Mercedes-Benz E 300 de EQ Power - A Diesel PHEV (ENG) - Test Drive and Review

Mercedes-Benz E Class 300 de is a plug-in hybrid. Due to stringent environmental regulations all car manufacturers, who want to sell cars in Europe have to reduce emissions across the model range. Otherwise they will have to pay fines. Therefore carmakers invest in low-emission powertrains. Mercedes promises all models will have hybrid or electric variants by 2022.

In case of the plug-in hybrid the car can drive several dozen kilometres in zero emissions mode. A larger battery is charged from an electric socket or via the engine, for example during long motorway drives. Several dozen kilometers should be enough for your zero-emissions zone drive, otherwise the car will behave like a full hybrid.

The Mercedes-Benz E 300 de is interesting, because it is a diesel plug-in hybrid. Most hybrids work with petrol engines, and the only diesel hybrids I can think of are the Peugeot 508 RXH and 3008 Hybrid4 (the 2012 model, not the recently announced PHEV), and back in the day Volvo experimented with a diesel PHEV previous generation V60.

The Mercedes-Benz E300de is powered by a 194 hp diesel - the same as in the E 220d I tested a couple of years ago - and a 122 hp electric motor. The hybrid powertrain produces 306 hp, and 700 Nm of torque. That’s 300 more, than in the regular diesel. The 0-100 km/h time drops from 7.3 seconds in the E 220d to 5.9 seconds in the E 300 de.

The electric motor is powered by 13.5 kWh batteries living in the boot.

Starting price: 55 600 euro
As tested: 82 000 euro

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