Mercedes, it seems, has finally decided to jump on the BMW’s EV gravy train, only a few years too late. The decision to share assembly lines and nomenclature with their ICE cousins is not just a strategic backtrack, it’s a U-turn so sharp you could almost see the reflection of the rearview mirror. ‘EQ’ now just means ‘Electric Question Mark,’ right? The sales slide is like a Mercedes rolling down a hill without brakes – except this time, it’s not just gravity pulling it. As for the ‘EQ’ branding, let’s hope it’s not as enduring as the ICE’s, because ‘EQB’ sounds more like a typo than a model name. And to think, they were once the ‘EQS’ of the EV world, now they’re more of an ‘EQS’ question mark. Mercedes, welcome to the real world of EVs – where the road is paved with electric shocks.
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