My wife and I bought our 2014 Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive one year ago (on November 6, 2014), and seeing as how I reviewed it early on in our ownership, I wanted to share an update after the first year. As a refresher, we selected the B-Class Electric as a … [continued]
Back in May, Toyota issued a recall on its Rav4 EV for a Tesla component recall related to an issue with the shifting where the car would suddenly shift back into neutral. This was related to a bug in the software provided by Tesla for their hardware. Specifically, as Green Car … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. What’s more expensive, a Mercedes B-Class or a Chevy Volt? Should the two different models even be compared? And, for that matter, which vehicle is actually the “better” one (ignoring brand-name hype/status)? Interesting questions — ones which were brought up recently by a commentator on … [continued]
Editor’s Note: We’ve got another review of a new electric vehicle from a regular CleanTechnica reader. Kyle Field — who I regularly communicate with on Google+ regarding solar & EVs, and who also shares a lot of good thoughts in the comments below CleanTechnica articles — is one of the lucky few Americans who now has a 2014 Mercedes … [continued]
By Ted Kidd I was recently mentioned in the editor’s note to an article on CleanTechnica, Mercedes B-Class Electric vs BMW i3. The short point is that, unlike Car & Driver, I much preferred the Mercedes B-Class Electric over the BMW i3. Ok, so it wasn’t just me, it was … [continued]
The highly anticipated Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive is nearly here — the impressive battery-powered vehicle is set to debut in the US in only a few more months. The first units have just begun to roll off the production line in Rastatt, Germany. Not a long wait now (unless you’re … [continued]
Some details on the Mercedes-Benz B-Class electric vehicle have been presented in a new Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive video. Unfortunately, it’s in German, but we’ve got more details on the Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive below the video. The Mercedes-Benz B-Class EV will come with three regenerative braking options (three levels … [continued]
From Gas2’s Chris DeMorro, who’s currently at the New York Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz has been slow to adopt hybrid and electric vehicle technology, but the lumbering German giant will soon bring its first pure electric car to American shores. That car is the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, and it … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, a new mass market electric vehicle from the well known German brand, reportedly cuts CO2 emissions as much as 64% when compared to the Mercedes-Benz B 180 gasoline car. The 64% cut is based on the assumption that 100% of the … [continued]
The Mercedes-Benz EQB is called a crossover SUV (a body type that used to be called an MPV). You could say it has a bit more ground clearance and a little less head room than an MPV, and it is based on the GLB, so it is an SUV. But … [continued]
