The Mercedes EV Disaster...What Happened?

"started at $180,000 and looked...like this" cracked me up!

I still like physical buttons. I don''t particularly care to be searching for the function I want on an iPad while driving.

If you want to sell EVs don’t make them look like EVs!

You mentioned the cars’ look but I think you missed a point: the EQ models look actually CHEAPER than their ICE equivalent. After so long, I do think that car designer should have learned that piano black is not a premium material: it’s only cheap, glossy plastic. It looks like MB has been pinching pennies to recover some of the higher costs of the electric drivetrain.

I don’t mind the egg shape, but the 2003 Windows Media Player UI design is a crime.

What I wouldn't give for a Mercedes that has a long-range reliable diesel engine, simple design, and an interior with buttons, knobs, anything tactile. I want to buy a Mercedes, but unfortunately the only ones matching that description are about 3 decades out of date.

Fun fact, my neighbor bought an EQS. She came back to the car a month later with a bunch of electrical problems due to the wires being wrapped in a factory soy-based material that was chewed on by mice any chance they got, inside, outside, everywhere. In fact the EQS even attracted mice to the garage for that reason. Now the car needs a whole new wiring harness and she is lemon law ing the car as result.

Toyota nailed being patient

The music in the last chapter was very loud. Couldn't barely hear you.

when Mercedes discontinued the CLS and S-Class Coupe, I knew that the era of beautiful iconic Mercedes modes had ended, and so too my interest in this brand.

$50K for an EQS sounds kinda nice tbh

If you're buying a luxury vehicle, efficiency is the LAST thing on your list. Luxury in itself is the opposite of practicality and efficiency.

On the point of change of CEO, I used to work at Mercedes during that period, and Ola brought in a LOT of changes which were purely on operational efficiency. His tenure brought an engineering driven company to sales driven company as it was his background. There were a LOT of structural changes, like major ones like splitting of Daimler into 3 subsidiaries for cars and vans, trucks and finance. In management side lot of departments we split and reformed. It was a chaotic time and Tesla was a boogieman throughout the quarterly meetings and decision making.

That SUV looks like a 15 year old Chrysler mini van lol

You would need a C or C1 license to drive the Hummer EV in the Netherlands, but not like you mention because he is so wide.. But because it weights more then 3500kg.

Average people don’t need anything other than a Corolla/civic on the road. They don’t even know what tires they have, which is almost the most important part of a vehicle. I often laugh when I hear someone tells me their cars have 400 500 600 700hp or more. 90%+ people can’t even handle a 300hp car on track.

The soundtrack at the end was too loud.

Music is way too loud on this

It turns out even the iconic 3 pointed star can't sell Ugly Expensive stuff!

Trust me, this isn't as bad as the EV versions of Dodge Charger/Challenger will be.