据英国媒体报道，奔驰纯电动车品牌命名为“EQ”，目前已经注册了包括EQA、EQC、EQE、EQG和EQS等商标，另外奔驰还将注册其他“EQ”品牌相关车辆名称，这些车可能会推向市场，或者是奔驰借此突出强调其采用了“EQ”品牌相关技术和配置。从这些车名看，奔驰很可能会向市场发布一个完全不同的，独特的纯电动和可替代能源车系。一个值得注意的地方是，奔驰“EQ”品牌某些名称与奔驰现行版产品联系紧密。先前有报道称，奔驰首款电动车将是一款与GLC大小差不多的跨界车，也有可能是一款运动轿车。从奔驰已经注册的车名猜测，这款跨界车很可能就是“EQG”，而轿车则是带有“EQ”名称前缀的C级、E级或S级车型。无论首款“EQ”品牌电动车是跨界车还是轿车，预计都将在今年巴黎车展亮相。

 

Mercedes EQ name trademark may be for EV sub-brand

Rumors have been swirling that Mercedes-Benz has a separate brand in the works for electric vehicles, and the evidence continues to mount.

 

British car publication AutoCar reported today that in the UK the German luxury brand trademarked EQA, EQC, EQE, EQG, EQS, and few other EQ-related names that may be used for marketing or for highlighting normal Benzes with EQ-related technology and features. These names show that Mercedes is very likely preparing to launch a distinct line of electric and alternative fuel vehicles.

 

AutoCar also notes that some EQ names correspond with existing Mercedes products. We also knew from previous reports that the first of Mercedes's electric vehicles would be a GLC-sized crossover or possibly a sports sedan. Now that we have trademarked names to work with, we can guess the crossover would probably be called the EQG and the sedan would probably get the one of the EQ names ending in C, E, or S, depending on the size.

 

Whether the first vehicle is a crossover or a sedan, it is expected to appear at this year's Paris Motor Show, ready to challenge the current electric establishment.