Hey Bjorn, lovely to see part 2 and you being so positive about the EQC, it is proving to be a better car than I expected. Just as info, I have finally gone on a long trip in my I pace and can now say that at a temperature of 7c and air con on, starting at 86% and finishing at 12%, I went 234km against a 10km/hr head wind travelling up a 700m mountainous country Road with over 90% at 100km/hr. (the speed limit). The Ave consumption was 254wh/km.
I just wish Jaguar, Mercedes and Audi hadn’t overpriced their first EVs so much, especially the I-Pace. It’s too small, cramped and weird looking to command a price over $90K when optioned well. It can’t match the range or acceleration of a Model 3, let alone Model S and it’s not useable as a family SUV since it’s so small. Then you have the issues with Jag reliability, expensive parts, slow charging speeds, etc. I feel the Merc EQ C and E-Tron are also about $30K overpriced. With a range of just 200 miles, you’re pretty limited (in the US) where you can go without having to stop super frequently to charge.
Quality of your videos is just amazing! Most top vloggers can handle the camera work and the editing so and so but where they fail hardest is the audio quality and the story. Without writen dialog people tend to repeat them selfs a lot. It makes videos longer but keeps them in amateur league. You on the other hand deliver broadcast quality content that makes many network shows feel outdated and clumsy. And above all - you know your stuff. Period. Nice detail at 28:52.
It's the first real attempt by Mercedes to make a workable EV. It is well done. Let's hope that Mercedes continues to do its utmost to develop EVs. Then it will be good in the future!
Bjorn, maybe you can try to reduce the single-use plastics, since you care about the environment. A reusable water bottle + a reusable straw are cheap.
Good point, but it would be a little awkward to refuse the plastic glass and ask for filling the liquids in a reusable bottle (or even glass) every single time. I wonder if McDonald's and others would grant or refuse the request. Companies also need to change their attitude towards this. Although, perhaps even by attempting the aboves he could help to draw attention to the matter and promote the use of reusables. I'm not sure he is willing to undertake this second mission, next to the promotion of EVs, though. Would be great, anyway.
@@dezz00002 You can fill your bottle with tap water, it is safe to drink in Europe. If you really want a soft drink , buy a can or a bottle, at least they are recyclable.
@@udishomer5852 Safe, but doesn't always taste so good. You may prefer fresh mineral water, soft drinks or tea, also to be cold in the summer, or hot (tea) in the winter. You can carry a Thermos, but then it won't be that fresh all day. Still useful, but I wonder how many people would follow suit. And so the fast food restaurants will keep on pouring the single-use plastics. The solution could be customer accessible taps of cold mineral water, soft drinks, tea and hot tea and perhaps coffee (as the staff obviously won't want to touch your glass or bottle). Then you pay as much as you put in your reusable glass or bottle. These could be installed in the shops, as well.
Very nice video Björn, thank you. That is a benchmark for other SUV. Yes you get better range from sedans like TM3 or TMS but this is a good result for a SUV. Keep it up!
That does seem like a nice car. Most important to me is the combination of charging speed and range for long trips, and it seems they have it right. But hmm... Still only as good as a first generation Model S in that respect, so it still seems that Tesla is a fair way ahead on that front. Tesla really did make something special.
Its basically 200km then 30min stop at highway for longer trips(at best)... Pretty bad when you compare it to ICE cars and more importantly to Tesla as you said. For some it may work fine...Bare in mind Tesla is rolling v3 superchargers - 250kw (yikes) so imagine that vs EQC that can support only 100kw...
@@adultjunkie1647 A lot of Mercedes drivers won't need that range. Some will. I feel like Mercedes will be able to get that sorted in 4 to 5 years from now. For the meanwhile, this is a very decent car for everyone else that can afford it. Most wealthy people don't need to drive very far: they can afford a nice house close to work, and can afford the good doctors near there too. This range will be good for them most days. If they manage branch factories or customers that are a further drive, then of course they will have to inspect the available stopovers necessary to make it round trip. Likely, they will know where to get a bite to eat with a fast charger. Alternatively, for factory owners and managers, they could put in an A/C charger and put in an office with a view of their car from the office, and sit there and hire and fire people while they wait for their car to charge. Once their car is charged up to get home, the visit is over! The no-nonsense charging protocol where you just plug in and it charges will be nice for those rare exceptions when you mis-plan your day. For days you know you will need to drive further, you use your other long distance car. If it's a Tesla, you'll be cursing how uncomfortable it is, but at least you'll get there without having to make as many stops.
