Mercedes-Benz EQB

Despite the policy U-turn by the European Union to exempt carbon-neutral synthetic fuels (also known as e-fuels) from the trade bloc’s 2035 ban on combustion engines, Mercedes-Benz will maintain its course to phase out combustion engines in favour of battery EVs. When asked by German business publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung if Mercedes-Benz welcomes the EU’s exemption of combustion engines running on carbon neutral e-fuels from the 2035 ban, CEO Ola Kallenius said “I think technology

Sat behind the wheel of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQB 350, cruising down the road at a calm and quiet 90 km/h, a thought comes to mind – this car actually works – and it’s perhaps the only time I’ve ever felt that while driving an EV. In just over 10 years, EVs have gone from fringe rich man’s plaything (think original 2012 Tesla Model S) to the ‘inevitable’ future of mobility. And it has taken half as long for the market to get saturated with every form and size of an inoffensive EV model that com

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia reckons that although Thailand appears to be ahead of the region in terms of policies to boost EV adoption and localization, Malaysia is still more or less on par. “If you are talking about localizing efforts or sales, I think both countries have an equal opportunity at the end of the day to showcase electric vehicles. I would say right now they are more or less on par, in terms of bringing more electric vehicle models, in terms of sales adoption, so let’s wait and see how

The next-generation electric vehicles (EV) by Mercedes-Benz, set to arrive at the end of 2024, will reportedly drop the EQ brand name, according to the German daily Handelsblatt. Mercedes-Benz currently markets its EVs under the EQ brand, with the EQC being the first model that was announced in 2016. It has since expanded to include EQA, EQB, EQE, EQS, and SUV models of the last two. Also read: Malaysia will CKD a Mercedes-Benz EQ model in 2023 - first EV from Pekan As Mercedes-Benz plans to bec

Following their preview in July, we now have the confirmed prices of the Mercedes-Benz EQB and EQC – the EV counterparts of the GLB and popular GLC SUVs. The Mercedes-Benz EQB 350 4Matic starts things off at RM 328,888 and whilst the more powerful Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4Matic comes in at RM 388,888, pretty much the same as the estimated prices announced during the preview. To recap, the imported (CBU) from Germany Mercedes-Benz EQB 350 is powered by two electric motors, one on each axle, making

Alongside the swoopy Mercedes-Benz EQS, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has also previewed the Mercedes-Benz EQB 350 4Matic, a 7-seater EV SUV. Think of the EQB as the EV version of the regular Mercedes-Benz GLB. For Malaysia, the sole EQB 350 4Matic is offered and is imported (CBU) from Germany, benefitting from the government’s EV incentives, which includes exemption of import, excise, and road tax, until 31-Dec 2023. The EQB 350 4Matic has an estimated pricing of RM 330,000, on-the-road, excluding ins