Mercedes India introduces EQS 580 electric car at Rs 1.55 crore

Mercedes Benz India introduced the EQS 580 4Matic, its 14th locally produced and first made-in-India luxury electric car, on September 30. Rolled off the company’s production line at Chakan, Pune, the locally assembled luxury vehicle will be following the Completely Knocked Down (CKD) route with the kits being imported from the parent company's facility at Sindelfingen, Germany.

Positioned between the Mercedes-Benz EQC and Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC, this will be the third electric car in the German luxury carmaker's portfolio. Priced at Rs 1.55 crore, prospective customers can book the EQS 580 4MATIC EV starting today, with a token amount Rs 25 lakh.

Speaking on the occasion, Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, said, “We have the largest locally produced vehicles in India. The EQS 580 4MATIC is our first locally manufactured EV in India and will play a pivotal role in driving our ambitious EV plans for the market. Apart from Germany, India is the only country in the world to produce S-Class Maybach and EQS.” The company will be establishing the largest charging OEM network in India by the end of 2022, Schwenk added.

This e-car will be powered by a 107.8kWh battery pack paired with two electric motors that churns out a total output of 523bhp and 856Nm of peak torque. The battery pack is compatible with 200kW DC fast charging, as per the company's claims.

The German Luxury carmaker claims the locally made EQS 580 gives a range of around 857 kms (as per ARAI), which would make it the longest-ranged EV in the country.  The company also claimed that this model EQS can accelerate from 0-100km in 4.3 seconds with a top speed of 210 kmph.

It may be recalled that Mercedes-Benz India had earlier stated that it expects 25 percent of its total sales to be generated from electric vehicles in the next five years.

The Indian arm of Mercedes Benz will also be launching its fourth electric vehicle offering- EQB electric SUV - which will be available in November this year.