@@bradallen1832 Lol, nice comment :) Yeah its a luxury Suv thats much better as an ICE then an EV ;) But seriously, this car needs a good charging network or it can be a headache! Thats where Tesla is so strong! But as a second luxury car in a fleet, guess its ok... My main problem with this car is that there are many Merc-Benz lovers(which is understandable) that don`t really know about EV! So when I tell them about autonomy and specs of this car they just start talking trash about EV. In their mind if company like Merc has this mediocre EV everyone else has even worse! Thats why I would like to see them be even better then Tesla `cause they have resources and experience, right? Or maybe they just become lazy like everyone else in auto industry!
Well... There is a popular misconception about the German autobahn... Even so there is no general speed limit, about seventy percent of the stretch of German Autobahn is under one speed restriction ore other... That is besides all the road work being done... since the right lane is hammered by all the trucks. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
06:45 min. You're right! Bacon and Cheese. There is nothing better than that! 18:30 min. and CHOPCHOP , The food is so delicious and healthy, unfortunately it does not exist in Germany :-(
There are new rules about using handheld devices while driving in Denmark. Cops is very strict about it. So watch out when using your camera handheld while driving
When you did your 24h challenge with your Model 3 in Germany, do you remember after how long you reached the 1000km mark? I’m guessing 8h15 right? So for the 1000km challenge it’s about charging speed but also what kind of road is taken
The 24h challenge is more about the limits of cars. The 1000 km one is more about the feasibility in everyday life. And you won't normally drive 1000 km on the Autobahn. (Except if you realized after 333 km you have forgotten something at home, so gone back to pick up that thing, and gone forth again. :) )
@@josefv-y8m no it doesn't, the cheaper E-Tron chargers max at 120, so almost the same as EQC but 150 km lower range, plus with range like this you might have a problem to reach hypercharges like Ionity and would have to use 50kw fast chargers.
At minute 22:49 you can clearly see that the clock shows "00:01". 20 seconds later, the clock displays the correct time again. Did the car reset itself again?
Wow.. 30kWh/100km... this is sooo much. I hope that the new 50kWh cars like the e208 and eCorsa and Zoe stay at the 15kWh mark so I could use them for longer trips :I The first Zoe did 14.5kWh/100km with slow Autobahn driving :)
How would an additional load weight of say 300 kg affect these tests? I'm thinking 4 average weight people with fully loaded trunk, and maybe som snowboards on the roof box.
To be fair many Europeans travel more than aussies. Nothing to do with the size of the country rather complex jobs stretching across 3 or 4 EU states. Many of my friends from Poland travel to Holland or Belgium to get a car for sale 2 times in a week! That is 1200-1400km one way 4 times a week. They can't do it in EV yet without spending too much time which they would prefer to spend resting at home with a family. However they belong to 2% minority and many EU people don't travel more than 10-20km a day. Expensive EVs can satisfy 98% of people right now and I think 50% without stretching it can switch to EV only now (they hardly need fast charging and Ioniq/Soul/Golf/Leaf would be fine for them even if they don't know about it.
Is it safe to say that one of the reason you were not feeling tired is because you had so many rest times between charging :) Just kidding... You see Elon, you`re doing it wrong he he...
That car sings among to Skee-Lo I wish (I was little bit taller ). It's so low that if it drives over a mosquito it would shave it's balls . Why didn't they have sir suspension on it or raise it ? Would be a great car , better then the Audi, if it would have higher ground clearance. It's better on the BMW i3..
Thank you for doing these tests. It just reinforces to me that none of these full EVs are ready for mass adoption. Over priced, inconvenient recharging. I'll buy a PHEV.
Why do they make EV SUVs? The ecological oriented people like EVs, but would never buy an SUV. The coal roller crowd likes SUVs, but would never buy an EV. So why this mix???
I like EVs and but also like big trunks. So, as long as there is no Ev “ Kombi“, “ Tournier“ maybe people who have Dogs or other staff to transport in an EV are forced to buy a SUV, olthougt they do not want to.
@@stefanjepp6612 I was absolutely underwhelmed by the SUV interior spaces I have seen so far (Kona, e-Niro). Due to the big wheel arches, width is reduced. And height is lost because the floor is raised. Transporting heavy stuff like a washing machine is very hard, because you have to lift high and can't slide it in and out. Bulky on the outside, confined and unpractical inside. Plus driving a car that is considered a statement against caring for the environment (including pedestrians).
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Hey Bjorn, lovely to see part 2 and you being so positive about the EQC, it is proving to be a better car than I expected.
Just as info, I have finally gone on a long trip in my I pace and can now say that at a temperature of 7c and air con on, starting at 86% and finishing at 12%, I went 234km against a 10km/hr head wind travelling up a 700m mountainous country Road with over 90% at 100km/hr. (the speed limit). The Ave consumption was 254wh/km.
