It's the second all-electric compact car from the brand after the EQA. Both share a powerful and efficient electric drive, clever recuperation and predictive Navigation with Electric Intelligence.
The EQB offers five seats as standard and is optionally available as a seven-seater.
As a seven-seater, the EQB offers space for many family configurations and a wide variety of transport needs. This gives it an exceptional position among compact electric cars.
The two seats in the third row can be used by people up to 1.65 metres tall, and child seats can also be fitted there.
Exterior
The EQB interprets Mercedes-EQ's Progressive Luxury by having the characteristic Mercedes-EQ black panel grille with central star.
Blue colour highlights within the headlamp reinforce the signature Mercedes-EQ appearance.
A further distinctive design feature of the all-electric world of Mercedes-EQ vehicles is the continuous light strip at the front and rear.
The EQB achieves a good Cd value from 0.28.
Among the most important aerodynamic measures are the completely closed cooling air control system in the upper section, the aerodynamically efficient front and rear aprons, a very smooth, almost completely enclosed underbody, specially optimised Aero wheels and specifically adapted front and rear wheel spoilers.
Interior
The large body of the dashboard has a cut-out in the driver and passenger area. The driver faces a Widescreen Cockpit, with control and display via MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience).
The robust character of the interior is underlined by tubular elements in an aluminium look. They sit as handles in the doors, in the centre console and in the instrument panel on the passenger side.
Depending on the design and equipment line, a backlit trim piece and rosé gold-coloured decorative elements on the air vents, seats and vehicle key provide clues to the electric character in the interior of the EQB.
The instruments, with their electric car-specific displays, pick up on the same colour scheme with rosé gold-coloured and blue highlights.
Big on space
The EQB is closely related to the EQA, whose advanced drive technology it shares, and the GLB. This is where the long wheelbase (2,829mm), the spacious and variable interior and the optional third row of seats with two additional individual seats come from.
Space is generous. The headroom in the first row of seats is 1,035mm, in the second it is 979mm for the five-seater.
At 87mm, the knee space in the rear of the five-seater reaches a comfortable level.
The boot is level and spacious: the load volume of 495 to 1710 or 465 to 1620 litres (figures for five- and seven-seaters respectively) has the qualities of a Mid-range station wagon.
The backrests of the seats in the second row can be adjusted in several stages as standard, and this row features fore/aft adjustment of 140mm as an option. This enables the boot to be enlarged by up to 190 litres and put to versatile use.
Extensive safety features include retractable head restraints, seat belts with belt tensioners and force limiters on all outer seats and a side windowbag that also covers passengers in the third row.
A total of up to four child seats can be fitted in rows two and three, plus one more in the front passenger seat. To increase luggage space, the third-row seats can be lowered flush into the load floor.
Electric Intelligence
The standard Navigation with Electric Intelligence contributes to the effortless handling of the EQB in everyday life. It calculates the fastest route to the destination, taking into account maximum charging power and the duration of possible charging stops.
In addition, the Navigation with Electric Intelligence ensures that the high-voltage battery is brought to an optimal charging temperature before a planned charging stop, if required.
Charging
At home or at public charging stations, the EQB can be conveniently charged at up to 11 kW with alternating current (AC) using the onboard charger. The charging time required for a full charge depends on the available infrastructure and the country-specific vehicle equipment.
Charging at a Mercedes-Benz Wallbox is considerably faster than at a domestic power socket.
And it is even faster at direct current (DC) fast-charging stations. Depending on the SoC (State of Charge) and the temperature of the high-voltage battery, the EQB charges at a corresponding charging station with a maximum power of up to 100 kW. The charging time is then just over 30 minutes from 10-80 percent SoC.
And after just 15 minutes, electricity is recharged for up to another 150km (WLTP).
For AC and DC charging, the EQB is equipped as standard in Europe and the USA with a CCS (Combined Charging Systems) connector in the right-hand side panel.
By means of certificates of origin, Mercedes-Benz guarantees that energy from renewable energy sources is fed into the grid for charging current sourced via Mercedes me Charge.
With Mercedes me Charge, customers can charge at more than 250,000 public charging stations across Europe, where Mercedes-Benz ensures subsequent compensation through green electricity. With the EQB, one year of Mercedes me Charge is included.
EQB variants
The electric initiative from Mercedes-Benz Cars is accelerating as fast as the Mercedes-EQ models themselves: with the EQA, EQB, the electric business saloon EQE and the luxury saloon EQS, a total of four new models from Mercedes-EQ are being introduced in 2021, plus the Concept EQT as a harbinger of a new high level of quality in the small van segment.
The Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid family, currently consisting of more than 20 model variants, is being renewed with electrified derivatives of the C-Class and the S-Class.
For 2021, Mercedes-Benz Cars expects to increase the xEV share, i.e. of plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles, to around 13 percent. In addition, mild hybrids with a starter-generator and 48-volt system are updating the product range.
"With the new EQB we have designed an iconic electric SUV which incorporates the square forms of our off-roaders and projects them into the future. Its significant silhouette is combined with futuristic elements such as the black panel front to create the extraordinary look of this vehicle", said Daimler Group chief design officer Gorden Wagener.
In Europe, the all-electric compact SUV will be launched as the EQB 300 4MATIC (combined electrical consumption NEDC: 16.2 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km) with 168 W and as the EQB 350 4MATIC with 215 kW (combined electrical consumption NEDC: 16.2 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km).
With both variants using a 66.5kWh Li-ion battery pack, the ranges according to WLTP are 419km in each case.
Further variants to meet specific customer requirements will follow, including a long-range version.
EQB 350
EQB 300
