Mercedes-Benz has presented the new EQA electric SUV. The compact SUV will be available with a range of more than 420 km. The all-new Mercedes-Benz EQA is the electric sibling to the Mercedes-Benz GLA compact SUV. Technically, the EQA is somehow an A-Class because is based on the flexible MFA2 platform and can therefore be produced in parallel with the combustion engines.
Autonomy & Price
First of all, the Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 will be available as a special Edition 1 model and it will be launched with front-wheel drive, which according to the car manufacturer should achieve a range of 420 kilometres according to the new WLTP test cycle. The power consumption of this variant is presented as 15.7 kWh per 100 kilometres. The price list for Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 starts at around 48,000 euros (VAT included). Attention, you must take into consideration that this price is without any environmental bonus and Mercedes-Benz discounts. Sales will start in February, but the first cars will not arrive until later in the spring.
Power
The EQA 250 is driven by a 140 kW / 190 hp asynchronous electric motor (ASM) with a maximum 375 Nm of torque, which allows it to run 0-100 km/h in 8.9 seconds and the top speed is 160 km / h.
Battery
The EQA has the 66.5 kWh lithium-ion battery as an integral part of the chassis. With a quick charger, it can be charged with up to 100 kW (DC / DC), which means that it can be charged from 10-80% in just 30 minutes. On AC boxes, 100% charging via the standard 11 kW onboard charger takes almost 6 hours.
The Mercedes MeCharge service gives customers access to 450,000 charging points in 31 countries. Also, the technology for charging without authentication is on board and already works on Ionity charging stations.