I just wish Jaguar, Mercedes and Audi hadn’t overpriced their first EVs so much, especially the I-Pace. It’s too small, cramped and weird looking to command a price over $90K when optioned well. It can’t match the range or acceleration of a Model 3, let alone Model S and it’s not useable as a family SUV since it’s so small. Then you have the issues with Jag reliability, expensive parts, slow charging speeds, etc.
I feel the Merc EQ C and E-Tron are also about $30K overpriced. With a range of just 200 miles, you’re pretty limited (in the US) where you can go without having to stop super frequently to charge.
Quality of your videos is just amazing! Most top vloggers can handle the camera work and the editing so and so but where they fail hardest is the audio quality and the story. Without writen dialog people tend to repeat them selfs a lot. It makes videos longer but keeps them in amateur league. You on the other hand deliver broadcast quality content that makes many network shows feel outdated and clumsy. And above all - you know your stuff. Period. Nice detail at 28:52.
Absolutely love the design of this car
It's the first real attempt by Mercedes to make a workable EV. It is well done. Let's hope that Mercedes continues to do its utmost to develop EVs. Then it will be good in the future!
15:44 Thank You Bjorn for keeping your windshield clean!!!
Great car great video. Thank you Björn.
Bjorn, maybe you can try to reduce the single-use plastics, since you care about the environment.
A reusable water bottle + a reusable straw are cheap.
Good point, but it would be a little awkward to refuse the plastic glass and ask for filling the liquids in a reusable bottle (or even glass) every single time.
I wonder if McDonald's and others would grant or refuse the request. Companies also need to change their attitude towards this.
Although, perhaps even by attempting the aboves he could help to draw attention to the matter and promote the use of reusables.
I'm not sure he is willing to undertake this second mission, next to the promotion of EVs, though. Would be great, anyway.
@@dezz00002 You can fill your bottle with tap water, it is safe to drink in Europe. If you really want a soft drink , buy a can or a bottle, at least they are recyclable.
@@udishomer5852 Safe, but doesn't always taste so good. You may prefer fresh mineral water, soft drinks or tea, also to be cold in the summer, or hot (tea) in the winter. You can carry a Thermos, but then it won't be that fresh all day.
Still useful, but I wonder how many people would follow suit. And so the fast food restaurants will keep on pouring the single-use plastics.
The solution could be customer accessible taps of cold mineral water, soft drinks, tea and hot tea and perhaps coffee (as the staff obviously won't want to touch your glass or bottle). Then you pay as much as you put in your reusable glass or bottle.
These could be installed in the shops, as well.
Björn you are the best. Du bist der Groesste😊a pleasure to see your EQC videos
Good on you, and indeed EQC seems to be a lovely . Thanks for this info and lovely show !
Very nice video Björn, thank you. That is a benchmark for other SUV. Yes you get better range from sedans like TM3 or TMS but this is a good result for a SUV. Keep it up!
You make nice video. Keep testing cars. I never seen any from an norway that make such good car videos like you. Very good :)
Im really enjoying the videos. Thank you bjorn👍
Greetings from Finland! Im fine to see you doing your 1000km re-attemp🙂
That does seem like a nice car. Most important to me is the combination of charging speed and range for long trips, and it seems they have it right. But hmm... Still only as good as a first generation Model S in that respect, so it still seems that Tesla is a fair way ahead on that front. Tesla really did make something special.
Its basically 200km then 30min stop at highway for longer trips(at best)... Pretty bad when you compare it to ICE cars and more importantly to Tesla as you said. For some it may work fine...Bare in mind Tesla is rolling v3 superchargers - 250kw (yikes) so imagine that vs EQC that can support only 100kw...
@@adultjunkie1647 A lot of Mercedes drivers won't need that range. Some will. I feel like Mercedes will be able to get that sorted in 4 to 5 years from now. For the meanwhile, this is a very decent car for everyone else that can afford it. Most wealthy people don't need to drive very far: they can afford a nice house close to work, and can afford the good doctors near there too. This range will be good for them most days.
If they manage branch factories or customers that are a further drive, then of course they will have to inspect the available stopovers necessary to make it round trip. Likely, they will know where to get a bite to eat with a fast charger. Alternatively, for factory owners and managers, they could put in an A/C charger and put in an office with a view of their car from the office, and sit there and hire and fire people while they wait for their car to charge. Once their car is charged up to get home, the visit is over!
