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Sustainable luxury in motion
Manila Bulletin
|June 13, 2025
Mercedes-Benz EQE drive
In less than five years, the automotive landscape here in the Philippines has quickly evolved, the term electrification was not commonly spoken or heard, but these days we hear the acronyms like HEV, BEV and PHEV often. Carbon neutrality is just about every car company's goal.
As of late, Chinese brands have been front and center, showcasing their different earth-friendly products. We might have not noticed that long established brands are still very much in the game and also have their line up of earth-friendly products which are also very competitive in their class.
Mercedes-Benz is one such brand and they recently invited us to experience their full electric EQ models on a quick drive out of town. Examples on hand were the EQA 250 SUV and the EQE 350+ sedan.
Before we set off, we had a quick dive into Mercedes-Benz's own road map into the next decade. Their goal by 2030 is to have a line up that consists of 50% EV and Plug-In-Hybrid and by 2039 to be carbon neutral for their whole lineup. On top of that, they intend to recycle more used materials into new vehicle components, hence this activity was dubbed "Sustainable luxury in motion."
EQE 350+ AMG Line
This story is from the June 13, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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