2022 head-to-head · Small SUV

2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB vs Volvo C40

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$899/ year to fuel
101 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,040/ year to fuel
87 MPGe

AWD · Electric motors (300 kW) · Single-speed · 87 MPGe · 226 mi

The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $899 a year to fuel (101 MPGe), versus $1,040 for the 2022 Volvo C40 (87 MPGe). That's roughly $140 a year, or about $702 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Mercedes-Benz EQB
  • Volvo C40

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Mercedes-Benz EQBVolvo C40
$899 Your annual fuel cost $1,040
101 MPGe Combined efficiency 87 MPGe
104 MPGe City 94 MPGe
98 MPGe Highway 80 MPGe
33.3 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 38.5 kWh
243 mi Driving range 226 mi
— Passenger volume 86 cu ft
— Cargo volume 24 cu ft
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
10/10 EPA fuel economy score 10/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
8.2 hrs Charge time at 240V 8 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motors (168 kW) Engine / motor Electric motors (300 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
AWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Mercedes-Benz EQB vs Volvo C40 across model years

  • Mercedes-Benz EQB
  • Volvo C40

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

The Mercedes-Benz EQB goes farther between stops: about 243 miles on a charge, compared with 226 miles for the Volvo C40.

Among 106 2022 small SUVs, the Mercedes-Benz EQB ranks 5th and the Volvo C40 7th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB or the 2022 Volvo C40?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz EQB. The Mercedes-Benz EQB is rated 101 MPGe combined and the Volvo C40 87 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB vs. the Volvo C40 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $899 for the Mercedes-Benz EQB and $1,040 for the Volvo C40.

Which has more range?

The Mercedes-Benz EQB: about 243 miles versus 226 miles.

Mercedes-Benz EQB vs Volvo C40 in other years

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