G. David Felt

Lots to love about this Truck, look for more in the story I will publish in a bit.

This analogy would imply that people will not want to buy any other EQ product if they see the EQS as it is a FAILURE in Style! If anyone see's the EQS why would they want to buy any E-Class, C-Class, B-Class, A-Class or SUV from MB when you have such a pathetic looser of style auto! There is NOTHING that I desire either inside or out on the EQS, a Hideous failure of design by the engineers at Mercedes.

You have to take that 20-40% with a grain of salt as the power density of current Lithium and even the Lithium Silicone has only so much room before having to go solid state. I read MB press release and it could easily be taken as a 20-40% gain on MB own current battery pack of power, not 20 to 40% gain over all lithium battery packs currently out there. Also, with a move to the technology that is in these auto's, the ability for custom software that gives a very different experience is huge. Software that can unlock additional range in the battery pack such as Tesla has done, increase performance in the electric motors that Tesla has done and allowed additional functionality in current tech in the auto as Tesla has done is the leadership that will be interesting to watch as GM, FORD, Mercedes-Benz, VW, Hyundai, Kia, Audi, Porsche, etc. bring their EV portfolio to market and with OTA updates, how often they push out updates that improve things and or offer for purchase enhancements. Honestly, much like the computer industry with Office 365 or other software as a service, an auto very well could contribute big time to an Auto companies bottom line when they start to offer updates as a service.

24hrs away from the GMC Sierra EV Denali Reveal.

Makes me believe that the Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban, GMC Yukon/Yukon XL and Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV will be pretty good when they do start rolling out EV versions.

Playing with Rivian configurator to see what all is available now and I like what they offer. Here is my R1S SUV that I like and I would get if I can just get access to a demo unit to test fit myself and the back seat in.

Seems GM is benchmarking the Rivian R1S SUV. General Motors Benchmarking Rivian R1S: Photos (gmauthority.com)

Sad that at 2,112 miles a GMC Hummer EV1 truck is totaled and up for auction. Crashed 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 Up For Auction Online (insideevs.com)

Not according to the MB News section, this is the first I have heard that the EQS AMG is actually out. I know Mercedes showed off a concept AMG at one time. but nothing else on their news site since. Interesting is that the EQE AMG has been announced and shown. Mercedes-Benz USA | Online Newsroom (mbusa.com) Doing a Search for AMG EQS shows nothing, so at this time, I have to wonder if @smk4565 is confused with the AMG EQE SUV that is coming out. @Drew Dowdell Looking forward to what you learn about the AMG EQ????????? tomorrow. Did find on their Global Page talks about pre-orders of AMG EQS sedan. but it does not look to be out or in the U.S. yet. Mercedes-Benz Cars - Mercedes-Benz Group Media This is all from 2021 and then silence.

Agree, I do think it is a direct competitor. It will be interesting to see the direction of style and due to the benefits of air flow if more go fastback or not. This does tell me one interesting thing, good possibility that big cars are back, bigger than ever. If memory serves me correct, the original Robocop had a commercial about BIG IS BACK!

So true, that he cannot even admit his 400V EQ world is garbage compared to VW, GM, Ford, Kia and Hyundai who are the current leaders in EVs. One cannot say that I did not try to point out the facts. Going to be interesting to see how Sony Honda Mobile does and how it will sell being on the Honda lots next to their Ultium EVs. We are in interesting times, and I think some of the current conservative auto companies are going to come up short and others are going to morph over time. press-release_2022-10-13_en (sony-honda-mobility.com) Sony has an $81.78 Billion market capitalization; Honda has a $39.88 billion market capitalization. Will be interesting to see if the Sony Honda EV things go well, do the parent companies merge or just what happens with this new side business for them both. Sony has also stated they see room for luxury in building a better EV than the current luxury auto companies. So, do they push into the current luxury or ultra-luxury market? I think Cadillac not only has a hit on their hands and that their EV product line will set a new bar for everyone to catch up too, but we are going to see a major market change over the next decade.

Other Interesting news this week so far: Sony and Honda have formed a joint company called Sony Honda Mobility. Will sell a Sony EV as the first of many autos to come for this new company. press-release_2022-10-13_en (sony-honda-mobility.com) This makes one wonder about the future of Honda and their agreement with GM and the Ultium platform. Honda has announced a $700 million investment in three Honda Plants to retool them for EV production. They have also announced a $3.5 billion joint investment with LG Energy Solutions for battery modules with converting the whole product line to EVs by 2040. Honda Makes Major Investment in Ohio to Create New Electric Vehicle Hub (hondanews.com) Seems we keep having breakthroughs in battery development and charging. This now gives us a 10 min charge time. Battery Tech Breakthrough: 10-Minute Charge Time Paves Way for Mass Adoption of Affordable Electric Car (scitechdaily.com)

This is the nitpicking that others have talked about. You are ignoring the new electric platform that runs at 800V. Your ignoring the Mega Casting and Flex fabrication and 3D printing on top of how they bring plenty of existing small bits and new tech together to make an incredible auto. Nit picking on 9 items on an overall New from Scratch EV design in 24 months is way faster than any other auto company is doing right now including Tesla that seems to take 3 to 5 years from concept announcement and reservations before it actually shows up on the road.

Good to see Ultraluxury competition as the Tech gets pushed down eventually. In regard to the MB website, they are stating it much like the battery range of the CELESTE estimated. The only thing that is firm is the HP/Torque as to why I compared the CELESTIQ to the EQS as they are competitors. EQS-AMG does not have a CELESTIQ V competitor as far as we know. I also suspect that the real competition will be a CELESTIQ with a MAYBACH when or if MB announces it. I think the EQS competitor will be one model down in the Cadillac family which off the top of my head I cannot remember what the name was.