Mercedes-Benz's EQA is here, but which models does it compete with?

Mercedes-Benz has kept its promise, and we now know the new Mercedes-Benz EQA, the third member of the EQ family and the brand’s first 100% electric compact model. It is based on the GLA but features styling elements specific to an electric vehicle, designed to set it apart from its combustion-engined counterpart. However, although the EQA is new, the segment it belongs to is not, and it already has a few models trying to take the crown.

With this premise, we find a series of electric compact SUVs ready to make life very difficult for the new Mercedes-Benz EQA. We must not overlook the importance brands are placing on electric cars, which is why they are finding an ever greater place in the market.

Volkswagen ID.4

The German brand has carried out a move very similar to that of Mercedes-Benz, creating an electric vehicle division under the name ID. Its firstborn is the Volkswagen ID.3, but it did not take long to meet its big brother, the Volkswagen ID.4.

The ID.4 adopts the shape of a compact SUV despite sharing its platform with the ID.3, the modular MEB. Under the skin lies a motor capable of producing 204 CV and 310 Nm of torque, figures associated with an 82 kWh battery that guarantees a range of 501 kilometres.

Skoda Enyaq iV

Skoda has also joined the electric car movement with the Skoda Enyaq iV, a compact SUV that has a lot in common with the Volkswagen ID.4, as close cousins they are. In this way, the Czech brand opened the door to a new era within its range, since more electric models will soon join the Enyaq iV.

Its mechanical layout is identical to that of the ID.4, so we find a motor producing 204 CV and 310 Nm of torque, and an 82 kWh battery that offers, according to the WLTP cycle, 501 kilometres of range.

Lexus UX 300e

Lexus entered the world of electrics with the Lexus UX 300e (road test). After devoting many years to hybrid cars, the Japanese brand decided to take the step into this new sector that is enjoying such a boom.

Its approach was to borrow the conventional Lexus UX and turn it into an electric vehicle. To do so, the brand used an electric motor capable of producing 204 CV and 300 Nm of torque, along with a 54.3 kWh battery capable of delivering a range of 315 kilometres.

Hyundai Kona

Hyundai has been dealing heavy blows to the competition for some time now, and a key piece in this onslaught is the Hyundai Kona. The Korean brand’s compact SUV stands out for being offered with a host of powertrains, the electric one being among the most interesting.

This version features an electric motor producing 204 CV and 390 Nm of torque and a 64 kWh battery that promises a range of 449 kilometres.