Here's When Electric Mercedes G-Class Will Enter Production

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class (also known as the G-Wagen) is a smashing success in the US, so much so that it'stough to get your hands on a new onewithout paying a hefty markup. After a longrun-up of speculation,2024 Mercedes-Benz EQGarrived at the 2021 Munich Auto Show as a "near-production study" showing what an all-electric G-Wagen will look like in the future. Unfortunately, Mercedes never said how "near-production" the EQG actually was. Until now.

Speaking withMotor Trendat an event for the company's new battery plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Mercedes spilled the beans on when the EQG will arrive. Mercedes-Benz Chairman Ola Kallenius said the EQG will go on sale in 2024, following the upcomingEQS SUVandEQE SUVentering production this year.

Kallenius confirmed the EQG will ride on a modified version of the G-Glass platform, not any current or upcoming dedicated all-electric architecture. This means like the G-Class, the EQG will likely be built overseas, not at the new US factory in Alabama. For reference, the G-Wagen is currently assembled by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. No other details about the production EQG were shared, but we can assume this model won't follow the mold set by other EQ models.

In concept for, the EQG packs four electric motors (producing an unspecified amount of horsepower) mated to a two-speed transmission. It packs the same 107.8 kWh battery pack from the EQS, which given the EQG's boxy proportions, will make it difficult for Mercedes to achieve a super long range. The Hummer uses a battery around twice that size to achieve 300 miles on a single charge.