MERCEDES EQV 300 RANGE TEST (highway and city)

I will test the range first at lower average speeds in the city. I wanted to know what the maximum range of this car could be. Let’s take a look at my results.

At the beginning of this part of the test, the battery is at 100%. I did the test in December and it was between 1.5 and 4.5 degrees, so very cold.

The first leg was about 57 km of riding in and around Brussels. I had an average consumption of 39 kwh which resulted in an estimated range of 231 km.

The rest of the ride I drove around in Flanders. Still in an urban area but with many opportunities for continuous driving.

I further drained the battery to 56% over a total 102 km ride. Over the course of the trip, consumption dropped to 33 kWh. So the range in the city is 273 km. I suspect it could be lower if there is even more stop-and-go driving and less continuous driving, because in the beginning the consumption was around 47-50 kWh.

Later in this video I will test how long it takes to charge the car, but for now let’s test the range on the highway.

The purpose of this part of the test is to find out the minimum range of this car by testing it at higher average speeds.

I took this test right after the city test. So at the beginning of this test, the battery is at 56%. The temperature during this part of the test is 3.5-4.5 degrees.

I drove from Brussels to Antwerp and back over a total ride of 103 km.

Let’s take a look at my results. Unlike my other highway tests, I did not get off the highway. So the consumption was pretty steady over the whole drive.

I drained the battery to 18% and the highway range is 300 km based on an average consumption of 30 kWh.

What’s going on … you may be thinking. Yes indeed, strangely enough I got more range on the highway test than in the city test. I have tested many EVs on the channel and this is the first time I get a better driving range on the highway than in the city.

One thing I want to add is that my city test was colder especially at the beginning of the test. It was 1.5 to 2 degrees versus 4 to 4.5 degrees on the highway. I also did some stops during the city test. I had stopped to take images of the exterior and interior of this car and a lunch stop. This means the battery could cool down. While the highway portion was more of a continuous ride. Another thing that strikes me is the enormous weight of this car, 2810 kg. Perhaps a bigger challenge is to get this weight to stop and go in stop-and-go traffic in the city, rather than driving it at a higher but more constant speed.

You might also be curious what the range is in a more mixed scenario? If I look at the total picture of the drive, where I first did a city drive of 102 km and then a highway drive of 103 km, emptying the battery from 100% to 18% in an almost 50/50 city-highway scenario , I had an average consumption of 32 kwh giving me a total range of 281 km.

The Mercedes EQV 300 is equipped with CCS (combined charging system). With this system, the EQV can be charged with either AC or DC.

For this test, I am charging the car on a DC Fast Charger.

The Mercedes EQV 300 can fast charge at up to 110 kW. Mercedes says it takes 45 minutes to charge at 110 kW from 0% to 80%.

At the beginning of the test, the battery is only at 16% and the range indicator shows a range of 53 km. It’s 3.5 degrees outside

The car indicated that it would take about 1h10 min to fully charge the battery. I’m going to do a 30-minute charging test.

At first, the car charged at around 105 kw. This happened quite quickly after only a minute of charging

After 30 minutes, the battery is at 67%. The charging speed dropped to 77 kw. The range indicator is at 236 km, so after 30 minutes of charging we have gained 183 km.

I have not done an AC charge test with this car. The car is so long, it is not easy to find an AC charger in Brussels where you can comfortably park the car. Let’s look at some theoretical information. The speed of the built-in on-board charger is 11 kw. AC charging time from 0 to 80% is less than 10 hours.

In conclusion, I can say that the range of the Mercedes EQV 300 is somewhere between 273 km and 300 km, based on similar driving conditions and measured in rather colder temperatures between 1.5 and 4.5 degrees. My guess is that in much colder temperatures, you will probably get less driving range. I tested this car while I was alone. I think if you are fully loaded with people, there will probably be some impact on the driving range as well. With warmer temperatures, you get more range. I would say around the WLTP range of 353 km.