7 September 2017

Merc app to see if you should go hybrid, electric

Mercedes-Benz has developed a smartphone app that will work out whether its owner should switch to a hybrid or an electric car, writes Brian Byrne.

Scheduled to go online at next week's Frankfurt Motor Show, the EQ Ready app can record real journeys made by the user, analyse his or her everyday mobility behaviour and compare it with numerous parameters of electric and hybrid vehicles.

This makes it possible to try out e-mobility in a virtual yet realistic way. The EQ Ready app also recommends which alternatively powered model from smart or Mercedes-Benz best matches the user's individual behaviour.

EQ Ready can now be downloaded from for IOS and Android. The catch? It's currently only applicable in Germany, but the company will roll it out in other markets.