The no-nonsense charging protocol where you just plug in and it charges will be nice for those rare exceptions when you mis-plan your day. For days you know you will need to drive further, you use your other long distance car. If it's a Tesla, you'll be cursing how uncomfortable it is, but at least you'll get there without having to make as many stops.
@@bradallen1832 Lol, nice comment :)
Yeah its a luxury Suv thats much better as an ICE then an EV ;) But seriously, this car needs a good charging network or it can be a headache! Thats where Tesla is so strong! But as a second luxury car in a fleet, guess its ok...
My main problem with this car is that there are many Merc-Benz lovers(which is understandable) that don`t really know about EV! So when I tell them about autonomy and specs of this car they just start talking trash about EV. In their mind if company like Merc has this mediocre EV everyone else has even worse! Thats why I would like to see them be even better then Tesla `cause they have resources and experience, right? Or maybe they just become lazy like everyone else in auto industry!
Well...
There is a popular misconception about the German autobahn...
Even so there is no general speed limit, about seventy percent of the stretch of German Autobahn is under one speed restriction ore other...
That is besides all the road work being done... since the right lane is hammered by all the trucks.
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Very Good review 🙏😋. Ronnie From Toronto 🇨🇦 Thanks 🍀👍🙏😋
6:40 still looks way better than the burgers here in Italy 🤣
15:52 I like these scenes on this road trip
I was on the same Day on the same Autobahn. I was Driving from Pinneberg to Rømø. But I was around 1h earlier than you on the Danish border.
Can you please do a long road trip like this one with an e-tron?
26:40
very nice video Bjørn
06:45 min. You're right! Bacon and Cheese. There is nothing better than that!
18:30 min. and CHOPCHOP , The food is so delicious and healthy, unfortunately it does not exist in Germany :-(
Nice trip to Frankfurt! Thank you!
You know you’re in Germany when you walk down the parking lot (00:01) and there’s only Mercedes, and Audi’s and BMWs
By far the best comparison tests (now we have more comparable EVs) from the tester who knows EVs and good work by Mercedes
Mercedes EQC sure kicks that BMW EV SUV to the curb, oh wait crappy BMW doesn’t even have a full fledged EV SUV,, 😂😂😂
From India
I like your videos
There are new rules about using handheld devices while driving in Denmark. Cops is very strict about it. So watch out when using your camera handheld while driving
Bjørn saying 999.9 25:07 in this video, is the best of Bjørns 999.9 :D
I'm curious: What is more accurate for the remaining range and/or SoC? The car's GOM or your GOM (your calculations)?
When you did your 24h challenge with your Model 3 in Germany, do you remember after how long you reached the 1000km mark? I’m guessing 8h15 right? So for the 1000km challenge it’s about charging speed but also what kind of road is taken
The 24h challenge is more about the limits of cars. The 1000 km one is more about the feasibility in everyday life. And you won't normally drive 1000 km on the Autobahn.
(Except if you realized after 333 km you have forgotten something at home, so gone back to pick up that thing, and gone forth again. :) )
Make the 1000 with a SR+!
Maybe the contacts are dirty on the cables? That could cause the problems starting the charge.
Thanks the nice Video. How about a 1000km challenge with the I-Pace?
Make sure to close all doors and windows to prevent the charger tripping
It's irrelevant.
The battery on the screen looks tiny compared to the car lol
hi thanks for ur videos i like them all . i drive 1000 km in 6 hours with a nice audi a8 or a mercedes s klass
On the Autobahn, I suppose. But it is very Germany specific.
I don‘t know why, but the website of hubject says, that Fortum is part of the network of hubject!
They are not.
How much would this 1000km trip with the EQC cost?
On table 26:30 you should present the total kwh spent.
Loving those travel videos!
e-tron came out with a lighter and cheaper version (50) It´s 160k nok cheaper than the first one
Only 270-300 km of range at 90 km/h though. EQC does 415 km.
@@josefv-y8m no it doesn't, the cheaper E-Tron chargers max at 120, so almost the same as EQC but 150 km lower range, plus with range like this you might have a problem to reach hypercharges like Ionity and would have to use 50kw fast chargers.
@@josefv-y8m like it's little bit faster but range is 150 km lower, I think it would take 12 1/2 - 13 hours
@@josefv-y8m like it might be little lower as car will be lighter, but aerodynamic won't change and it already has WLTP rating at 299km
@@josefv-y8m yeah it's only good for wife's of rich guys who use it to pick up children from school and go shopping
The Bjørn Nyland drinking game: Every time he says 'Yeah' to take a shot
Yeah
Veldig bra video Bjørn👍🏻
At minute 22:49 you can clearly see that the clock shows "00:01". 20 seconds later, the clock displays the correct time again. Did the car reset itself again?
