Since I received my car, I have driven 1474 km in a mixed environment with my EQB 350 4matic, and achieved an average of 17 kWh / 100 km. On the last longer trip with about 40% motorway and a distance of 164 km, I achieved an average of 15.8 kWh / 100 km. This with 5-10 km/h above the speed limit. The point is that one "must learn how to" drive an electric car economically and not least learn the individual model. I am now constantly at an estimated range in the range 440 - 445 km when charged 100%. That is very acceptable. Let it go that I could manage to cover 510 km with my previous car, a Kia e-Niro, but it was both smaller and lacked four-wheel drive.
How did you manage to get more range then the specified (416km) in the website? I've been looking at info and it's average was in the 330km, made me worry a bit.
Very interesting review, just took a test drive yesterday, I completely second your opinion that how awesome this car drives. We are looking for 7 seater electric option this one tick Many boxes but lacks in boot space, higher price on basic model, and lower range based on its price tag
Great points! Weirdly, range is something I think about less as I spend more time with electric cars. When I did the EQC video I genuinely stopped thinking about the fact that it had a battery under the floor and managed to get 170ish miles from a charge even driving like I was filming a video for the entire chilly weekend. EQB certainly has a real world range advantage with a newer-generation heat pump installed. If you can charge at home and have a full charge most days, I'd think that range would mostly turn into something to consider on longer drives. I've price/spec checked it against its closest competitor from Audi and with the Q4 e-tron 50 quattro S-Line brought up to the standard level of equipment that comes with the EQB AMG Line the prices are pretty close. Admittedly, the Q4 does have a bigger battery but no third row. The battery tech will only continue to advance rapidly and it's only a matter of time before EVs will be able to comfortably get diesel levels of motorway mileage.
I drive an EV too and charging from home is fine, but doing road trips is stressful, despite how much planning you do. This is why I'm looking at a Tesla Y for my next car, the infrastructure seems to be the best out there at the minute.
Hi, no big complaints. We had to re-program the key, to sensitive for opening the hatch. Took a while to get used to the D-Auto mode, and when I got to used to it, smooth sailing. Winter tires were a bit more noisy, or different frequency, so a bit more noise with winter tires. The pull-out cover in the back is a bit flimsy, and when taking it out and back in, hard to do without scratching plastic interior where it rests. Also mine is a 7 seter - the holders for the rear back seat belt snapped of very quickly, so there is that. All in all a great car.@@davebowman1982
A car with a huge amount of potential!!! The EQA was a ginormous disappointment in terms of its boot space, internal space, and lack of innovation in comparison to its competitors. I’m glad to see the EQB has more space. But the price is a bit of a whopper for what it actually offers. I mean any car prices above 30k offers a very high level of internal quality now…
What I and a lot of our customers have been doing is comparing it to the EQC - virtually the same WLTP range with two extra seats for around £20,000 (and half a tonne) less. Some more material/colour choices would be great in the EQB but the cabin feels solid even with me climbing over the second row to get in the boot! I think there is more to come from this new model.
Test driven the car yesterday and omG! it’s awesome! Pushes you right into the seat when accelerating! It’s super light to drive and so much fun! We have Volvo XC90 phev and you can’t compere with the driving experience at all! Out Volvo feels heavy and lethargic! This one it’s a bullet! Beautiful finish inside- really like - in stock for July 2022! Can’t wait!!
Great video. This is definitely top of my shortlist at the moment. I did have an Audi Q4 on Order but its been severely delayed so looking for alternatives. Was extremely disappointed with the Tesla Model Y interior and ride quality. When I test drove the EQB it blew me away. I do wish the range would be a bit better but I think the class, comfort and quality more than make up for that.
Even without my Mercedes hat on the EQB is a seriously good all-rounder. I'm yet to drive the Q4 and Model Y as of yet but hopefully that'll change soon as I was very impressed with the original e-tron SUV! EQB impresses me with how it drives like a car rather than an SUV, if that makes sense. As for range, it helps to not drive it like you're making a video on it - 3 mi/kWh is easily achievable in normal driving for a 200 mile real-world range (not accounting for the time spent coasting and recovering energy for some bonus mileage). Larger batteries will, I'm sure, follow in a few years but as it is right now it's a pretty good starting point.
Was top of mine too. I ordered a EQB 350 Premium Plus mid-July. I'm still waiting for it -- build was set for 14 October with a 16 December delivery but build has been pushed back to "at least end of October" and although (understandably), delivery has not been rescheduled. Who knows, maybe this week I'll have some good news that it has finally been built. It will be worth the wait once it arrives, but the experience is incredibly frustrating.
