- Mercedes’ new C-Class with EQ Technology has been spied.
- The first ever C-Class EV debuts in the second half of 2026.
- Borrows huge illuminated grille and 800-volt tech from GLC.
Mercedes might have eased back on its electric goals in the face of slowing global demand, but it still has plenty of hugely important EVs on the way. And this is one of them, the first ever electric C-Class, which debuts later this year.
If Mercedes sticks to current naming convention it’ll be saddled with the clunky C-Class with EQ Technology name, something we’re familiar with from models like the new GLC with EQ Technology, which made its global debut at the Munich Motor Show last September.
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And that’s not all the new zero emissions sedan shares with the electric GLC. Both ride on Mercedes’ new MB.EA platform, while the smaller CLA sedan uses a different MMA architecture.
The C-class – which will be sold alongside an updated version of today’s combustion C-Class – also adopts the large, illuminated, traditional-look Mercedes grille that the GLC debuted, and which is expected to be rolled out across multiple model lines in the next couple of years.
450+ mile range
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Based on what we know of the GLC EQ, the electric C-Class will get 800-volt electrics, and the C400 version should have a 483 hp (489 PS / 360 kW) dual-motor drivetrain that gets it to 60 mph (97 kmh) in well under 5 seconds.
It could also get the same 94 kWh lithium-ion battery pack as the SUV, and if that’s the case, expect the lower, lighter sedan to improve on the GLC’s already excellent 443-mile (713 km) range.
Pillar-to-pillar screens
Glimpses of the C’s interior in previous spy shot hauls indicate that it’ll feature the same 39.1 inches (99.3 cm) MBUX Hyperscreen display that stretches right across the dashboard.
That’ll give the C-Class a very different interior ambience to its electric BMW i3 sedan rival, which is also schedule to debut this fall, but is believed to feature minimal conventional dashboard screens, favoring head-up displays instead.
The i3’s Neue Klasse exterior should mean the BMW feels more modern on the outside, too, though it could prove too futuristic for some fans who like the way the current 3-series looks.
One thing’s for sure, and it’s that electric sedan buyers are going to be spoiled for choice come 2027 when both cars land in dealerships. Which would you pick?
