Mercedes has verified pricing for its second all-electric model, the EQV high-end minibus. costs begin from £70,665 – which means, as it costs much more than £50,000, the EQV doesn’t qualify for the government’s £3,000 plug-in vehicle grant. It’s offered to purchase in the UK now, with very first deliveries expected to show up in Autumn.
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The EQV variety is split into three trim-levels – Sport, sport premium as well as sport premium Plus. The entry-level design comes as basic with 17-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, a reversing camera, electric moving doors, an interior ambient illumination system as well as the firm’s newest 10-inch MBUX infotainment screen.
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Mercedes’s mid-range sport premium design is priced £72,895 as well as adds a 360-degree camera, fold-out tables for the rear seats, smartphone integration as well as memory settings for the front seats, steering column as well as door mirrors. purchasers likewise get a variety of styling tweaks including a black radiator grille, increased gold accents as well as midnight blue leather upholstery.
Prices for the range-topping EQV sport premium plus begin at £77,145. Upgrades over the middling specification include distinct 18-inch alloy wheels, air suspension as well as a high-end Burmester surround noise system.
The EQV is powered by a 90kWh battery pack as well as a front-mounted electric motor, which establishes 201bhp as well as 364Nm of torque. Mercedes states the powertrain will offer a maximum variety of 213 miles and, when plugged into a commercially offered DC fast-charger, the van’s battery pack will fee from 10 to 80 percent capability in just 45 minutes.
Like the new EQC, the van is based on an existing Mercedes platform, rather than a set of bespoke underpinnings. As such, it’ll be developed together with the basic V-Class as well as Vito models, at the firm’s plant in Vitoria, northern Spain.
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Buyers can select from a variety of  drive modes, which Mercedes states will make the most of the EQV’s offered charge. For example, the E+ setting utilizes the van’s sat-nav system to discover the most energy effective path to the driver’s destination, while fiddling with the electric powertrain as well as battery pack to optimise electrical consumption.
There’s likewise a staged adjustable regenerative braking system, which reclaims the energy that would otherwise be squandered when braking. In its strongest level, Mercedes declares it is possible to drive the EQV without utilizing the brake pedal.

Mercedes has mounted the EQV’s battery pack under the vehicle’s floor – which implies there’s no appreciable difference to the amount of interior area over the standard, combustion-engined V-Class.
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