Good review and lovely car...driving an ix3 with 280 range, i feel the 250ish range on this car just isnt suitable for my lifestyle and holiday roadtrips etc. Car manufacturers really need to be going over the 300 mile mark to be an alternative to ICE.
Big let down is the rangem realistically you're getting less than 200 miles on a charge, compare that to the like of a modely / XC40 and you're getting a hundred more miles
No it is the denim blue colour which is now discontinued for the facelift EQB in 2024. Spectral blue is a much more vibrant dark blue. Hope this helps!
I like Mercedes’ and I own a GLE 350 4 Matic.. I live in Cali and I want to go electric but EV costs are bit high for my taste right now.. plus I don’t have a big family so a 7 seater is not for me.. maybe get a 5 seater if they can make one..
Just a few weeks ago, I realized "Wow, I love the look of this thing," (I don't generally notice or care about Mercedes) "they should make an electric one," and - Voila!
We just bought an EQB a few weeks ago. Have close to 1800 kms on it already it’s nice not to have a cookie cutter car like you see all the time. It really stands out as not many on the road..yet. It drives beautifully we do 110 mile /160 km round trip commute daily. It’s as smooth as glass and efficient. Costing approx 5.00 round trip in electricity. Beautiful inside and out. We don’t use the third row so lots of storage room and nice to have if we ever need extra seating. Super quiet and did I mention fast. Not many cars can catch it off the line in sport mode, so much fun !! Thanks for the great review I second all of what was said !!
Got my 300 AMG premium being delivered tomorrow 😊, did have a Q4 on order from July 21, but they recently changed the estimate delivery to June 23 😳. Glad I made the jump now though, 1 more sleep 😊
I would love this car if it was able to tow a small trailer. But Mercedes missed this essential feature. In Norway the car is the 22nd most sold EV in June (1% of June EV sales). It could have been much higher on the statistics…
As someone who is very non technical, I am wondering whether the bit around putting regular fuel in the car via the can was actually sarcastic or real?
It’s absurd that this nearly $20k more version of a GLB doesn’t come with driver’s assistance package standard like a base Toyota Corolla that cost $20k.
I know this is hard to predict, but is there any new updates to these eqa-b-c versions? Like bigger battery and stuff, like for the eqs suv that has up to 660km range? Id wish they would launch a type of C class but in electric only, like a electric c class estate, im not a fan of suvs, I really dont want a suv, but as these stupid trend seems to only grow more and more im soon out of options really and it makes me sad and annoyed, to bad the eqe is so damn expensive. But ive heard mercedes wont come with an electric estate so yay(not) to that, I really wish this suv trend would die. Can you please tell Mercedes to make a electric type of the C class estate, even if just 1 for me? Pretty please? Thanks. :D
Question: Whats coming up with the new facelift EQB? Im considering a EQB but wondering whether to wait for the new one or jump into the existing model. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
As luck would have it, I saw the new model at the Munich motor show! The exterior changes are very slight; a sea of Mercedes-Benz stars replaces the twin-blade grille design and the interior gets a light refresh with an updated version of MBUX running on the displays. At the rear the light bar runs the full width of the car and has two smaller bars parallel in the outer section. Vents, handles, touch-points, internals, powertrains and batteries remain exactly the same as before. The only thing missing is the central touchpad and shortcut buttons which have now been replaced with a very shallow storage tray that can just about hold a die-cast model of a Concorde, from my experience. The tech is a bit more intuitive and now features wireless smartphone integration. Pricing and specification has yet to be announced for the UK but we are expecting this in the next few weeks. I think there will be a bit of overlap with pre-facelift and facelift models being able to be purchased for a time.
Thanks for the reply. I thought the battery was getting an upgrade. That will be really disappointing if it’s staying the same. Maybe an EQE is in order then :-)
I'd never thought of it like that before! If GLK was released today it would probably look like this. EQB is ever so slightly larger than GLK with a longer wheelbase and overall length.
It's a strong contender! It sits as a pretty unique offering for its size and seating capacity at the moment. The only other electric 7-seaters I can think of in the market at the moment are the Model X and a few van-based options like the EQV, iD.Buzz and Vivaro-e.
Hi, great video... waiting for my EQB 350 due on 6th of June. I have a question though, will the D Auto feature get better with time? Using your example coming off on a slip road, will it get better at recognising this or is it just, this is what we get forever?
