Mercedes introduces the EQE, EQE SUV, and EQS SUV.
The EQE sedan, EQE SUV, and EQS SUV are no longer available for individual configuration at Mercedes-Benz. As a result, only the EQS sedan remains among the four major electric models based on the EVA-II platform, while a fully electric E-Class as an EQE alternative has already been announced for 2027.
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQE Sedan
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Mercedes-Benz has ended the option to order individually configurable vehicles for three of its larger electric models. The EQE sedan, the EQE SUV, and the EQS SUV are no longer available for custom configuration in the German online configurator. Instead, customers can only choose from vehicles that are already in stock. The same three models are also no longer available for personalized ordering in Mercedes’ online configurators in France, the UK, and the Netherlands. Although an official confirmation from Mercedes-Benz has not yet been issued, everything suggests that the Stuttgart-based automaker is discontinuing these three electric models.
Only the EQS Sedan Remains
With this move, Mercedes is phasing out three of the four major model lines that are based on the EVA II platform developed specifically for electric vehicles. The EQE sedan was launched in 2022, followed by the EQE SUV at the end of the same year. The EQS SUV joined the lineup shortly after. No comparable technical updates are planned for the EQE models, meaning production of these two lines is nearing an end. The situation is different for the EQS sedan: Mercedes completely overhauled this electric flagship in April 2026, switching to an 800-volt architecture, new electric motors, and a larger battery. As a result, the WLTP range of the EQS 450+ now reaches up to 926 kilometers.
The future of the EQS SUV remains uncertain. Although this large electric SUV shares the same technical foundation as the EQS sedan, Mercedes has not yet announced a similar model update with 800-Volt technology or other advancements for the revised four-door version. The fact that this model can no longer be ordered individually at least suggests that it will not continue in its current form in the short term.
New electric platforms are replacing the EQ models
The withdrawal of these three model lines is linked to a fundamental reorientation of the electric vehicle portfolio. Mercedes relies on familiar model series names and designs inspired by their corresponding internal combustion engine counterparts in its latest electric models. For example, there is now an electric C-Class and an electric GLC.
Both are based on the newer MB.EA-M electric architecture and feature 800-volt technology. An electric E-Class has also been announced, with plans to launch it in the second half of 2027, potentially replacing the EQE sedan in the future.
EQA, EQB, and EQC are already history
Shutting down these three major EQ models is not the first time Mercedes has taken such a step. Production of the EQC ended in 2023. Mercedes’ first modern mass-produced electric vehicle rolled off the production line at its Bremen plant for the last time in the second quarter of 2023. Mercedes confirmed the end of production at that time in response to a query from electrive. Existing inventory vehicles were sold afterward. By July 2024, the model was completely discontinued with all remaining units sold out.
The EQB was introduced at the end of 2025. As early as September of that same year, the compact SUV was no longer available for custom configuration. The Kecskemét plant in Hungary then handled the existing orders. After that, the facility was set to be upgraded for producing new models based on the MMA platform. Mercedes positions the new electric GLB as its successor.
Most recently, the EQA was also removed from the configurator in April 2026. At that time, the plant in Rastatt was still processing the remaining production orders. The final orders were expected to be completed by June. Meanwhile, Mercedes has begun mass production of the new electric GLA, which will take over the role of the EQA.
EQ model family now almost a thing of the past
Thus, within just over three years, Mercedes has largely phased out the entire first generation of its independently designed EQ model family. Of the originally six series discussed here, only the EQS sedan remains, along with the newly positioned electric models of the next generation. The shift away from the distinct EQ design language and the consolidation of electric and conventional series are progressing much faster than expected just a few years ago.