The Electric B-class was for sale/lease over two years ago http://insideevs.com/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric-drive-lease-deal-299-per-month/
Also see all the EVLN posts on the Electric B-class: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=Electric+B-class A San Jose, CA USA dealership web site sez: https://www.mboffremont.com/current-offers/ 2016 B-Class Electric Drive $329 /mo for 36 months $4,123 due at signing Offer expires: 8/31/2016 Reviews: http://www.caranddriver.com/mercedes-benz/b-class-electric-drive 2017 Mercedes-Benz B-class Electric Drive ... B-Class drivers should expect a charging rate that adds about 20 to 25 miles of range in an hour ... http://www.plugincars.com/mercedes-b-class-e-cell Look at http://www.plugincars.com/sites/default/files/mercedes-bclass-electric-charging-port-620_0.jpg ... the port is an up-side-down j1772 (I am glad it is not an U.S. incompatible mennekes) ... It has an on-board 10kW charger, so you would have to install a 240VAC 50A circuit at home to utilize all 10kW. Else at 6kW, it will be slower. For more MB Electric-B-class info, yak on their forum http://www.mybclasselectricdrive.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7 Buying/Leasing the B-Class Electric Drive IMO, $45k for a r:85mi EV with no L3 capability= no-sale, nor lease ... Especially when there are two 200mi EVs coming in the $35k range that have a L3 charging capability. Clearly, MB is just after carbon-credits with this not-ready-for-prime-time compliance-car. For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.0catch.com} - http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-EVLN-eq-what-Mercedes-Benz-UK-Trademarks-Odd-unmemorable-EV-Brand-Names-tp4683327.html On Tue, Aug 16, 2016, at 01:16 PM, Rick Beebe via EV wrote: > I got a card in the mail on Friday offering me a lease on an > all-electric B-class car. It took me completely by surprise as I've > heard nothing about them actually being ready to sell electric vehicles. - -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-EVLN-eq-what-Mercedes-Benz-UK-Trademarks-Odd-unmemorable-EV-Brand-Names-tp4683327p4683328.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