Excellent choice! Great question too - D AUTO will typically start to gradually slow you down around 500-600 yards before a roundabout so if the slip road approach is shorter than this, it will reduce your speed quite quickly. I imagine that on longer slip roads the deceleration will be less intense if the car figures that it has more road space to use before the junction. I hope this helps clear it up! Most of the slip roads on the dual carriageways/motorways near where I film are pretty short.
EQS is with us and the script is written. We're still waiting for market introduction of the EQE but it will be getting in front of the cameras when it arrives with something (hopefully) pretty cool planned for that too! Watch this space.
These will be addressed in my next Living With video. Most of my criticisms with EQB were to do with the lack of a pure coasting mode and the underfloor storage space which can only hold a horn. I always try and think of some jobs for the facelift now!
Before this comes to the states, they need to figure out how to get much more range out of this to justify what will likely be a near 65K price tag. Low 200 miles is just not going to cut it. Not at this price as much as I like this vehicle in principle...and I hope it comes without the silly red trim in the interior. It sure ain't a 'sport' vehicle, lol.
I would... except there is nothing in the UK market right now that ticks all the boxes. This Merc is the closest one by a mile. (7 seats, easy exit/entry)
Since I received my car, I have driven 1474 km in a mixed environment with my EQB 350 4matic, and achieved an average of 17 kWh / 100 km. On the last longer trip with about 40% motorway and a distance of 164 km, I achieved an average of 15.8 kWh / 100 km. This with 5-10 km/h above the speed limit.
The point is that one "must learn how to" drive an electric car economically and not least learn the individual model.
I am now constantly at an estimated range in the range 440 - 445 km when charged 100%. That is very acceptable.
Let it go that I could manage to cover 510 km with my previous car, a Kia e-Niro, but it was both smaller and lacked four-wheel drive.
How did you manage to get more range then the specified (416km) in the website? I've been looking at info and it's average was in the 330km, made me worry a bit.
𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘮 😢
Very interesting review, just took a test drive yesterday, I completely second your opinion that how awesome this car drives. We are looking for 7 seater electric option this one tick Many boxes but lacks in boot space, higher price on basic model, and lower range based on its price tag
Great points! Weirdly, range is something I think about less as I spend more time with electric cars. When I did the EQC video I genuinely stopped thinking about the fact that it had a battery under the floor and managed to get 170ish miles from a charge even driving like I was filming a video for the entire chilly weekend. EQB certainly has a real world range advantage with a newer-generation heat pump installed. If you can charge at home and have a full charge most days, I'd think that range would mostly turn into something to consider on longer drives.
I've price/spec checked it against its closest competitor from Audi and with the Q4 e-tron 50 quattro S-Line brought up to the standard level of equipment that comes with the EQB AMG Line the prices are pretty close. Admittedly, the Q4 does have a bigger battery but no third row. The battery tech will only continue to advance rapidly and it's only a matter of time before EVs will be able to comfortably get diesel levels of motorway mileage.
Could u tell me more 7 seaters ev that are in your list?
We love our EQB 350 w/ AMG package. Only thing that sucks is charging and finding one without 3-4 people waiting in front of you. 😩
I drive an EV too and charging from home is fine, but doing road trips is stressful, despite how much planning you do. This is why I'm looking at a Tesla Y for my next car, the infrastructure seems to be the best out there at the minute.
Good stuff. I am getting mine in two weeks;)
Excellent choice!
What was your lead time for it?
@@c240amg 3 months
Hi there. We're getting ours next week. What's your opinion after a year of ownership?
Hi, no big complaints. We had to re-program the key, to sensitive for opening the hatch. Took a while to get used to the D-Auto mode, and when I got to used to it, smooth sailing. Winter tires were a bit more noisy, or different frequency, so a bit more noise with winter tires. The pull-out cover in the back is a bit flimsy, and when taking it out and back in, hard to do without scratching plastic interior where it rests. Also mine is a 7 seter - the holders for the rear back seat belt snapped of very quickly, so there is that. All in all a great car.@@davebowman1982
A car with a huge amount of potential!!! The EQA was a ginormous disappointment in terms of its boot space, internal space, and lack of innovation in comparison to its competitors. I’m glad to see the EQB has more space. But the price is a bit of a whopper for what it actually offers. I mean any car prices above 30k offers a very high level of internal quality now…
What I and a lot of our customers have been doing is comparing it to the EQC - virtually the same WLTP range with two extra seats for around £20,000 (and half a tonne) less. Some more material/colour choices would be great in the EQB but the cabin feels solid even with me climbing over the second row to get in the boot! I think there is more to come from this new model.
