Preliminary details have also been provided, including new materials introduced to improve energy density. It's finally coming to America.

GLC EV prototype. The model will become the second new Mercedes EV that has an ICE variant on the same platform, after the upcoming CLA. The Mercedes GLC EV will be fully revealed later this year. Mercedes-Benz took a bold approach when it decided to have parallel lineups of electric and combustion engine vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz has hinted that the upcoming GLC EV will get a dual-speed transmission and a front drive-unit which can be rapidly engaged or disengaged in an instant when extra traction is required. This will enable the GLC to run in two-wheel drive for most of the time, enhancing efficiency and boosting the range.

The Mercedes-Benz GLC is the best-selling vehicle from the German luxury automaker, and the model lineup—which already includes mild hybrid , plug-in hybrid and high-performance hybrid models—will expand next year with the addition of a fully electric GLC.

Mercedes-Benz GLC EV has donned a striking new camouflage film, but we can still see the production taillights of the upcoming crossover

Mercedes has released a handful of details about the fully electric GLC with EQ Technology. The crossover is slated to have advanced batteries and an 800-volt architecture. The model will also have a standard heat pump,

The GLC with EQ Technology is entirely different than the EQC it replaces. Mercedes plans to unify its combustion engine and electric cars by gradually eliminating the separate "EQ" lineup. The process started last year when the G580 with EQ Technology was launched and will continue with the next CLA later this month.

R emember the Mercedes-Benz EQC? An electric analogue to the GLC-class compact luxury SUV has been in the works for years—and in markets beyond the U.S., it actually existed as