Ten minutes adds about 160 miles on an 800-volt charger. Mercedes has not published a 10 to 80 per cent time.

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250+

£46,100

GLB 250+ with EQ Technology

Cost

Price On the road for the GLB 250+ electric Sport, the entry car. Well over the £37,000 ceiling for the Electric Car Grant, so no grant applies.: £46,100

Battery

Battery: 85 kWh
Battery (usable): 85 kWh

Range

Range WLTP, as Mercedes UK quotes it for the car it sells here. The international release put the same car at 631 km, which converts to a little more.: 380 miles
Efficiency Converted from the 16.4 kWh per 100 km Mercedes UK quotes for the Sport.: 3.8 mi/kWh

Charging

Max fast charge power Up to 260 km of range in ten minutes, Mercedes says.: 320 kW
AC charge power: 22 kW
System voltage An 800 volt car can take more power from a rapid charger than a 400 volt one, which is why two cars quoting the same battery size can be twenty minutes apart on a motorway stop.: 800 V

Performance

Motor: 200 kW

Details

Towing: Yes
Towing capacity Braked, with a 100 kg drawbar load, which Mercedes points out is enough for a full-size caravan or a rack of e-bikes.: 2,000 kg
Seating Five or seven; the seven seater loses 60 litres of boot.: 7 seats

Dimensions

Length 48 mm longer than the GLB it replaces, on a wheelbase stretched by 60 mm.: 4,732 mm
Width Mirrors folded: 1,861 mm
Height Fourteen millimetres lower than the outgoing car despite the extra length.: 1,687 mm
Boot volume: 540 litres
Boot volume (max) With seats down: 1,715 litres
Frunk volume: 127 litres
Wheelbase: 2,889 mm

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The electric Mercedes-Benz GLB · © Mercedes-Benz GLB, from the side · © Mercedes-Benz GLB, from behind · © Mercedes-Benz The GLB's front boot · © Mercedes-Benz The GLB's Superscreen · © Mercedes-Benz Inside the GLB · © Mercedes-Benz The GLB's second and third rows · © Mercedes-Benz

What it costs to run

A full charge at home could cost £5.95, or 1.8p per mile.*

Cost of a full charge: £5.95
Cost per mile: 1.8p

Based on Intelligent Octopus Go, an EV tariff from Octopus Energy (£50 off when you switch). * At 7p a unit, using the manufacturer's WLTP efficiency figure. What you actually pay depends on how, and where, you drive.