Concept EQT<\/a> to signal the impending arrival of the first-ever T-Class. While that model will be a more luxurious passenger-oriented version of the small van, the mechanically related Citan will serve as the commercial derivative. Both will be heavily based on the latest-generation Renault Kangoo from which they’ll borrow the platform and oily bits.<\/p>\nMuch like the French van offers an all-electric powertrain, Mercedes is also planning the eCitan that will do away with the combustion engine altogheter. The three-pointed star will unveil the conventionally powered model and its zero-emissions sibling on August 25 during an online-only world premiere that will be livestreamed. The adjacent teaser shows the ICE-powered Citan, but the EV counterpart is expected to look largely the same.<\/p>\n
Technical specifications are not available at the moment of writing, but surely the 2022 eCitan will have just about the same hardware as the Kangoo Electric E-Tech. The purely electric Renault van boasts a single motor good for 101 horsepower and 181 pound-feet (245 Newton-meters) sent to the front wheels. The e-motor feeds on a 45-kWh battery with enough juice for 165 miles (265 kilometers) of range in the WLTP cycle.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s worth noting the eCitan will also be offered in a posh passenger-oriented configuration as the EQT, but it won’t look as flashy as the aforementioned Concept EQT. The Renault-based electric vans from Mercedes will sit on the CMF-B platform and will be joined by 1.2-liter gasoline and 1.5-liter diesel flavors as the more affordable alternatives.<\/p>\n
The Citan \/ eCitan and T-Class \/ EQT twins will be assembled at the plant in Maubeuge, France where Renault builds the third-generation Kangoo and the equivalent Nissan NV250. The T-Class and EQT are also expected to be revealed this year, possibly at the IAA Munich in September, with all four going on sale by late 2021 or early 2022.<\/p>\n
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