<ul><li>Mercedes-Benz has reportedly stopped work on a range extended version of the EQS sedan with a petrol engine.</li><li>The automaker concluded that the range extender setup had a relatively short-term benefit in terms of sales and high production costs.</li><li>Range extender technology was considered due to the popularity of plug-in hybrid cars in parts of China with limited EV charging infrastructure.</li><li>The EQS prototypes had a 1.0-litre two-cylinder petrol engine to recharge the batteries of the 200kW electric motor-driven rear-wheel drive sedan.</li></ul>

Mercedes-Benz stops work on petrol engine-equipped EQS – report

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