{"id":3791,"date":"2025-09-02T00:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T00:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:25:23","slug":"mercedes-is-quietly-pulling-the-plug-on-two-of-its-newest-evs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/mercedes-is-quietly-pulling-the-plug-on-two-of-its-newest-evs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes Is Quietly Pulling The Plug On Two Of Its Newest EVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22C0112_016_0-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mercedes will reportedly end EQE and EQE SUV production by 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Both models would have a short lifecycle as the SUV debuted in 2022.<\/li>\n<li>The brand announced plans for a traditional E-Class EV earlier this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2021\/09\/mercedes-eqe-sedan-unveiled-to-take-on-the-tesla-model-s\/\">Mercedes EQE<\/a> was introduced at the 2021 Munich Motor Show and followed by the EQE SUV roughly one year later. While both models are still relatively new, they&rsquo;ll reportedly be killed off next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/new-cars\/mercedes-benz-eqe-saloon-and-suv-production-end-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Autocar<\/a>, the move follows an internal reassessment of Mercedes electric vehicle plans and a desire to eliminate overlap. It also goes without saying, sales haven&rsquo;t been great. In the United States, combined EQE sales plummeted 39% last year to 11,660 units.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/07\/weak-demand-sees-mercedes-pause-us-ev-deliveries\/\">Mercedes Quietly Pauses EV Deliveries To US While Slashing Prices Behind The Scenes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The move probably shouldn&rsquo;t be too surprising as previous reports had suggested the automaker would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/07\/mercedes-slashes-eq-prices-to-shift-unwanted-jellybean-evs\/\">stop producing some US-spec EQ models<\/a>. Regardless of what happens, the EQE starts at $64,950 and climbs to $96,600 for the AMG variant, which offers a dreadful 220 miles (354 km) of range.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mercedes-EQE-901-6.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Mercedes Is Quietly Pulling The Plug On Two Of Its Newest EVs\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mercedes-EQE-901-6-1024x576.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The EQE SUV also starts at $64,950, but its AMG variant is more costly at $97,400. On the bright side, the latter crossover offers 230 miles (370 km) of range.<\/p>\n<p>The report says both models will be &ldquo;indirectly replaced&rdquo; by the upcoming C-Class and GLC EVs. However, Mercedes previously confirmed plans for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/02\/new-mercedes-e-class-ev-spotted-hiding-under-eqe-body-final-design-will-finally-ditch-the-egg-shape\/\">E-Class EV<\/a> and this would be a direct successor to the EQE &ndash; assuming the program hasn&rsquo;t been cut. When that model was teased earlier this year, the company said it would ditch its soapy shape and adopt a classic &ldquo;3-box limousine design&rdquo; as well as a &ldquo;very status-oriented wheelbase.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mercedes-EQE-901-7.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Mercedes Is Quietly Pulling The Plug On Two Of Its Newest EVs\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mercedes-EQE-901-7-1024x683.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes will reportedly end EQE and EQE SUV production by 2026. Both models would have a short lifecycle as the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/mercedes-is-quietly-pulling-the-plug-on-two-of-its-newest-evs\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mercedes Is Quietly Pulling The Plug On Two Of Its Newest EVs<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3791"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3794,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3791\/revisions\/3794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}