E-Class shapes up for electric future

Replacement for EQE will wear more familiar badge and sell alongside combustion-engine models

- By Ellis Hyde

THE all-new, all-electric Mercedes E-Class has been spotted for the first time as it begins to get in shape to fight the BMW i5, Volvo ES90 and Audi A6 e-tron.

The E-Class with EQ Technology, as it will officially be called, is expected to be unveiled in late 2026 before hitting the streets sometime in 2027. It will replace the Mercedes EQE, which was created as the pure-electric alternative to the E-Class.

However, before any executives get too alarmed, the E-Class will still be available with combustion power. Mercedes recently decided that it would offer combustion and electric versions of its established models side-by-side – as BMW does.