Mercedes-Benz EQV Electric Van (ENG) - Test Drive and Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Mercedes-Benz EQV is an electric van based on the Mercedes-Benz V Class. The recently updated V-Class now features the new MBUX infotainment system, which the new Sprinter received a couple of years ago. Behind the wheel it is a mix of the familiar Mercedes-Benz steering wheel and instrument cluster with the new infotainment system display and touchpad. The Mercedes-Benz EQV comes in two wheelbase lenghts, and is offered as a 6- or 8-seater. Mercedes promises electric range even in excess of 400 kilometers. What's it like in real life? Watch this to find out.
↔ Mercedes-Benz EQV 300 (LWB) dimensions:
✔ length: 5140 mm
✔ width: 1928 mm
✔ height: 1901 mm
✔ wheelbase: 3200 mm
✔ boot/trunk: 1030 L
💲 Mercedes-Benz EQV 300 starting price: 69 600 euro
💲 Mercedes-Benz EQV 300 price as tested: 86 000 euro
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Six Mareks in one van. An amazing thought. You'd be awash in sarcasm. 🤟
Looking forward to seeing how PSA/Toyota alternative compare with à much lighter and modern platform underneath.
Vilnius, Lithuania has over 50 DC CCS fast chargers. Most of them are 50kW, sadly, with only very few being 150. For a city of 550k, that's pretty good. Basically a fast charger for every 10k people.
I know where we'll see more of EQVs then :)
I'm not saying there aren't any rapid chargers in Warsaw. According to plugshare.com there are 41 CCS chargers, but not in the city center, which is where you would expect to see most EVs. Also I don't think there's a CCS >50 kW in Warsaw or anywhere around. I wish PlugShare added a charging output filter.
Very nice van and very interesting that it's electric. Great review as always Marek
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Marek! SOmething completly different, nice one.
Glad you liked it!
This vehicle is the purgatory for all car enthusiasts. Who are they kidding. It should come in only 1 colour. Yellow. As in school bus yellow. Always enjoy your amusing observations though. Thanks Marek!
Electric buses make sense on some routes. We have several here in Warsaw. They recharge at the final stop using some sort of pop-up connector on the roof.
@@MarekDrives Fuel cell buses are the way to go. 1 or 2 central filling stations, no need for those huge batteries or long charging times.
Brilliant ending! Had to laugh out loud!
So this is basically a city taxi / airport shuttle bus. With the same old problem, battery weight eating into load capacity? It also looks like Mercedes hasn't really put their heart and soul into making it. All in all, a lack luster effort but, still coupled to a 70k price tag. Thanks once again for another honest review Marek. See you next week, cheers.
I wouldn't mind the extra weight if they at least worked a bit on that range. Recently I spent a couple of hours with the Vivaro e 75 kWh and it looked as if it would achieve the claimed approx. 300 km range without any problems (I didn't have any load inside, but I will load it up, when I take it for a proper review). I understand there's a lot of real estate here to fill up with batteries, but it's clearly not working. I recall the EQC was also an energy hog, regardless of whether it was driven in urban or extra-urban scenario.
my dad has a facelifted Viano (previous generation V-class) from 2013, and anything you said about this one showing it's age can be said about that one as well. Despite being built in 2013 it has features from mercedes' from the mid 2000s
Great review and a pretty cool vehicle
Cool socks!!!
Uff, that thing sounds like a very heavy heap of crap :/
But a very helpful review and great intro and outro, thanks! :D
Super test
And I'm subscribed
NIce attempt by Mercedes just to say: "Hey we got an EQV minibus!".
- Some might ask: "But wait, how useful it is?".
- Mercedes: "Well, you know...not that much actually...we just built it..."
Would like to see review of PSA e vans (traveller, expert etc) and Ford Tourneo phev
Ford is not happening. Apparently I don't talk well enough about their products, so they don't want to show me new ones.
I've just been on a short drive in the Vivaro e. As a car it's OKish, as an EV it delivers more or less 300 km as promised in urban scenario.
@@MarekDrives that was 50 or 75kwh? But hope they offer more payload :)
@@MarekDrives so we shouldn't expect any new ford car reviews from you? That's too bad, but ford is not new to such things towards indipendent car journalists
Bergen, Norway. Probably the best place to drive an EV. At least 11 chargers at 150kW or more, not counting Tesla sugerchargers. this car should easily work as a regular taxi here.
I envy you guys. As much as I'm a fan of EVs, most of them don't work in Poland, because of insufficient charging infrastructure. And yes, this would make a brilliant taxi with fast chargers readily available.
@@MarekDrives I don't mean to be a dick, but being that I usually drive to work, I just had my first drive in the new electric buses, and man du they take the hills in their stride. So smooth and effortless. Very nice.
@Trond Haugland I've driven the KIA e-Niro 400+ km up into the mountains on a single charge, so I know what these vehicles are capable of. Just not this one :)
The main problem with this car, especially as a taxi, will be its low ground clearance.
It feels like a token effort at something green, given the weight limitations and cost its a very narrow band of usefulness. I was interested to view this as a VW Transporter Camper user, but there will not be much in the way of camper kit getting in that, nor really any real distance for a holiday that does not take some time to get too.
Well said!
A Marco Polo weighs about 2.5 tons, just 400 kg more, than an equivalent V Class. However adding 400 kg to the EQV means you're at the GVWR with just the driver. And that's before we start adding things like AWD, which may be useful.
in holland we have 175kw charging stations near the airport
@@zuti071 most people do, i am too lazy for that
BTW, you should upload EN and PL videos with some time gap. Or I don't know, but I mainly see only new video notification for PL...