Always find it interesting that EQB/GLB has more 2nd row headroom than GLE
Test driven the car yesterday and omG! it’s awesome! Pushes you right into the seat when accelerating! It’s super light to drive and so much fun! We have Volvo XC90 phev and you can’t compere with the driving experience at all! Out Volvo feels heavy and lethargic! This one it’s a bullet!
Beautiful finish inside- really like - in stock for July 2022! Can’t wait!!
Excellent choice! The EQB continues to surprise and entertain me with how it moves down the road. Enjoy your new EQB!
Great video. This is definitely top of my shortlist at the moment. I did have an Audi Q4 on Order but its been severely delayed so looking for alternatives. Was extremely disappointed with the Tesla Model Y interior and ride quality. When I test drove the EQB it blew me away. I do wish the range would be a bit better but I think the class, comfort and quality more than make up for that.
Even without my Mercedes hat on the EQB is a seriously good all-rounder. I'm yet to drive the Q4 and Model Y as of yet but hopefully that'll change soon as I was very impressed with the original e-tron SUV! EQB impresses me with how it drives like a car rather than an SUV, if that makes sense. As for range, it helps to not drive it like you're making a video on it - 3 mi/kWh is easily achievable in normal driving for a 200 mile real-world range (not accounting for the time spent coasting and recovering energy for some bonus mileage). Larger batteries will, I'm sure, follow in a few years but as it is right now it's a pretty good starting point.
Was top of mine too. I ordered a EQB 350 Premium Plus mid-July. I'm still waiting for it -- build was set for 14 October with a 16 December delivery but build has been pushed back to "at least end of October" and although (understandably), delivery has not been rescheduled. Who knows, maybe this week I'll have some good news that it has finally been built. It will be worth the wait once it arrives, but the experience is incredibly frustrating.
Good review and lovely car...driving an ix3 with 280 range, i feel the 250ish range on this car just isnt suitable for my lifestyle and holiday roadtrips etc. Car manufacturers really need to be going over the 300 mile mark to be an alternative to ICE.
Big let down is the rangem realistically you're getting less than 200 miles on a charge, compare that to the like of a modely / XC40 and you're getting a hundred more miles
Hi, is this the metallic spectral blue color of EQB ?
No it is the denim blue colour which is now discontinued for the facelift EQB in 2024. Spectral blue is a much more vibrant dark blue. Hope this helps!
I like Mercedes’ and I own a GLE 350 4 Matic.. I live in Cali and I want to go electric but EV costs are bit high for my taste right now.. plus I don’t have a big family so a 7 seater is not for me.. maybe get a 5 seater if they can make one..
Just a few weeks ago, I realized "Wow, I love the look of this thing," (I don't generally notice or care about Mercedes) "they should make an electric one," and - Voila!
We just bought an EQB a few weeks ago. Have close to 1800 kms on it already it’s nice not to have a cookie cutter car like you see all the time. It really stands out as not many on the road..yet.
It drives beautifully we do 110 mile /160 km round trip commute daily. It’s as smooth as glass and efficient. Costing approx 5.00 round trip in electricity. Beautiful inside and out. We don’t use the third row so lots of storage room and nice to have if we ever need extra seating. Super quiet and did I mention fast. Not many cars can catch it off the line in sport mode, so much fun !!
Thanks for the great review I second all of what was said !!
Got my 300 AMG premium being delivered tomorrow 😊, did have a Q4 on order from July 21, but they recently changed the estimate delivery to June 23 😳. Glad I made the jump now though, 1 more sleep 😊
I would love this car if it was able to tow a small trailer. But Mercedes missed this essential feature. In Norway the car is the 22nd most sold EV in June (1% of June EV sales). It could have been much higher on the statistics…
As someone who is very non technical, I am wondering whether the bit around putting regular fuel in the car via the can was actually sarcastic or real?
I have test driven one of these and they remind me of the first gen Mercedes ML
It’s absurd that this nearly $20k more version of a GLB doesn’t come with driver’s assistance package standard like a base Toyota Corolla that cost $20k.
I have one of these vehicles on order and this video really convinced me I made a good decision and got me even more excited for it's arrival.
