Mercedes-Benz has announced a significant decision regarding its upcoming CLA electric vehicle (EV), opting to equip it with both Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) and the Combined Charging System (CCS) plugs. This move is a strategic response to the evolving landscape of EV charging infrastructure and consumer preferences.

Thanks to some lessons learned from the EQXX concept, Mercedes says that its CLA will go more than 5 miles per kWh of battery capacity. Total range achievable on a single charge of an electric car's battery makes headlines,

What we tested: Newsweek test drove a 2024 Mercedes-Benz E450 4MATIC Sedan in Verde Silver Metallic for this review. The car had a sticker price of $87,920 as equipped, which included extras tacked onto the $68,100 base price. A $1,150 destination charge was included in the total price.

Class lays the groundwork for the automaker’s future, while a hybrid provides a stepping stone for wary customers.

Mercedes-Benz has provided early details of the powertrains that will be offered for the third-generation CLA, which is set to be the first model to be built on the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA).

Mercedes-Benz intends to become a fully electric automaker someday, and the next CLA will bring that objective a little closer. To be available as both an EV and a hybrid, the next CLA will be built atop the Mercedes Modular Architecture (MMA),

And it will preview new 48-volt hybrid technology coming to future Mercedes models. The upcoming CLA Class will be the first model to showcase the new EV and 48-volt hybrid powertrains coming to future Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz is showing off its all-electric CLA prototype and sharing a few new details planned for the upcoming 2025 production version. The CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group, Ola Källenius, provides a limited tour of the car, in which he talks to its new AI assistant, and takes it for a spin in a new video posted by the automaker.

The next CLA will be the first Mercedes to use the new MB.OS as its underlying operating system, a Linux-based system that also runs QNX in a hypervisor for the safety-critical stuff like the dashboard display. CEO Källenius gave Ars a run-through of MB.UX in 2023, explaining that while it will still work with third parties, it remains in charge.

Mercedes claims the CLA can achieve 5.2 miles per kWh, beating the Lucid Air to become the most efficient EV on sale.