2022 Mercedes EQS prepares to take on Tesla with some Elon strategy

Mercedes-Benz is readying its most aggressive assault on Tesla so far, and the 2022 EQS takes a page out of Elon Musk’s playbook in the process. Headed to dealerships later this year, the EQS – like its S-Class cousin – isn’t intended to be a mass-market EV for every driver. Instead, as with the original Tesla Model S, it’s a premium electric car with deep-pocketed early-adopters in mind.

Certainly, Mercedes has more affordable EVs on its roadmap. 

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