Tested: 2023 Mercedes-Benz S580e PHEV Upstages the EQS

2023 Mercedes-Benz S580e PHEV Upstages the EQS

While Mercedes’ EQS sedan tries to be the S-class of electric cars, it doesn’t feel quite the same as the brand’s most popular model. While keeping the Sonderklasse’s history alive, the brand-new plug-in hybrid Mercedes-Benz S580e takes a confident step into the future. It does this with few sacrifices. The PHEV S-class has an electric motor and a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six engine. The EPA said it could go 46 miles, but in our 75-mph range test, it went 58 miles on electricity alone. That’s farther than any other PHEV we’ve…