Mercedes-Benz EQE Sedan 350+

Why #79

• Quiet, comfortable, tech-rich; steep depreciation.
• Strongest on efficiency (70) and range (46); weakest on practicality (32).
• Sits below #78 Mercedes-Benz EQB 250+ mainly on practicality (71 vs 32).
• Beats #80 Porsche Taycan Base RWD on value (39 vs 22).
• Sales floor applied: 945 US units (under 2,000 in Jan–Sep 2026) costs 5 overall points.

Score breakdown

Weights: range 20%, value 20%, efficiency/charging/practicality/market 15% each. Arizona columns below are not in the score.

Full specs

Starting MSRP

$74,900

EPA range

308 miEPA ✓

AZ summer est.

254 mi (~100°F)

Efficiency

36 kWh/100 mi (~94 MPGe)

DC fast peak

170 kW

Charge port

CCS · Supercharger access

0–60 mph

6.2 s (mfr)

Drivetrain

RWD

Seats

5

Cargo

~15 cu ft trunk

Arizona ownership (energy only)

Arizona 5-year energy cost assumes 12,000 mi/yr, mostly home charging on APS R-EV overnight (11pm–5am weekdays) at $0.0847/kWh (APS R-EV tariff), ~10% charging losses, and compares energy only to a 28 MPG gas car at $3.50/gal. Insurance, maintenance, purchase price and resale are excluded. Arizona summer range = EPA range × 82.5% (Recurrent Auto ~17–18% loss at 100°F; AAA found 8.5% at 95°F). Neither figure enters the overall score. APS tariff · Recurrent · Run your own numbers

US sales

9452026 YTD (through Q3)

Jan–Sep 2026 US estimate vs Jan–Sep 2025, model-level (all trims combined). 2026 demand is down ~30% market-wide after the $7,500 federal credit ended Sept 30, 2025. · KBB/Cox Q3 2026 EV Sales Report (estimates as of 10/13/26)

Sources

• FuelEconomy.gov (EPA) — 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 Plus (vehicle id 48384)
• Mercedes-Benz official EQE Sedan page (MSRP/specs)
• KBB/Cox Q3 2026 EV Sales Report (estimates as of 10/13/26)