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With EQA, Mercedes challenges Tesla, VW in compact EV segment

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The EQA has a "Black Panel" grille with central star. A further design feature for the brand's EQ vehicles is the continuous light strip at front and rear.
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By:
Christiaan Hetzner
January 20, 2021 09:08 AM

FRANKFURT -- Mercedes-Benz hopes to rekindle interest in its slow-selling full-electric vehicles with the EQA, which will compete with battery-powered compact cars such as the Tesla Model Y and VW ID3.

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