2023 Mercedes-Benz S580e PHEV Upstages the EQS

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The PHEV S-class has an electric motor and a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six engine

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The EPA said it could go 46 miles, but in our 75-mph range test, it went 58 miles on electricity alone

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