Good review. All the details and then your own feelings as usual :) My daughter has a diesel one, and is very happy with it. I think the range is the killer for this car. Diesel still rules this segment. A diesel-hybrid with good range on electric might fit better. MB has it on stock for the GLE, so it might come? Keep up the good work!
Indeed, this would be a great base for a diesel PHEV!
Hi Marek. I like your review as always. To my point, EV like this Mercedes is heavily dependent on the infrastructure, for example, charging hotspots which cost certain amount of money for car factoies, users and local government. And not even to mention the charging technologies, which is weak and simply take too much time. I always wondering what is the real user benefit during the EV revolutions that all car maker involved.
Thanks.
There are some potential benefits, but with many caveats.
1. At early stages buyers should receive some incentives, like grants, tax benefits, toll free parking, use of high occupancy lanes, etc.
2. EVs are for people, who live in homes, rather than apartments. Apartment building administrators are often reluctant to allow installation of garage charging stations (or even dedicated sockets located next to tenants' designated parking spots). But if you're living in a house it could make sense that you instal solar panels, which would make charging greener. And the benefits I mentioned in point #1 could depend on whether you take that extra step or not. It all depends on where you live, what's the local energy mix and weather, what long-term goals the authorities want to achieve, etc.
3. An EV has to fit the owner's lifestyle. If you don't drive more than 100 km a day (and most of us don't), and you can recharge at home, an EV makes sense. And once or twice a year you can rent an ICE car for vacation.
But I don't expect everyone to suddenly ditch their petrol and diesel cars in favour of EVs. Too early for that. Current charging technology and infrastructure just doesn't make it feasible for majority of people.
I am surprised by the weak turning circle. I have a Mercedes Metris (basically a Vito with a C250-spec gas engine) and it turns considerably tighter than that.
Which wheelbase? This is the middle length (i.e. LWB).
@@MarekDrives there are three lengths; two wheelbases. A short 126”, an extended 126”, and a 135”. I have the extended 126”; the middle length same as your tester. I wonder if it has something to do with the regrettable decision to make this model front wheel drive; mine is rear wheel drive.
Could be.
Truth be told even with 32kWh/100km it still comes out to about 50% of price compared to only 6,5l/100km on Diesel
How Mercedes even let out the van with such a low distance capability???
Similar consumption to our etron ..but a much bigger vehicle ..whats the top DC charge speed ?
110kw seems low for 90kwh battery ..need min 150 imho
They recycled the EQC powertrain minus AWD. And that ate away electrons like crazy.
@@MarekDrives there s a reason why Mercedes North America wants to wait for EQS before launching first ev here ? B250e with Tesla inside did not sell in big numbers here lol
The B Class is a brilliant car, but not very sexy. Daimler having stakes in the Freenow taxi app service made a sweet deal offering the outgoing B Class to taxi drivers, but the new one just can't beat the trendy GLA. I've seen more of the brand new GLA and GLB on the streets, than the B Class (which is about 2 years old by now).
@@MarekDrives looking forward to the hopefully soon available EQA and EQB based on those
One of a few EV vans (or maybe they could be called EVV:)). I don't see anything bad about analog dials. Considering as a van which size of a S-class, weight of a big SUV or a loaded Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, EQV in my opinion is disappointment. Maybe potential buyers are companies which want to show how they "considering environment" or "taking care of environment". i think it really struggles with practicality. In France (after new tax) it will be even more expensive.
masz ten sam samochód, który jest pokazany na stronie Mercedesa :-)
Podejrzewam, że nie mają ich za wiele.
Does it have heatpump?
No idea. The EQC has a heat pump, and when the EQV was in concept form it was announced there will be a heat pump as well. There's not a word about it in the press release or the spec sheet. Either it doesn't or it's an option in colder markets. In Poland there's just an electric heater.
@@MarekDrives yea, sometimes they make strange decisions. I was looking that Skoda Enyaq has a heatpump only optionally either in Belgium and Latvia. And only from mid spec.
This is the worst charging socket placement I've ever seen, imagine if you heavily damage the left side of that bumper...
That's the least of this car's problems :)
What did I learned from the review? Poland has a pitiful charging infrastructure.
It does.
Its much better, than it used to be, but it's still a game of which charger is available and working.
Was this Arkadia parking garage ? Lol
Nope, Legionowo P&R :)
This car = Epic fail
Pointless car
Expensive
Heavy and slow
And definitely not economical
Marek you never mention the cost of charging...
The cost of charging will vary greatly depending on the speed and place. At home you just have to see your utilities bill for 1 kWh price, and multiply it by whatever you charge. This applies to the regular 230V and wallbox charging, though a wallbox may cost a couple of thousand euro to install, and to adapt your home electrics.
Fast charging is a bit like mobile phone service a few years ago. Depending on the monthly subscription you'll pay different rates. Some systems charge per minute or per kWh or a combination of both. For example the largest network in Poland charges you per kWh for X minutes, and once you exceed that time limit, it starts charging you per kWh and per minute so that you don't occupy the charger too long.
Also you may be charged differently depending on the speed. The same network I mentioned will charge different rates for 22 kW Type 2, 50kW CCS. And on top of that there are subscription plans, so if you use their chargers often, it makes sense to pay a monthly subscription in exchange for lower per kWh rates, as well as extended charging time without paying the overstaying fee.
Generally speaking if you have to pay for public charging, it's usually too expensive. Home charging is the way to go, and public (especially fast) charging is for emergency situations.