Mercedes plans electric S class to challenge Tesla

A Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ SUV concept on display at the Paris auto show in Sept. 2016. Daimler plans to introduce 10 all-electric vehicles by 2022 under the EQ brand, including a new full-size sedan, dubbed EQ S, similar in size to the S class. (BLOOMBERG)

By:

Christoph Rauwald

April 12, 2018 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- Mercedes-Benz is developing a battery-powered sedan about the size of its $90,000 flagship S class, challenging Tesla's Model S for high-end electric-car buyers.

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