Battery size: 70kWh
Miles per kWh: 3.73
E-Rating™: B
Max charge rate: 100 kW
Range: 261 miles
Pricing
It may be small, and based upon a sensible little crossover, but the EQA is pricey. It’ll be tough to buy one below £50,000 if you want a decent colour and the active safety kit, while leasing costs kick off around £600 a month.
There are three trim levels, though ‘Sport’ only comes with the entry-level powertrain. Another £1,500 will bump you up to the more assertively appointed AMG Line, with the fancier AMG Line Premium adding £3,000 to the price and bringing a panoramic glass roof, inch-bigger 19in alloys, a posher stereo and wireless phone charging with it. Unless you really want the airiness of the glass roof, it’s not really an essential spend. If you want to jump between power outputs, then the premium between 250 and 300 or 300 and 350 is £1,500 across equivalent trim levels.
Running costs
Its running costs are right on par with the posh electric SUV norm. A full charge at home, owing to its reasonably big battery, are approaching £20. But it’s roughly half the cost of filling a diesel SUV up to cover a distance similar to the 200 to 250 miles of range you ought to get from a fully charged EQA. Its battery and overall vehicle warranty are right on par for the class too, albeit lagging behind the behemoth cover you’ll get with a Hyundai or Kia. The insurance groupings are high to reflect the premium brand you’re buying into.
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