2025 head-to-head · Small SUV

2025 Cadillac Lyriq vs Mercedes-Benz EQB

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
$972/ year to fuel
92 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$850/ year to fuel
107 MPGe

The 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $850 a year to fuel (107 MPGe), versus $972 for the 2025 Cadillac Lyriq (92 MPGe). That's roughly $122 a year, or about $608 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Cadillac Lyriq
  • Mercedes-Benz EQB

Side by side

Cadillac LyriqMercedes-Benz EQB
$972 Your annual fuel cost $850
92 MPGe Combined efficiency 107 MPGe
100 MPGe City 114 MPGe
83 MPGe Highway 100 MPGe
36 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 31.5 kWh
326 mi Driving range 251 mi
105 cu ft Passenger volume 102 cu ft
24 cu ft Cargo volume 12 cu ft
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
9/10 EPA fuel economy score 9/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
11.2 hrs Charge time at 240V 8.2 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motor (255 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (140 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
RWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ 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.

Cadillac Lyriq vs Mercedes-Benz EQB across model years

  • Cadillac Lyriq
  • Mercedes-Benz EQB

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 Cadillac Lyriq goes farther between stops: about 326 miles on a charge, compared with 251 miles for the Mercedes-Benz EQB.

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Cadillac Lyriq has more cargo space (24 vs. 12 cu ft).

Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Cadillac Lyriq ranks 23rd and the Mercedes-Benz EQB 13th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Cadillac Lyriq or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz EQB. The Cadillac Lyriq is rated 92 MPGe combined and the Mercedes-Benz EQB 107 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Cadillac Lyriq vs. the Mercedes-Benz EQB per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $972 for the Cadillac Lyriq and $850 for the Mercedes-Benz EQB.

Which has more range?

The Cadillac Lyriq: about 326 miles versus 251 miles.

Which has more cargo space?

The Cadillac Lyriq, with 24 cu ft of luggage volume versus 12 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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