![{Not only does the EQS redefine the luxury electric car, but it shows an exciting new direction for Mercedes. Not only does the EQS redefine the luxury electric car, but it shows an exciting new direction for Mercedes.](https://storage.googleapis.com/nub-news-files/nub-news-file-storage/319557/conversions/555_g_9001_25_1-category.jpg)
Mercedes has flirted with electric cars before, but its efforts have always been limited to putting a battery and motor in a body which was designed for a petrol or diesel. That's not good enough for the flagship of the range though. Buyers spending six figures don't expect compromises.
So for the first time Mercedes is using a platform specially developed to be pure electric.