OK hear me out I have a MBA, MM, and CS degree. I love my w222 but hate the design of the new EQS.

I have figured a cost effective way for MB to make billions and change their status in the EV industry.

If Im Mercedes or Brabus I would make a Sclass EV conversion KIT for all W222-223 Mercedes S class. The cost will be a flat rate and it will only be one option two options max. The price would be 50k-60k. The reason why it should apply to the Sclass and maybe the eclass is frame stiffness and conversion applicability. Mercedes should charge 50k no more than 60k. I thought of this as I don't like the EQS but that is where technology is heading. If Im mercedes and I want to catch Tesla Launch the EQS EQE and EQC and a S-class EQ conversion pack. It should get around 350 to 400 miles.

You will have a 5 year waiting list of people waiting for conversion and it will increase the value of used 222-223 s classes if you make a S class ev conversion kit. It wont get the same mileage as a EQ series cars but very close to it. This way it does not hurt EQ sales. Charge 50k-60k a piece finance it through MB banks and you have doubled your revenue source with a low overhead as you already made money with the original car purchase.

This will also allow Mercedes to keep ICE engineers employed.MB wake up this is how you make money in the new age, Reinvent yourself do something that the entire industry have not tried. If you like this idea please respond with the negatives and positives as I would like to hear the forums opinion. If Mercedes likes this idea its mine and I would love to discuss it with them. I know Im wishful thinking but this is a money maker period.

The 50k price comes with an EV warranty of 3 years 36000 miles. The 60k price comes with a 4 year 50k miles and certifies the w222-223 as a new certified pre owned EV conversion car with bumper to bumper warranty.

 

Bad idea for Mercedes, but good idea for an entrepreneur.

BTW BMW's EV strategy is along the lines of what you really want. While Mercedes is having separate ICE and EV vehicles with purposeful design for both, BMW is going for an integrated design that supports both ICE and Electric powertrains. SO you will get that ICE look on their future EVs. The downside is I suspect their EVs won't be competitive with Mercedes or any of the other companies with purpose built EV platforms.

 

The issue is it only will have mass acceptance if its a Mercedes affiliate, people want to make sure their investment is backed by a good entity. It could make modest money with an outside agency but for it to have a vast acceptance it would have to be a Mercedes affiliate such as brabus or mercedes itself. This would be a win win for brabus also. If brabus opened a EV conversion line it would rewrite brabus into a worldwide ev powerhouse. But why would Mercedes let money walk out the door is beyond me.

 

This. These type of conversions make perfect sense for classic or specialty cars, similar to Restomod's but it'l be difficult to imagine somebody dumping $50k conversion costs into a $40k or so W222 S-Class.

 

W222-223 Conversion Kits will be most welcome - looking forward!

 

I'm super interested in this as well. I love my S Class but filling up every 4 days is just annoying. I'll get a ton more range with an ev and I'll leave it charging over night. It'll basically save me thousands on gas and I'll probably never have to visit a gas station (EV charging station) ever again.

 

"I love my w222 but hate the design of the new EQS.".
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Since I love both my W222 AND my EQS, I have no interest in your thinking.

 

I was hoping for MB to put that 4 liter into the EQS. It's a pleasure to look at. The EQS