Mercedes-Benz EQE Saloon vs Tesla Model 3 (2020 refresh)

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EQE Saloon compared with Model 3 (2020 refresh)

	Mercedes-BenzEQE Saloon	TeslaModel 3 (2020 refresh)
Overview
Released
Released	2022	November 2020
Performance
Powertrain
Powertrain	Electric	Electric
Power
Power	315 bhp	–
0–62 mph
0–62 mph	6.1 s	3.3–6.1 s (better)
Top speed
Top speed	130 mph	140–162 mph (better)
Engine or motors
Engine or motors	235 kW (320 hp); bhp converted from Mercedes' kW figure	Rear liquid-cooled permanent-magnet synchronous motor; AWD adds a liquid-cooled front induction motor (Tesla manual). Combined peak power and usable battery capacity are omitted where Tesla does not publish them.
Gearbox
Gearbox	–	Single-speed fixed gear, 9:1 ratio (Tesla manual)
Torque
Torque	565 Nm	–
Drive
Drive	Rear-wheel drive	Rear-wheel drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive, depending on configuration
Range and charging
Zero-emission range (WLTP)
Zero-emission range (WLTP)	422 miles (better)	278–396 miles
Battery
Battery	96 kWh	–
Fastest charging
Fastest charging	170 kW	170–250 kW (better)
Range detail
Range detail	WLTP range 422 miles; 150–175 km added in 10 minutes of DC charging	UK WLTP figures from exact EV Database period records: CATL 6C Standard Range Plus 278 miles with low-energy equipment and 273 miles with high-energy equipment; early LG Long Range AWD 360 miles; Performance 352/347 miles; CATL 6L RWD 305 miles; later Long Range AWD 382/374 miles; Long Range RWD 396 miles. The December 2020 Auto Express Standard Range Plus test quotes 267 miles, distinct from the later CATL configuration. Battery suppliers, wheels and production periods differ. The Performance maker 3.3-second 0–62 mph claim subtracts one-foot rollout; EV Database’s 3.6-second correction is an estimate.
Charging
Charging	96 kWh usable battery; DC up to 170 kW, 10–80% in 32 minutes; 11 kW AC, 0–100% in 10.25 hours	11 kW AC, Type 2/CCS in Europe. Exact EV Database records list 170 kW DC for CATL 6C Standard Range Plus, 210 kW for early LG Long Range AWD and 250 kW for Performance. Later RWD charging and usable battery figures are marked estimates by EV Database and omitted from structured fields.
Efficiency
Efficiency	16.4 kWh/100 km WLTP combined	–
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions	0 g/km	0 g/km at the tailpipe
Practicality
Body
Body	Saloon	Saloon
Seats
Seats	5	5
Boot
Boot	430 litres	561 litres (better)
Length
Length	4,946 mm	4,695 mm
Width
Width	1,961 mm	1,850 mm
Weight
Weight	From 2,446 kg	–
Boot
Boot	430 litres	Tesla’s 2017–23 manual specifies 561 litres behind the second row and 88 litres in the front boot, giving 649 litres total with five passengers. Earlier launch cars had different published total-cargo figures; these refreshed-generation figures are not assigned to the 2017 launch.
Towing
Towing	750 kg braked and unbraked	–
Size
Size	4,946 mm long, 1,961 mm wide without mirrors (2,103 mm with), 1,510 mm high; 12.5 m turning circle; kerb weight 2,446 kg	Tesla manual: 4,695 mm long, 1,850 mm wide excluding mirrors, 1,933 mm with folded mirrors, 2,088 mm extended, 1,445 mm high and 2,875 mm wheelbase. Dimensions are approximate and vary with options. Tesla’s North American manual places the heat-pump production change after approximately October 2020; contemporary Drive Tesla reporting documents refreshed customer deliveries in November 2020. Exact first worldwide delivery day is unconfirmed.
Tech and safety
Infotainment
Infotainment	–	15-inch centre touchscreen with driver information; revised matt centre console with two wireless phone charging pads. USB glovebox port, powered boot and black exterior trim appear in Tesla's change list quoted by Teslamag. No rear touchscreen or separate driver display; no Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.