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The sound of silence – Mercedes unveils ultra-quiet electric EQE SUV

The most luxurious electric car from Mercedes yet has arrived in the shape of the new EQE SUV

Mercedes-EQ EQE SUV saloon: it’s the electric equivalent of the Mercedes E-Class – a premium model for well-heeled buyers, though not ones who want to shout about their wealth

Mercedes continues to expand its EQ range of electric cars with the introduction of the new EQE SUV in Ireland, priced from €98,570. It joins the EQA and EQB compact SUVs, the mid-sized EQC and the EQE and EQS saloons.

While the uninitiated may be bamboozled by all these letters, think of the EQE saloon as the electric equivalent of the Mercedes E-Class. Hence, the EQE SUV is like an electric GLE. That sets the ...