Inovev forecasts 5,000 new Mercedes EQVs per year
- While the Volkswagen group presented the 100% electric ID3 sedan at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show and announced the upcoming launch of the ID1, ID2 and ID4, the Daimler group continues to launch its own 100% electric models.
- After the EQC (SUV segment D) and the EQB (SUV segment B), after the Smart EQ Fortwo and EQ Forfour, which are now the only Smart cars on the market in Europe and China, here is the EQV, which takes over the bodywork of the segment E minivan, the V-Class. In two years' time, the EQA (segment C) and EQS (segment F) sedans will appear.
- The Mercedes EQV was presented at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, after a first appearance at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show in the form of a concept. It can accommodate six to eight passengers depending on the configuration of its interior layout.
- According to the manufacturer, the EQV's batteries would allow it a maximum range of 400 kilometers according to the WLTP cycle, this extended range being made possible by the engine's restraining mechanism, which limits the maximum speed to 160 km/h.
- The Mercedes EQV is in fact the first 100% electric European minivan, but it is derived from the Vito utility in its 100% electric version, which made it easier to build this new model.
- The Mercedes EQV will be produced at the Vitoria site in Spain, as will the V and Vito Classes. Inovev expects 5,000 units per year of this new model, compared to a production volume of 30,000 units per year of Class V over the last four years. The manufacturer targets VIP customers in luxury hotels and high-end shuttle services for this new model.
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