Mercedes-Benz EQA due here mid-year

The compact electric Mercedes-Benz EQA has been launched globally in a digital world premiere and is due in New Zealand from mid-2021 according to Mercedes-Benz New Zealand.

More information about pricing and specification for the EQA 250 will be available closer to that time.

EQA is the name of the new entry-level model for all-electric Mercedes EQ vehicles.

Smart assistants support the driver in many areas, such as accident avoidance and Navigation with Electric Intelligence. In addition, the car features various exceptional Mercedes-Benz functions, such as Energising Comfort and Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX).

It has Active Lane Keeping Assist and Active Brake Assist as standard, for example.

The new EQA is being built in Rastatt (Germany) and Beijing (China). Battery systems are supplied by the Mercedes-Benz subsidiary Accumotive in Kamenz. The battery factory in Jawor, Poland, is also preparing to produce battery systems for the compact Mercedes-EQ models.

“Mercedes-EQ aspires to take the lead in the field of electric drive systems and vehicle software. To this end, we have defined some ambitious product development goals and resolved to push forward with the accelerated market introduction of new technologies”, says Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG management board member Markus Schäfer.

“The new EQA allows us to show the way we envisage e-mobility as tailored to the needs of our customers. We will offer a whole family of EQA models, with output ranging from 140kW through to more than 200kW, and with front-wheel as well as all-wheel drive. And for those for whom the issue of range is particularly important, our portfolio will in due course also include a special version of the EQA with a radius of more than 500km (WLTP).”

The EQA 250 has a combined electric consumption of 15.7kWh/100 km; zero combined CO2 emissions with 140kW power and 486km range (NEDC) or 426km (WLTP).

The “double-decker” lithium-ion battery in the underbody has 66.5kWh energy content.

The EQA 250 is priced in Germany from 47,540.50 euros.

“The new EQA is an important vehicle along our path towards the electrification of all our vehicle segments”, says Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG management board member Britta Seeger.

Further variants to meet specific customer requirements will follow.

Mercedes me Charge gives customers access to more than 450,000 AC and DC charging points across 31 countries.

Low wind resistance means high efficiency, with the EQA’s aerodynamic development undertaken entirely digitally.

A sophisticated thermal management system with heat pump is standard, as are driver and front passenger airbags, a kneebag for the driver and windowbags.