Thanks for the review moralfibre.

I think this vehicle is perfect for those who wish to flaunt their green, eco-friendly credentials with the help of an expensive, luxurious vehicle (nothing wrong with it at all).

Till now, if you wanted to show that you are a green, eco-friendly person, the only viable options were offerings from Tata, MG and Hyundai: none of the manufacturers scream premium or luxury.

I expect this vehicle to be visible in decent numbers in South Delhi/South Bombay households as a third/fourth vehicle doing city runs.

I just don’t see myself spending a crore on an EV. Green credentials and the likes are well and good, but when the time comes to sign that cheque, and you’re well aware of that the same money can buy in the ICE world, it truly gives you a moments pause. Let’s just say the opportunity cost is quite substantial. No regrets per se, but one is always cognisant of what ‘else’ that money could buy.

I agree hands down with an earlier post, I would buy a Tesla hands down above this. No questions asked.

The EQC has been reported to be a sales disaster in Europe since its launch in 2019; Mercedes-Benz is known to not have posted any sales figures for the EQC officially, as a result.

This launch will likely serve more as a technology demonstrator and as a preview of MBIL's future product direction, than around adding revenue.

Mercedes trainees build see through EQC























https://www.motor1.com/news/448630/m...arent-concept/

Mercedes-Benz EQC 4x4˛ concept. It gets portal axes, has 293 mm of ground clearance, chunky 285 section all terrain tyres with 20-inch beadlock wheels, wheel arch extension and a fording depth of 400mm.























https://twitter.com/autocar/status/1...803314177?s=19

Since an EV has lesser moving parts, will it solve the reliability problem that luxury cars have?
Or will it be more unreliable because it has more electronics?

An EV offroader feels naturally at home when it comes to instant torque and ontap power delivery. That, along with the wizardry of electronics can make hardcore offroading pretty accecible to everyone in the future.



Its really impressive to see the easy with which the EQC takles the terrain on its own with minimum driver input. Driving with the camera aids, seems like a driving a simulator.

Its just a matter of time, when this becomes mainstream in most SUV's with the battery costs falling below $100/kWh.

The furture is going to be an exciting place.

India's 1st Mercedes Benz EQC delivered in Kerala.



Bobby Chemmanur ( Chairman & MD - Chemmanur Group ) from kerala has added an EQC to his garage.

It is claimed that this is the first EQC in the country.

He has posted a video about it in his social media pages.



He has few interesting machines like Polaris Slingshot, Golden Wrapped Roll Rolls-Royce Phantom (Taxi), DC AVANTI etc.

He is a unique character anyhow.

Took it for a test drive today. Still digesting thoughts. Shall share in due course.

Why do you need to jump start an EV?

Mercedes-Benz has started accepting bookings for the second batch of the EQC electric SUV. Customers can place their orders online or at their nearest Mercedes-Benz dealership.



The EQC uses two asynchronous 3-Phase AC motors that have a combined output of 402 BHP and 765 Nm. They are powered by an 85 kWh lithium-ion battery pack that is claimed to offer a maximum range of 400 km on a single charge (WLTP cycle).



The battery can be recharged in 21 hours using a 3.4 kW domestic socket or in 10 hours using a 7.5 kW wall-box charger that is provided by Mercedes-Benz. A DC fast charger cuts the charging time to 90 minutes.



The EQC is imported into India as a 'completely built unit' (CBU). The next batch of cars will start arriving from October 2021.



Until now, the EQC was available in six cities across 14 locations. Mercedes dealers across 50 cities and 94 locations will now be able to cater to EQC customers.

Mercedes-Benz will recall almost 20,000 examples of the electric EQC SUV around the world.



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