A new full-size off-road luxury electric SUV is poised to shake up the market. Mercedes-AMG just previewed its first standalone super electric SUV, which will take its first test drive this summer.

Mercedes-AMG teases new super electric SUV

For the first time in its 57-year history, Mercedes-AMG is developing its own super electric SUV from scratch.

Mercedes-AMG is well-known for its high-performance SUVs, including the GLA, GLB, GLC, GLE, GLS, and EQE series. However, the upcoming all-electric model is poised to be an even bigger hit.

Based on the company’s high-performance AMG.EA electric platform, the new full-size model, “takes AMG’s successful SUV history to a new level.”

For the first time, Mercedes-AMG is developing the entire vehicle architecture itself, unlike the EQS. The full-size electric SUV will be its second EV based on the AMG.EA platform, following the 4-door GT coupe.

Mercedes-AMG gave us a closer look at the electric GT after previewing the model for the first time in March.

Now, we are getting a sneak peek at the upcoming Mercedes-AMG super electric SUV. The company released the first teaser, revealing the new model’s sleek silhouette.

The company claims its new AMG.EA platform will be a “technological trailblazer” based on axial-flux motor tech from Mercedes-owned Yasa.

Yasa claims its technology provides four times more torque and double the power of nearly all current EV technology. It also claims it’s 50% lighter, enabling more power and efficiency.

The new super electric SUV is expected to rival upcoming Porsche and BMW models like the Cayenne EV. Porsche is also developing a new flagship electric SUV to sit above the Cayenne, which will likely be more competitive with the AMG model.

Mercedes-AMG has not revealed prices, but the new full-size model will not be cheap. The 2025 AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC starts at $130,800 in the US, but the electric model will likely be positioned above it.

The teaser comes after Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius unveiled new design details for the upcoming electric CLA model this week (you can see the video here). Unlike the AMG model, the new CLA EV will kick off “a new chapter for the entry-level segment at Mercedes-Benz.”

What do you think of an electric Mercedes-AMG super SUV? Would you buy one for +$150,000? Or are you sticking with the upcoming entry-level CLA EV for around $50,000? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

What’s the Trump effect on the EV market? Depends: Newcomers like Rivian and Lucid are potentially at risk, while Tesla has the scale, profitability, and Trump connection to make it work, despite major shifts that are sure to come. Here’s the scoop on how a second Trump term may play out among automakers:

Yesterday’s market gives us a quick insight into how things may measure up in the EV industry – with Tesla of course being an outlier as Elon Musk heavily campaigned for Trump in crucial swing states and stands to gain considerably with his ties to the future president. Tesla shares soared by 15%. Meanwhile EV startups Rivian and Lucid saw shares drop yesterday by 5.3% and 8.3%, respectively.

“We see RIVN and LCID challenged, which is largely reflected in the stocks,” BofA Securities analyst John Murphy told CNBC. “We don’t expect meaningful issues for TSLA since it has already reached profitability and will introduce more entry level products that could be attractive for the larger public.”

Trump, who has been eager to denigrate EVs, has said that he’ll make quick work of rescinding the Environmental Protection Agency, modifying or ending altogether vehicle emissions standards. He has said too that vehicles made in Mexico would see as much as a 200% tariff, and vehicles from China, Europe, and elsewhere will likely see higher tariffs.

The future president may also eliminate many EV incentives, including purchase rebates and tax incentives that are part of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. However, billions of dollars in investments into EV production under the IRA have been taking place in red states, such as South Carolina, Ohio, and Georgia, so it’s unlikely that everything is going away.

Rivian and Lucid shares take a tumble

Wedbush analysts say that all of this bad buzz, of course, won’t be good for EV startups such as Lucid and Rivian. “We believe a Trump presidency would be an overall negative for the EV industry as likely the EV rebates/tax incentives get pulled,” the Wedbush analysts said, as reported in CNBC.

After the election news yesterday, Tesla, Lucid, Rivian, and EV battery maker LG have all said that they are ready to work with Trump to ensure EV technology continues on pace, Reuters reports – but that will mean or how it will work is not yet clear. Of course, Musk’s role in all of this and his sway on Trump is yet to be determined since Tesla heavily relies on China as a production base and major market.

And the winners are… ICE makers GM, Ford, and Stellantis

Legacy automakers, particularly the Big Three in Detroit – General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler parent company Stellantis – will likely the biggest “winners” of Trump’s win, meaning they won’t have to decarbonize their portfolios and shift to EVs at any set pace, Reuters reports. Yesterday, shares of GM and Ford closed up 2.5% and 5.6%, respectively.

In other plans, Trump also wants to rescind California’s ability to set its own rules regarding vehicle emissions and requirements for BEV sales – he already did this in 2019, but Biden reinstated it. The state’s current requirements the “Advanced Clean Cars II” regulations of 2022 call for 35% of 2026 model year vehicles to be zero-emission vehicles. The California Air Resources Board has stated that 12 states and Washington, DC, have all adopted the rules, while half of them start with the 2027 model year. CARB’s regulations require 100% of new vehicle sales in California to be zero-emission models by 2035.

The American Trucking Association, the largest national trade association for the trucking industry,  jumped in to ask Trump to water down the EPA’s tailpipe emissions goals with a fresh set of standards that were “technologically achievable and account for the operational realities of our essential industry,” Reuters wrote.

Auto execs also expect Trump to roll back or freeze the Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards for model years during his term.

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