EQG—an electrified concept car version of the G-Class—also on 5 September. [23]
Mercedes-Benz introduced the EQS SUV and the EQE SUV on 19 April 2022 and 16 October 2022, respectively. [24] [25] An electrified version of the T-Class van, called the "EQT", was revealed online as a concept car in May 2021, with the production model debuting in December 2022. [26] [27] As well as the production vehicles, Mercedes-Benz has also produced several concept cars, including the EQXX and the EQ Silver Arrow. [28] [29] [30]
