---
title: "2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE Plug-In Hybrid Could Boast 62-Mile Range: Report"
description: "Currently, the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid leads the pack with a 53-mile electric range."
date: "2018-10-16"
modified: "2018-10-16"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24231/2020-mercedes-benz-gle-plug-in-hybrid-could-boast-62-mile-range-report"
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  - "automotive news"
  - "Chevy Volt"
  - "GLE"
  - "GLE-Class"
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  - "luxury"
  - "Mercedes-AMG"
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
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# 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE Plug-In Hybrid Could Boast 62-Mile Range: Report

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A plug-in variant of the upcoming [2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23515/2020-mercedes-benz-gle-suspension-straight-from-sci-fi>) midsize SUV is rumored to boast an electric driving range of 100 kilometers, or the equivalent to 62 miles, once it arrives in late 2019.

According to [*Automotive News*](<https://www.autonews.com/article/20181012/COPY01/310129958/mercedes-hybrid-electric-range-grows>), the first gasoline-powered variants of the redesigned GLE will arrive in North America in the spring of 2019 to replace the outgoing generation. However, a [plug-in hybrid model](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/23371/2019-chrysler-pacifica-hybrid-new-dad-review-this-plug-in-minivan-makes-a-comfy-cruiser>) should follow later that year, and according to comments made by a Daimler executive, it will surpass what plug-in hybrid competitors currently deliver.

"The GLE will be the first car with a 100-kilometer (62-mile) range on a plug-in hybrid in the WLTP \[Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure\] cycle," Ola Kaellenius, Daimler sales chief, told *Automotive News.*

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The WLTP cycle is a [new and somewhat controversial standard](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24116/new-european-fuel-economy-standards-send-auto-sales-in-downward-spiral>) for measuring fuel economy in the European continent. The procedure is supposed to be a departure from the former New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) system and somewhat similar (although not identical) to the system established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) here in the United States.

As far as plug-in hybrid vehicles currently on sale, the Chevrolet Volt is king with a battery-only range of 53 miles; more than enough to cover most suburbanites' daily commutes. In second place is the new [Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/20112/2018-honda-clarity-first-drive-beneath-the-frumpy-skin-a-spectacularly-efficient-plug-in-hybrid>) which boasts 48 miles of range, and the Kia Optima and Hyundai Ioniq plug-in hybrids tie for third place with a 20-mile range.

While customers on the market for a luxury German SUV may not look to a domestic hatchback for comparison, the mere fact that these two wildly different vehicles are unknowingly fighting an electric-range battle shows just how quickly battery and drivetrain technologies are progressing.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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