I know this is hard to predict, but is there any new updates to these eqa-b-c versions? Like bigger battery and stuff, like for the eqs suv that has up to 660km range? Id wish they would launch a type of C class but in electric only, like a electric c class estate, im not a fan of suvs, I really dont want a suv, but as these stupid trend seems to only grow more and more im soon out of options really and it makes me sad and annoyed, to bad the eqe is so damn expensive.
But ive heard mercedes wont come with an electric estate so yay(not) to that, I really wish this suv trend would die.
Can you please tell Mercedes to make a electric type of the C class estate, even if just 1 for me? Pretty please? Thanks. :D
I like the way apples say, "look at me I'm a banana".
I love the video and your sense of humor! 😁
Question: Whats coming up with the new facelift EQB? Im considering a EQB but wondering whether to wait for the new one or jump into the existing model. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
As luck would have it, I saw the new model at the Munich motor show! The exterior changes are very slight; a sea of Mercedes-Benz stars replaces the twin-blade grille design and the interior gets a light refresh with an updated version of MBUX running on the displays. At the rear the light bar runs the full width of the car and has two smaller bars parallel in the outer section. Vents, handles, touch-points, internals, powertrains and batteries remain exactly the same as before. The only thing missing is the central touchpad and shortcut buttons which have now been replaced with a very shallow storage tray that can just about hold a die-cast model of a Concorde, from my experience. The tech is a bit more intuitive and now features wireless smartphone integration.
Pricing and specification has yet to be announced for the UK but we are expecting this in the next few weeks. I think there will be a bit of overlap with pre-facelift and facelift models being able to be purchased for a time.
Thanks for the reply. I thought the battery was getting an upgrade. That will be really disappointing if it’s staying the same. Maybe an EQE is in order then :-)
I love it! It looks like an old GLK, albeit more practical and perhaps more frugal.
I'd never thought of it like that before! If GLK was released today it would probably look like this. EQB is ever so slightly larger than GLK with a longer wheelbase and overall length.
We are looking for a 7-seater electric vehicle. This looks like it might be a good option.
It's a strong contender! It sits as a pretty unique offering for its size and seating capacity at the moment. The only other electric 7-seaters I can think of in the market at the moment are the Model X and a few van-based options like the EQV, iD.Buzz and Vivaro-e.
Hi, great video... waiting for my EQB 350 due on 6th of June.
I have a question though, will the D Auto feature get better with time? Using your example coming off on a slip road, will it get better at recognising this or is it just, this is what we get forever?
Excellent choice! Great question too - D AUTO will typically start to gradually slow you down around 500-600 yards before a roundabout so if the slip road approach is shorter than this, it will reduce your speed quite quickly. I imagine that on longer slip roads the deceleration will be less intense if the car figures that it has more road space to use before the junction. I hope this helps clear it up! Most of the slip roads on the dual carriageways/motorways near where I film are pretty short.
@@LandLAutomotive thanks for the reply mate. Can't wait to actually try it out for myself.
One question will you be doing videos on the new EQS and EQE.
EQS is with us and the script is written. We're still waiting for market introduction of the EQE but it will be getting in front of the cameras when it arrives with something (hopefully) pretty cool planned for that too! Watch this space.
Brilliant
Nice demo well done 😊
I like these “living with” videos but did he say anything bad about the car, such as the hump in the floor at the back and not having an frunk..
These will be addressed in my next Living With video. Most of my criticisms with EQB were to do with the lack of a pure coasting mode and the underfloor storage space which can only hold a horn. I always try and think of some jobs for the facelift now!
@@LandLAutomotive I think your videos are really good, I just think that compared to other videos about the EQB it had less Critisism
@@arvid2542 why do you want more criticism? Think positive!
Great video, what’s the color of the car?
Thank you! This car is finished in denim blue metallic - one of my favourite new colours for the compact model family.
Great video Ken 👏
Before this comes to the states, they need to figure out how to get much more range out of this to justify what will likely be a near 65K price tag. Low 200 miles is just not going to cut it. Not at this price as much as I like this vehicle in principle...and I hope it comes without the silly red trim in the interior. It sure ain't a 'sport' vehicle, lol.
2nd row seat is too low to the ground and seat is very small with virtually no thigh support.
I love the fuel tank
180 miles of real world range is pretty disappointing. Shame, the rest of the vehicle is A+
Buy an EV from a dedicated EV platform...
I would... except there is nothing in the UK market right now that ticks all the boxes. This Merc is the closest one by a mile. (7 seats, easy exit/entry)
Not necessarily true as a blanket statement