Overview

The Mercedes-Benz EQE has two major tasks. As well as competing with the electric cars from the likes of BMW and Audi, it also needs to appeal to Mercedes E-Class buyers who are looking to make their first steps into the electric car marketplace.

With it becoming increasingly inevitable that almost everyone’s next (or next-but-one) new car will be electric, the E-Class is not such an obvious choice. There are E-Class hybrids, but not full electric. For the zero-local-emissions equivalent, you need to think EQE.

So we’re not only asking if the EQE works well in its own right, but if it can be seen as part of the E-Class tradition. It’s a lot to ask.

Despite looking to appeal to the same sort of demographic, the EQE has nothing physically in common with the E-Class. Instead, EQE sits on the same all-electric platform as the larger Mercedes EQS – the EV equivalent of the Mercedes S-Class.

Other cars on potential EQE buyers’ shopping lists include the Tesla Model S saloon and BMW i4 and Audi E-Tron GT hatchbacks. Mercedes can’t match Tesla’s network of dedicated Superchargers, but it’s making it easier to find and use chargers at home and on the road, with everything from clever navigation to deals on domestic wallboxes.

There are two power options to choose from, as well as a fully fledged standalone sports model called the Mercedes-AMG EQE.

Is it all enough to make Mercedes a big player in the EV world? Keep scrolling to find out whether we would recommend an EQE against its main rivals or not.