Do Mercedes have THE best 7-seater electric car lease with the new GLB?

THE best 7-seater electric car lease-is it the new Mercedes GLB?

Forward thinking family EVs are now a key part of what manufacturers are creating. While performance EVs, and cheaper city-cars, still carry an enormous weight, producing an ergonomic yet attractive family vehicle is also paramount to the UK’s automotive industry.

As confidence is very much on the rise, with EVs now accounting for at least 25% of the new cars registered each month, more retail / personal customers are turning towards battery powered vehicles to help facilitate their domestic requirements. This is a recognisable shift from the last 2-3 years, where much of the impetus has been on business contract hire (fleets) and salary sacrifice schemes.

While there is nothing wrong with this, we cannot rely on tax incentives and company car tax support alone. This is perhaps more pertinent in the used-EV industry, where a growing number of retail customers are moving into zero-emission technology.

A big part of the BEV industry is now the 7-seater family market, where MPV and “bus style” vehicles are being overtaken by more attractive SUV and 4x4 options. As at 2026 UK leasing customers can choose between:

•  Kia EV9
•  Hyundai Ioniq 9

•  Peugeot e-5008 ; and
•  Mercedes GLB.

As we have extensively covered in our EV news and reviews, the new GLB represents a re-brand of the previous EQB. Also detailed in our guide the Mercedes GLB is a significant overhaul of the EQB and is a return to the Mercedes acumen and detail which made this brand so integral and popular in the UK car community.

Launching amazing new products, like the 7-seater GLB, are nevertheless subject to the torrid up and down news stories that proliferate the online space. As per the BBC Kent County Council have awarded a tender for some 10,000 electric car charging points to the company Urban Fox, as part of a 20-year plan to upgrade the area.

Supported by £12m in Government funding (the LEVI fund), the programme will help provide more facilities to charge for those customers without off-road charging. A particular focus will be on car parks and supermarkets, which represent practical and logical areas to charge. With similar movements across all councils, this makes for incredible reading. However, in an equally forthright article from The Telegraph the suggestions are that some of the good news stories are not presenting the full picture.

The Stellantis group (who own Fiat, Peugeot and Vauxhall amongst other brands) have announced a 22 billion Euro write-down of their electric vehicle programme, which the newspaper suggests represents the enormous losses other US and European manufacturers are incurring.

Going further, the submission is that “electric cars has turned into a catastrophe” when referring to the gamble which brands and manufacturers have rolled. Whether this is down to the price of batteries, lack of skilled leather or Chinese competition, there are concerns surrounding the long-term health of the industry, in what the Telegraph suggests is “deep trouble”.

Do we agree with this? The newspaper is of course cherry-picking the blight of the Stellantis team. This does not take into consideration some of their product, which has failed to be as successful as others in the market. We are also just moving into more regular and mainstay adoption in both new and used markets, where brands are starting to recoup their significant investment. For some it has been a tough road, but a positive light and market abundance is certainly around the corner.

So what options of the Mercedes GLB are available to UK leasing customers?

As per below, choose from:

•  Sport –  from £46,100 key highlights include the panoramic roof, 18” alloys, LED lights, Mirror Package, heated front seats, 4-way lumbar support, selfie and video camera with facial recognition, MBUX smartphone integration and navigation, 14” media display and blind sport assist;

•  Sport Executive – from £48,050 this adds heat insulated dark tinted glass, 18” alloys, flush door handles, wireless charging phone charging, artico leather, hands free access and keyless-go package;
•  AMG Line Executive –  from £51,050 this adds surround lighting , 19” 5-spoke alloys, AMG bodystyling, Sports seat package, multifunction steering wheel and nappa-look man made leather;
•  AMG Line Premium – from £56,800 this adds 20” alloys, memory package, automatic climate control, augmented reality navigation, MBUX superscreen with multimedia system;
•  AMG Line Premium Plus – from £57,800 this adds heated wiper blades, 20” alloys, Night Package, heated steering wheel, Burmester 3D sound, HUD, 360 camera and Pre-Safe system.

How does the new GLB EV perform? 

•  250+ - a RWD car, this has an 85 kWh usable lithium battery which will deliver 0 – 62 times of 7.4 seconds, 130 mph top speeds and 200 kW (or 268hp). Expect a combined winter range of 245 miles with warmer weather allowing for 330 miles - a combined 285 miles. On charging, the 11 kW AC max will allow 9 hours and 15 minute 0 – 100% charging times with the 353 kW DC maximum allowing 16 minute 10 – 80% time. You have to purchase an upgrade to access 400V charging. A cargo volume of 540L is available with this car (1715L with the seats down). It has a vehicle fuel equivalent of 136 mpg. This EV will have no Bidirectional charging. The car has a heat pump as standard and the car will be able to tow 750kg (Unbraked) and 1500kg (Braked); and

•  350 4Matic -  an AWD car, this has an 85 kWh usable lithium battery which will deliver 0 – 62 times of 5.5 seconds, 130 mph top speeds and 260 kW (or 349hp). Expect a combined winter range of 240 miles with warmer weather allowing for 325 miles - a combined 285 miles. On charging, the 11 kW AC max will allow 9 hours and 15 minute 0 – 100% charging times with the 353 kW DC maximum allowing 16 minute 10 – 80% times. You have to purchase an upgrade to access 400V charging A cargo volume of 540L is available with this car (1715L with the seats down). It has a vehicle fuel equivalent of 136 mpg. This EV will have no Bidirectional charging. The car has a heat pump as standard and the car will be able to tow 750kg (Unbraked) and 2000kg (Braked).

Want to know more about going into the Mercedes GLB Electric?

Head to our dedicated Mercedes GLB special offers section or speak to our experts directly on 01942 910 001 or by emailing us at [email protected]