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title: "Upcoming Mercedes C-Class EV Will Get Range-Boosting Tech From  EQXX"
date: "2022-10-19"
modified: "2022-10-19"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/upcoming-mercedes-c-class-ev-will-get-range-boosting-tech-from-eqxx"
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  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
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  - "News"
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tags:
  - "C-Class"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "luxury"
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
  - "sedan"
---

# Upcoming Mercedes C-Class EV Will Get Range-Boosting Tech From  EQXX

![Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX prototype](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/19/22C0141_123-source.jpg>)
*\<em\>Mercedes-Benz\</em\>*

Mercedes-Benz's CEO may have told us that tech from the 747-mile Vision EQXX prototype is coming to production EVs [in the next two to three years](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/mercedes-cars-to-feature-tech-from-vision-eqxx-concept-in-2-to-3-years>), but it still somehow comes as a surprise to hear that Mercedes is sticking to that schedule. Not for the benefit of flagship models like the [EQS SUV](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/2023-mercedes-eqs-suv-ev-first-drive-review-specs-impressions-price>), either, but for entry-level options like the newly confirmed C-Class EV.

That was confirmed to *[Autocar](<https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/2024-mercedes-c-class-ev-first-get-vision-eqxx-range-tech>)* by Robert Lešnik, Mercedes' exterior design chief, who said that range-boosting tech from the [EQXX](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/mercedes-vision-eqxx-prototype-review-range-specs-driving>) as well as its aerodynamic styling will soon grace Mercedes' "entry luxury" range. This will reportedly start with an EV equivalent to the C-Class sedan, which will come in 2024 and be based on Mercedes' smaller EV platform, MMA. This car (presumably called the EQC sedan) will compete directly against the [BMW i4](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/42668/2022-bmw-i4-first-ride-review-a-fast-ev-thats-too-conventional>), [Polestar 2](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/43344/2022-polestar-2-review-five-things-i-liked-and-five-things-i-didnt-like>), and Tesla Model 3, and could start around $50,000. There'll be an AMG version that comes a year later (so, 2025) complete with active aero, notably a moving diffuser and spoiler.

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/19/22C0253_032-source.jpg>)
*Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX prototype. *Mercedes-Benz**

Beyond that, it's not clear which technologies from the EQXX will make their way into production models, as Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius didn't divulge such during our roundtable. It *is* clear, however, that this EV won't be a mere adaption of the EQXX, which Mercedes has stated is a one-off technical testbed and not a concept car. It's unrealistic to expect the C-Class EV to match the EQXX's 747-mile range, which comes at the expense of traits important to production cars, like interior space, cost, and service life. The longevity of experimental parts like plastic-based springs, or its air-cooled battery are hard to be sure of.

More than anything, it's likely the C-Class EV will benefit from EQXX-derived battery management, as well as aerodynamic improvements as evidenced by the apparent carryover of the EQXX's styling. With how much better the EQXX looks than [Mercedes-EQ cars have so far](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/42704/2022-mercedes-eqs-first-drive-review-this-is-the-electric-s-class>), that'd be a welcome change on its own, regardless of what it does for range.

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## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

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