Like its luxury counterparts that saw a strong electric expansion at the beginning of the decade, Mercedes-Benz is re-examining its roots by charting a new zero-emission path. Affluent buyers and drivers of its flagship S-Class sedan haven’t embraced its electric counterpart, the EQS, as expected, so the German automaker has extended the life of the gasoline-powered and hybrid luxury sedan by doing what it’s been doing for decades: making it more premium…