The EQS SUV is a flagship investment and its running costs are indicative of that. Yet even relative to any of the ICE luxury SUVs of the same status, electricity and the reduced number of moving parts pay off on a monthly basis. Here is the complete picture.
None of the free service packages. Basic checks begin at Rs. 40, 000 annually and higher. The StarEase package has a 2-year term at a cost of about Rs. 65,000, which includes overall system diagnostics and system checks. You can count on it, you can spend money on a car of this caliber.
Average New EQS SUV insurance will be Rs. 5.25 lakh per annum. The rate in case of pre-owned also decreases to Rs. 3.5-4.5 lakh according to age and valuation which is significant saving that gets better with excellent no-claim bonus in the long run.
After warranty maintenance, which is in form of annual fees, is of about Rs. 50,000-75000 in terms of fluids, tyres, and software upgrades. This is maintained by electric architecture far lower than it would be in a similar ICE flagship. Fewer parts, fewer bills.
At 5-6 km per kWh efficiency home charging is Rs. 1-1.5 per km, a quarter of the price any petrol luxury SUV will charge per kilometre. Electricity consumption is about Rs. 50,000 km/annum. The savings are one-year compounded and non-discounted.
Ready-out parts can be found in authorised dealers of Mercedes within India. The battery is accompanied by a 10-year warranty on substantial pack failures. Premium items also have premium prices and you will have to budget a car within this range.
Budget Rs. 6-8 lakh annually dividing into service Rs. 50, 000, insurance Rs. 4,000, maintenance Rs. 60,000, electricity Rs. 50,000 and tyres and miscellaneous others topping up. The running costs of flagship electric make the decision easy with each passing year.