Mercedes ELECTRIC G-Class Announced! 

Finding a charging station may be a challenge in the Serengeti.

Yesterday I had the privilege of driving an EQA for a day and a half, lent to me by Mercedes-Benz service department. Apart from the amazing acceleration, it was easy to forget that I was driving an EV. My only criticism is range because we live in a huge country with wide open spaces and tiny towns with a single petrol pump. Also, sometimes I have to wait for appointments etc so I sit in the car with the engine running to remain comfortable in air conditioning or heating. This would be a no-no for an extended time in an EV. I think the solution lies in having small engines with powerful alternators to continuously charge the battery if you know you will be on an extended trip. Naturally cost will be the downside. Thanks again as usual for your informative content. I always look forward to it.

Man i love your videos but is no no electric for me petrol all the way.

I still LOVE G63 Gasoline version forever the best ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Funny that they used the Las Vegas Strip for their ad. Here in Las Vegas both Mercedes dealers can’t sell an EV to save their lives! They are eating them big time! Their lots are filled with them and my sales guy is predicting that in 2 years Mercedes will give up on EV’s and go back to gas engines 100%! 😊

I had an interesting experience today that I would like to share. I’m not sure how it happened but I left the boot (trunk) open all night. Thankfully, nothing bad happened, but I did notice that the boot light was dim. I assumed I had drained the battery and prepared myself to call for assistance. However, when I pushed the start button the car turned on and started as if nothing had happened. When I went back to open the boot with the kick underneath, it did not work. I had to press the catch at the back near the license plate / rear camera. I also noticed that if the car was locked, the boot would not open at all unless I first unlocked the car. I gave up thinking that this would be a workshop job. But after driving on the freeway for about 2 hours, everything worked again. I since discovered that I in fact had drained the auxiliary battery - just not enough to trigger a warning. So the lesson of the day is that while the car is off, the auxiliary battery handles the accessories. That said, I’m happy to stand corrected!

Interesting video… I’m sticking with the tried and true dependable petro 192,000 Euros …. ? Seriously…? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love it! ❤

Interesting, but……I feel we are seeing lots of reviews on Electric cars at the same time as many countries including the UK are becoming less keen on EV’s. Many people still prefer petrol so can we have more reviews please of petrol vehicles. There are lots of updated every day petrol cars around this year. I think many of your viewers would welcome this…..please! PS still enjoy your videos. Always good work

I wonder why Mercedes doesnt invest in more Hybrid vehicles. Still uses gas but mileage improvement.

Last weekend at our dealership, there was a 2019 G Class on the lot, with a sold sign. Only been there a few day's. They also have 2 new G class coming this week, or next.....already sold. So that tells me our area love them. There is also the 2024 GLS 600 Maybach on the showroom floor, and 2 more also coming. They probably will be sold by the end of the month. Now as for EV's in our area? The owner told me they sell 1 or 2 a quarter. There are 15 assorted EQB, EQE, and EQS couple sedan's and the others are SUV's. They have asked MB to quit sending them. However I will bet that the All-Electric G 580 WILL sell here.

I'm not a fan of that front end. The grill(whatever they call it) looks cheap.

Resistant to change, maybe, but a) drain on the electric grid, and the social, as well as economic costs of that, b) convince me batteries won't spontaneously catch fire in my garage overnight. Electric power generation is a primary user of water resources, second only to agriculture, IIRC, somewhere around 45% of all water usage. Household consumer water use, including watering lawns, is somewhere between 3% and 6% of all water usage. Pushing EV's as "ecologically friendly" seems an awful lot like a huge lie. If someone wants to argue higher HP, torque, and 0-60 in 1.8 seconds, that seems more truthful. But show me your EV electric bill! I have yet to see one anywhere! Edit added: I'm no physics major at all, but translating the world's fossil fuel energy generation for wheeled transportation to electricity is not a minor % portion of GDP. Petroleum products as fuel source (energy) is billions of dollars of GDP. Pls see: Saudi Arabia, Dubai, throw-away Bugatti cars, World Islands, the oil majors' gross sales, ubiquitous gas stations, etc.. Maybe someone here has enough physics acumen to do a ballpark equation of gasoline energy to electric energy, and the effect on electric power generation demand - and the cost of that?! When you add in the increased demand for water, what happens? Societies are already strained for electricity, and agriculture is already strained for water, while petroleum is not only abundant, but has incredible delivery infrastructure already in place.