Development of an all-electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class is underway, it has been revealed. And, it’s a lot of fun to drive, according to its chair Ola Källenius.
Källenius reportedly told European journalists Mercedes-Benz is planning to launch the electric G-Wagon it in mid-to-late-2024.
And speaking at a media roundtable, Källenius was also said to have revealed that he had taken a prototype electric G Class for a drive at the company’s testing facility in Graz, Austria.
Most fun I’ve had all year
Källenius reportedly said that driving the electric G-Class was probably the most fun he had had all year. “From now on, going off-road is electric,” Källenius is said to have added.
Nothing else was said about exactly what the G-Class would be like. However, Mercedes-Benz did unveil a near-production study of an all-electric G-Class back in September 2021, which should give us a good idea of what it would look like.
At the time, Mercedes described the car as an “EQG” – following in the company’s naming nomenclature for its electric vehicles.
It’s good news for fans of the G-Class, though, including high-profile actor and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was part of an electric G-Wagon conversion back in 2017.
Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.