Yes, it does that all the time.
Wow.. 30kWh/100km... this is sooo much. I hope that the new 50kWh cars like the e208 and eCorsa and Zoe stay at the 15kWh mark so I could use them for longer trips :I
The first Zoe did 14.5kWh/100km with slow Autobahn driving :)
30kWt in the summier en 38 of 40kWt in the winter. 🤔
This car is growing on me, too expensive for me at this time anyway 😰
Can't wait to see Mercedes build a proper EV platform , not one that's based on an ICE car , like the GLC in this example.
@@eddgrs9193 Sure, this is a first step here.
When are you doing a test drive on the BMW ix?
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Please test a 601 Trabant with 50 6volt car batteries on back seat..50 km challenge Haha.
How much did it actually cost for the 1000km trip?
I don't know the exact answer to this question, but it would be around 50€.
Hi Björn, will you do a 1000km challange with e-Niro?
@@SasquatchMelee Why isn't the result of the e-Niro challange in his overview?
Daimler stops developing internal combustion engines to focus on electric cars
hello, why was the chademo plug on the floor ? 18:27
Broken holder.
We need the energy consumption numbers from these tests
I thought the same. Did I miss it?
Why did you not use abetterrouteplanner to simplify ?
I love the way you plan your route...
How would an additional load weight of say 300 kg affect these tests? I'm thinking 4 average weight people with fully loaded trunk, and maybe som snowboards on the roof box.
Probably alot. (Did you buy it already?😉). Only having a roofbox has a big effect on milage.
I see why you only charge for a 1/2 hour at a time. I noticed your leg starts shaking after that long.
The range is an issue for countries like Australia where we drive over 600 kms a day easily
To be fair many Europeans travel more than aussies. Nothing to do with the size of the country rather complex jobs stretching across 3 or 4 EU states.
Many of my friends from Poland travel to Holland or Belgium to get a car for sale 2 times in a week!
That is 1200-1400km one way 4 times a week.
They can't do it in EV yet without spending too much time which they would prefer to spend resting at home with a family.
However they belong to 2% minority and many EU people don't travel more than 10-20km a day.
Expensive EVs can satisfy 98% of people right now and I think 50% without stretching it can switch to EV only now (they hardly need fast charging and Ioniq/Soul/Golf/Leaf would be fine for them even if they don't know about it.
Get a Model 3 Long Range.
I own a Tesla model S 75,should I switchfor an EQC????HELP ME!!!!
Its depends if you would like a high quality car, nice, confort, luxury and posh car.
Is it safe to say that one of the reason you were not feeling tired is because you had so many rest times between charging :) Just kidding... You see Elon, you`re doing it wrong he he...
6:00 Korsør.
That car sings among to Skee-Lo I wish (I was little bit taller ).
It's so low that if it drives over a mosquito it would shave it's balls .
Why didn't they have sir suspension on it or raise it ? Would be a great car , better then the Audi, if it would have higher ground clearance. It's better on the BMW i3..
Who wants to see 1000 km challenge in East Europe?
This thing is about $30K overpriced
Chinese luck number, LOL.
26:30 - Results
Thank you for doing these tests. It just reinforces to me that none of these full EVs are ready for mass adoption. Over priced, inconvenient recharging. I'll buy a PHEV.
Astronomous high Energy consumption. Shiiiiiiiit very bad.
If you have 70-90 k and you want a premium EV so no Tesla.. hahaha :-)
Why do they make EV SUVs? The ecological oriented people like EVs, but would never buy an SUV. The coal roller crowd likes SUVs, but would never buy an EV. So why this mix???
I like EVs and but also like big trunks. So, as long as there is no Ev “ Kombi“, “ Tournier“ maybe people who have Dogs or other staff to transport in an EV are forced to buy a SUV, olthougt they do not want to.
@@stefanjepp6612 I was absolutely underwhelmed by the SUV interior spaces I have seen so far (Kona, e-Niro). Due to the big wheel arches, width is reduced. And height is lost because the floor is raised. Transporting heavy stuff like a washing machine is very hard, because you have to lift high and can't slide it in and out. Bulky on the outside, confined and unpractical inside. Plus driving a car that is considered a statement against caring for the environment (including pedestrians).
@@LilaKuhJunge thats why I drive an Ioniq. It is not big, but good enough.
Daniel Ciesinger, I must say that is the strangest comment I’ve heard regarding SUVs. You think they exist only to use fossil fuels inefficiently.
@@N8N-Soccer ...and now with eletric SUVs, you can use electricity inefficiently ;-)
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