Mercedes discontinues EQE, EQE SUV and EQS SUV
The EQE sedan, EQE SUV, and EQS SUV are no longer individually configurable at Mercedes-Benz. This leaves only the EQS sedan remaining from the four large electric models based on the EVA-II platform, while a fully electric E-Class as an EQE alternative has already been announced for 2027.
Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan from the 2022 model year
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Mercedes-Benz has ended the option to order individually configurable versions of three of its larger electric models. The EQE saloon, EQE SUV and EQS SUV are no longer freely configurable in the German online configurator. Instead, customers can only choose from already-produced stock vehicles. The three models are also no longer available for individual order in the online configurators for Mercedes in France, the UK and the Netherlands. While an official confirmation from Mercedes-Benz is still pending, all signs indicate that the Stuttgart-based automaker is discontinuing these three electric models.
The EQS saloon: last car standing
With this move, Mercedes is bidding farewell to three of the four large model series based on the dedicated EVA II platform developed for electric vehicles. The EQE saloon launched in 2022, followed by the EQE SUV at the end of the same year, with the EQS SUV joining the lineup shortly after. No comparable technical updates are planned for the EQE models, meaning production of these two series is now nearing its end. The situation is different for the EQS saloon: Mercedes comprehensively revised the electric flagship in April 2026, introducing an 800-volt architecture, new electric motors and a larger battery. Since then, the WLTP range of the EQS 450+ has been up to 926 kilometres.
The future of the EQS SUV, however, remains uncertain. While the large electric SUV shares its technical foundation with the EQS saloon, Mercedes has not yet announced a comparable mid-cycle update with 800-volt technology and the other innovations introduced in the revised four-door model. The fact that this model is also no longer available for individual order at least suggests it will not continue in its current form in the short term.
New electric platforms replace the EQ Models
The withdrawal of these three model series is part of a fundamental realignment of Mercedes’ electric portfolio. For its latest electric models, the brand is using its traditional model names and designs that align with their combustion-engine counterparts. This includes an electric C-Class and an electric GLC.
Both are based on the newer electric architecture MB.EA-M (DE) and feature 800-volt technology. An electric E-Class has also been announced. It is set to launch in the second half of 2027 and will eventually replace the EQE saloon.
EQA, EQB and EQC are already history
The discontinuation of these three large EQ models is not the first step of this kind. Production of the EQC already ended in 2023. Mercedes’ first modern mass-produced electric car rolled off the assembly line at the Bremen plant for the last time in the second quarter of 2023. Mercedes confirmed the end of production at the time in response to a query from electrive. Remaining stock vehicles were then sold off. By July 2024, the model was finally discontinued, and the remaining stock had been sold.
The EQB followed at the end of 2025. As early as September of the same year, the compact SUV was no longer available for individual configuration. The Kecskemét plant in Hungary then fulfilled the remaining orders. After that, the site was to be retooled for the production of new models based on the MMA platform. Mercedes has positioned the new electric GLB as its successor.
Most recently, in April 2026, the EQA also disappeared from the configurator. At the Rastatt plant, the remaining production orders were still being processed at that time. The final orders were expected to be completed by June. Meanwhile, Mercedes has begun series production of the new electric GLA, which will take over the role of the EQA.
EQ Model family now almost history
With this, Mercedes has largely phased out the entire first generation of its independently designed EQ model family within just over three years. Of the six model series originally considered here, only the EQS saloon remains, along with the already repositioned next-generation electric models. The departure from the standalone EQ design language and the merging of electric and conventional model series are thus progressing much faster than expected just a few years ago.
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