Mercedes-Benz is playing it safe with batteries and driving range—for the long haul

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC 400  -  first drive  -  Norway, May 2019With the launch of the Mercedes-Benz EQC earlier this year for Europe, some seized on the fully electric luxury crossover’s driving range as a sign the brand just wan't keeping up. The EQC hasn’t yet been rated for range by the U.S. EPA (or arrived here yet) but with 80 kwh of usable rated capacity it’s expected to slot in for...