Mercedes-Benz V-Class Coming To America In 2026 As All-Electric Luxury Minivan

Mercedes-Benz will finally introduce an all-electric minivan to the United States in 2026, with the successor to the all-electric EQV made available to American customers for the first time.

Company officials told WardsAuto that the third-generation minivan will return to the US as the V-Class, dropping the EQV name used in European markets. The new model will be underpinned by the upcoming VAN.EA platform, which is modular and scalable, allowing Mercedes to base myriad vans of different shapes and sizes on the same architecture.

Like the new V-Class, these commercial and luxury vans will arrive in 2026 and offer customers a wide range of options at different price points. According to the report, the third-generation V-Class will have single and dual motor setups, two different battery sizes, and a choice of rear- or all-wheel drive. Customers will also be able to choose from various seating configurations.

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First introduced in 2013, the Mercedes-Benz V-Class recently received its second facelift to keep it feeling fresh. Sales remain strong in Europe and Asia, where buyers demand premium minivans. While the styling updates were kept to a minimum, the interior benefitted from drastic styling updates, MBUX, and other technologies.

The closest thing America had to the V-Class was the Metris Passenger Van, discontinued due to slow sales and a lack of demand. More commercial in its approach, it will be interesting to see whether the automaker can appeal to US consumers with the next-generation electric van, which will undoubtedly be more upmarket than the Metris.

Interestingly, the current V-Class will soldier on with diesel and gasoline power until the end of the decade, receiving extra updates between then and now. US-market models will be built at the automaker's facility in Vitoria, Spain.

Mercedes' VAN.EA architecture has what Mercedes refers to as 'blocks.' There are three of these so-called blocks, with the first block identical in all vans, regardless of size or cost. This segment will contain the front axle and the