Mercedes-Benz E-Class EV Confirmed For 2027 Launch

Mercedes-Benz’s best-selling car in India will spawn an all-electric model in the next two years. The illustrious E-Class will be available as an electric vehicle starting 2027, Mercedes-Benz confirmed at its Capital Market Day event, where it also shared details of the upcoming CLA EV, as well as a few other models that will be launched in the coming years. While it is expected to have plenty in common with the current-gen E-Class (codenamed W214/V214), the first-ever E-Class EV is set to utilise a different, dedicated platform, and will be a “no-compromise” offering in every way, as per a senior company official.

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Speaking about the E-Class EV during the event, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius said, “[The E-Class Electric] will be, in every dimension, as good [as], or better than, the combustion engine E-Class. There will be no compromise on size or seating”.

E-Class EV is expected to retain the design and styling of the combustion engine model.

The E-Class EV, which will be separate from the EQE sedan, is likely to replace the EQE altogether, as the latter has consistently struggled to find buyers despite being introduced in key global markets well over three years ago.

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While Mercedes kept its cards close to its proverbial chest, the company did tease the silhouette of the E-Class EV, which is similar to that of the combustion engine E-Class. The E-Class EV will retain the combustion model’s ‘iconic, three-box limousine design’, which is notably distinct from the aero-focused shape of the slow-selling EQE, with Mercedes adding that its combustion and electric models will soon follow a single design philosophy. It will also have a ‘status-oriented’ wheelbase, ensuring ‘maximum space and comfort’, according to Mercedes’ presentation.

Enhanced rear seat comfort is likely to be a priority with the E-Class EV.

The E-Class EV will also have advanced driver assistance systems with Level 2++ (fully automated city driving) and Level 3 Highway capabilities. Mercedes is also targeting a new benchmark for interior quietness with the E-Class EV, and says the model’s electric drive system will be ‘Mercedes-like’, promising the kind of refinement and dynamic elegance historically associated with its combustion engine cars.

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Mercedes confirmed it will continue with a dual-platform strategy for its core and top-end models, to be able to offer customers a no-compromises choice between combustion engines and fully-electric powertrains.

The company will take the wraps off the all-electric CLA sedan in the month of March, before unveiling the all-electric derivative of the GLC SUV at the IAA Mobility Show, in Munich, later this year.